Job Description

arche noVa (AN) is a German NGO founded in 1992, working in humanitarian aid, development, and emergency contexts in 16 countries all over the world.

AN expertise is in WASH sector, livelihood and DRR with a wide range of activities to support local communities: construction and rehabilitation of sustainable water structures, installation of filtering systems to improve water quality, hygiene promotion, latrine construction/rehabilitation, promotion of alternative livelihoods and climate-smart agriculture, capacity building of target communities and Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction initiatives among others.

Since 2012, arche noVa has consolidated its presence in the Eastern African region through a Coordination Office which supports activities in Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Somaliland and Sudan.

arche noVa East Africa have the opportunity to implement a 3-year Project aimed at Promoting Women Empowerment and strengthening vulnerable groups through an integrated approach to create resilient communities in South Central Somalia funded by the BMZ (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development). The project covers the following aspects: 1) Climate-sensitive WASH services 2) Disaster Risk Reduction, 3) Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) and 4) Gender, Inclusion and peace

To support the implementation of activities of arche noVa in Somalia, we looking for an experienced WASH Assistant

Job Description

1. Program management

• Ensure compliance with project implementation in collaboration with the Project Officer.
• Assist the WASH officer in carrying out proper and realistic planning of project activities.
• Generate monthly project activity reports presented to arche noVa Project Officer.
• Assist the WASH Officer to develop required supporting documents (training reports, beneficiary training lists, beneficiary participation lists, vouchers etc) and, follow up with the contractors.
• Keeping track of deadlines for the project's activity implementation and informing the arche noVa WASH Officer of an overview of relevant activities for effective planning.

2.Quality management and Impact orientation

• Assist the WASH Officer in the project’s implementation responsibilities for the quality of services delivered and outputs achievement.
• Ensure all WASH facilities construction components meet required quality standards in collaboration with the WASH Officer.
• Ensure field visit to project sites and direct supervision of work undertaken by contractors in collaboration with the WASH Officer.
• Ensuring the project schedule is being met, timely management and reviewing of any plan discrepancies or deviations.
• Undertake community mobilization, beneficiary selection and conduct hygiene promotion within the communities.
• Ensure effective integration and mainstreaming of disability and gender aspects into the project in liaison with the WASH Officer.

3. Coordination and Communication

• Facilitating communication between beneficiaries and the field office.
• Assist the WASH Officer in timely preparation and submission of project reports.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships, constant engagement, consultations and dialogue with the communities working in the areas of project operations and implementation.
• Participate in project monitoring missions using appropriate tools and instruments to collect data and information from beneficiaries and other stakeholders.
• To support the WASH Officer in conducting distributions and generate post distribution monitoring (PDM) reports.
• Document case studies and collect successful/human stories and pictures regarding beneficiaries and share with WASH Officer.
• Any other duties as assigned by the WASH Officer and or Project Manager

Experiences and Qualifications

• University Degree in Project Management / Community Engagement
• At least 2 years’ professional experience, with at least 1 years’ professional experience in a similar position.
• Clear understanding of Somalia's security context and operation dynamics (Somali Nationals Preferred)
• Knowledge of Peace, gender and inclusion is an added advantage

Skills Required

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