WASH Advisor, Generic

MEDAIR UK; Schweiz; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Medair seeks a WASH Advisor to provide technical advice, support and training to management and project staff, ensuring quality programming. The role involves developing, leading, monitoring and evaluating WASH projects, coordinating with authorities, clusters, and NGOs.

The advisor champions best practices, contributes to programme management, and advises on assessment and survey design. It also covers staff capacity building and external representation with sector stakeholders.

Qualifications

• BSc/MSc in Water/Environmental Engineering or related WASH degree.
• Good English (spoken and written).
• 5 years overseas NGO relief experience in WASH.
• Experience in budget monitoring and project reporting.
• Strong IT knowledge including MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Maintain overview of WASH programme, ensure standards, provide technical support and conduct evaluations.
• Monitor project quality outcomes and coordinate MEAL activities and data systems.
• Develop WASH strategy and contribute to donor reports and proposal inputs.
• Support staff recruitment and provide technical coaching and capacity building.
• Represent Medair with sector stakeholders, donors and authorities.
• Support procurement planning and budgeting for WASH activities.

Skills

Teamwork

Negotiation

Planning & analytics

Problem solving

English (proficient)

Education

BSc/MSc in Water/Environmental Engineering or Civil Engineering or Hydrology/Geology

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint)

Job description

WASH Advisor, Generic

Please note that this is a generic recruitment posting.We continuously welcome applications from professionals who are interested injoining Medair in future field opportunities.

By applying, you will be considered for both current andupcoming positions across our country programmes. As opportunities arise andyour profile matches our anticipated recruitment needs, a member of our teamwill contact you regarding the next steps.

Please note that the standard application responsetimeline does not apply to generic recruitment postings.

Initial Contract Details

Full time, 12 to 24 months

Role Summary

The role provides technical advice, support and training tomanagement and project staff ensuring quality programming. This involvesdeveloping, leading, monitoring and evaluating technical aspects of WASHprojects, coordinating with authorities, clusters, and NGOs. The advisorchampions best practices, contributes to overall programme management, andadvises on assessment and survey design.

Responsibilities:

• Programme Quality: Maintain an overview of the WASH programme, ensuring compliance with standards, providing technical support, and conducting evaluations. Implement policies, conduct regular visits, supervise data management systems, review reporting to ensure overall programme quality balancing scope, schedule and cost.

• Monitoring: Monitor project quality outcomes and make necessary recommendations including corrective action where needed, work closely with Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) teams in programme MEAL activities and support the development and use of systems for data collection and analysis to strengthen monitoring and evaluation.

• Programme Development: develop the WASH strategy for the programme, in coordination with Global Support Office WASH Advisor, and develop new project designs inputting to proposals. Support continuity of WASH activities through development of concept notes and contribute to donor and other reports in collaboration with the WASH team, Programme Funding Manager and Country Director.

• Staff Technical Capacity: Participate in staff recruitment and ensure all WASH staff are adequately trained and coached in technical areas. Identify areas for capacity strengthening and opportunities for WASH team development, including maintaining awareness of relevant standards, project management best practices and contributing to the development of guidelines, tools and job aids.

• Representation: Develop and maintain relationships with Sector Cluster coordination, NGOs, donors, authorities and other stakeholders to support coordination, communication and highlight needs. Represent Medair at meetings, participate in networks, accompany donors on field trips, and facilitate synergies in the WASH sector.

• Implementation Support: Support WASH procurement planning and supply management, and provide input into budgeting to ensure effective and efficient delivery of WASH activities.

Qualifications, Experience & Technical Competencies:

• BSc / MSc in Water / Environmental Engineering or Management or Civil Engineering or Hydrology / Geology or relevant WASH degree.

• Language skills: Good English (spoken and written)

• 5 years overseas experience in relief work with an NGO managing and coordinating WASH projects, preferably in an emergency context

• Support financial management by providing oversight and tools for budget monitoring which integrate with schedule and scope, project management, report and proposal writing experience, combined with supervisory experience including strategic direction, quality oversight, recruitment, training and mentoring.

• Excellent IT knowledge, especially Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Teams, Sharepoint.

Behavioural Skills:

• Strong team player driven by technical programming excellence and with a positive enabling approach.

• Excellent negotiation/networking skills across diverse cultural and professional contexts, in particular with clusters, government, donors, private sector and local organisations.

• Commitment to best practice and continuous improvement.

• Advanced planning, assessment and analytical skills

• Problem solving ability, good time management and the ability to meet goals.

Team Spiritual Life

Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, people we serve, and external contacts. Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based teams. Fully contribute to a rich spiritual team life, including team devotion, prayer, and words of encouragement.

Before you apply

Please ensure you are fully aware of the:

1. Medair is committed to safeguarding the protection of beneficiaries, volunteers, staff and partners, and particularly children. Therefore, we do not employ staff whose background we understand to be unsuitable for working with children. Medair staff are required to give the utmost respect to, and comply with, Medair’s accountability policies and best practices.
2. Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC) (which forms part of the recruitment selection process for field positions).