Emergency WASH Advisor, STC at CARE

CARE International is a major humanitarian agency delivering emergency relief and long-term international development projects.


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Emergency WASH Advisor, STC

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND
  • Experience5 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldNGO/Non-Profit 

Responsibilities

  • Ensure that country offices and CI members receive technical assistance in the emergency WASH sector in order that CARE interventions meet established quality criteria. Deploy as necessary to provide technical assistance in country.
  • Capacity building of CARE Country Offices on emergency WASH.
  • Support to emergency WASH team knowledge management priorities on areas including environment, disaster risk reduction and WASH nexus.
  • Proactive and regular liaison with other sectoral teams (shelter, food security and sexual and reproductive health) to ensure integrated humanitarian response.

Qualifications

  • At least five years cumulative experience in emergency response / humanitarian aid, with exposure to preparedness, response and Disaster Risk Reduction as well as academic qualifications, preferably to Masters level, in a relevant field (development studies, public health engineering, public health, gender studies, community development etc.).
  • Demonstrated ability to design and manage appropriate emergency WASH programs, with specialist skills in hygiene promotion, public health engineering, or WASH coordination, or (ideally) a combination of these.
  • Proven experience of, and a passion for, gender in emergencies especially gender mainstreaming including WASH assessment, implementation of specific gender equality WASH programming, monitoring and evaluation, and an understanding of gender-based violence in the context of WASH emergencies.
  • Understanding of research, innovation and learning methodologies in the emergency WASH sector, and a proven track record of supporting the planning, implementation, evaluation, documentation and presentation of field-based applied WASH research.
  • Excellent representation and negotiation skills with stakeholders including donors, the WASH Cluster, the UN and other INGOs.
  • Demonstrated high level of communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to create and foster collaborative and productive relationships with internal clients and external organizations. Highly desirable language skills: English fluency and preferably a second relevant language (e.g. French, Spanish or Arabic).
  • Proven leadership ability and personal attributes of a high order including, strong initiative and drive and, a record of innovation and achievement, and influencing skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to respond effectively to challenges, with the ability to work independently in a geographically dispersed team as well as to work effectively in a small, di verse and busy team environment, occasionally in difficult circumstances with poor living conditions.
  • Remote to CARE USA hub countries.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to CARE on phg.tbe.taleo.net to apply

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