Country: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Closing date: 13 Sep 2019
Job Purpose
The Water & Sanitation Delegate (WASH) is responsible for working to support the host National Society (VRCS) and Participating National Societies (community and medical centers) emergency and programmatic WASH activities. The Delegate must ensure volunteers’ participation is encouraged and delivered using an integrated public health approach while supporting every opportunity for WASH capacity building within VRCS. This position will work closely with VRC focal point and IFRC team in-country and in the Americas Regional Office. This role will require excellent communication and organisational skills as well as promotes the effectiveness, compliance and quality of IFRC and Venezuelan Red Cross humanitarian response and programming.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
· Assess needs and resources in WASH together with the Health Team, to provide a holistic approach at community level and VRC medical centers
· Manage implementation of WASH infrastructures to address priority public health risks, according to the IFRC support plan, Including excreta disposal, wastewater and solid waste management, vector control.
· Mobilize volunteers to participate fully in the WASH program in coordination with health, DRR, livelihoods among others.
· To strength the WASH skills of the VRC by training volunteer’s and NS staff.
· Support develop and train NS staff in WASH project planning and implementation including budgeting, and reporting.
· Develop/adapt hygiene promotion materials for use during an emergency or developmental context and for different target groups e.g. school children, those responsible for O&M.
· Use participatory approaches throughout the program cycle, in training, and in the use of toolkits and other materials.
· Monitor the impact of WASH activities and produce regular, timely narrative reports for the Federation.
· Work together with Health National team, to ensure the aspects of WASH activities are integrated, and are art of a coherent public health response.
· Plan and manage budgets for WASH activities, control expenditure and authorize expenditures.
· Ensure that hygiene promotion activities are in line with SPHERE standards, Federation WASH and Health & Care policies and national policies.
· Coordinate activities with other members of the RC movement (FACT team, other ERUs, Federation Health Delegate, NS staff and RC volunteers) and with other agencies (governmental and non-governmental), including national, regional and international.
· Ensure that the WASH infrastructure activities and resources are implemented and handed over or ended in a way that promotes local capacities and sustainable operations.
Education
REQUIRED
· Relevant university degree or equivalent qualifying experience
· Further qualifications in Water/Sanitation or civil engineering
· Basic Delegates Training Course or IMPACT, FACT, ERU, RDRT training
Experience
· Minimum of 5 years' experience in WASH
· Experience of working for Red Cross Red Crescent Movement in an international setting
· Demonstrated technical expertise in WASH
· Skills in networking with partner organizations or agencies
· Experience in working in both emergency and developmental contexts and engaging effectively with beneficiaries especially women and children and other vulnerable groups
· Experience of producing narrative & financial reports
Knowledge, skills and languages
· Self-supporting in computers (Windows, spreadsheets, word processing)
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
· Integrity and high standard of personal conduct
· Good analytical skills and solution-oriented
· Excellent stress management skills
· Skills in training and developing staff
· Demonstrated accountability
· Cultural awareness
· Prior work in complex emergencies or similar contexts
· Experience in supporting, coaching and training of National Society personnel
LANGUAGES
REQUIRED
· Fluently spoken and written English and Spanish
PREFERRED
· Good command of another IFRC official language (French, Spanish or Arabic)
Competencies and values
VALUES: Respect for diversity; Integrity; Professionalism; Accountability
CORE COMPETENCIES: Communication; Collaboration and Teamwork; National Society relations - Strategic orientation - Communication – Teamwork - Creativity and Innovation; Building Trust.
How to apply:
Important Note:
Applicants will need to send their applications together with a letter of motivation no later than the closing date. In order for us to assure a proper comparative evaluation of your application for this vacancy and to enable us to consider your profile against other similar current and future vacancies, Apply here: https://fednet.ifrc.org/en/support/hr/recruitment-process/current-vacancies/job-description/?id=35539
we ask that you submit your application taking into account the following:
- Please note that the selected candidate will be hired through an international contract;
- The incumbent is responsible to abide by Federation policies, procedures, plans and applicable international labor law;
- Only those candidates shortlisted for interviews will be notified.
- The position will be based in Venezuela.