WASH Coordinator

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure that technical quality and standards are considered during project implementation WASH activities design, follow-up, and evaluation.
• Implement all program activities, as a member of a team, such as open/dug wells with alternative energy sources, boreholes rehabilitation, new water scheme development, pit latrines, placental pits, incinerators, and other WASH infrastructures.
• Facilitate and conduct WASH/DRR-related training in schools and communities
• Prepare engineering design, bill of quantities, and cost estimate of WASH infrastructures and develop monitoring and supervision methodologies
• Participate in construction bid openings, registration, and recording of readings
• Conducts construction site handing over, makes regular supervision to all construction project sites, and evaluates the progress
• Checking the contractor's work schedule, crew formation and material delivery program and commenting on its effectiveness with regard to timely completion of the work.
• Notifies any omissions, faults or deviations to the supervisor and other concerned bodies so as to take timely measures
• Prepare daily duties/schedules in detail in the order of their complexity and supervise the construction works at all critical stages.
• Checking the quality of materials and workmanship for conformity with the requirements of the contract and providing site instructions as required
• Approving of the contractor’s work to proceed from one stage to another.
• Checking, correcting, and approving contractors' Take-Off Sheets and Payment Requests based on the measurements taken and submitting to his supervisor
• Taking responsibility for the construction work and administration of the contract.
• Checked site daily dairies and schedules and evaluated contractor weekly plans.
• Take measure if the contractor performs his work less than the schedule as per the contract
• Contribute to project planning and ensure that interventions are completed in line with project proposals and Terms of Reference (ToRs).
• Take measure if the contractor performs his work less than the schedule as per the contract agreement
• Carry on Recording, Documentation and Reporting of attainments and encounters on daily, monthly, and quarterly bases as needed.
• Organize meetings with the contractor’s staffs on regular basis (weekly, monthly, and quarterly).
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual progress reports and conduct provisional acceptance for completed projects
• Liaise with communities, local authorities, and other agencies regularly to ensure coordination and effective implementation of projects       
• Liaise with communities, local authorities, and other agencies regularly to ensure coordination and effective implementation of activities.
• Develop an activity plan for the WASH committee and Community agents regarding sanitation and hygiene.
• Conduct water quality analysis at each water scheme, disinfect/treat/ water supply schemes
• Responsible for writing technical and financial parts of the project reports (activity narrative, activity databases, expenditure, beneficiaries tables, update of LFA indicators)
• Guide and direct program staff both at the Field/ satellite office level.
• Organize and lead project coordination meetings.
• Ensure a positive working environment and good team dynamics (solve out potential conflicts and create good team spirit)
• Responsible for overall, monthly, and weekly planning of project activities.
• Working groups, seminars or other meetings/forums that have been identified and approved the Area Office and use these meetings to negotiate strategic, and advocacy positions.
• Develops good relations with other NGOs, development and UN agencies etc. working in the sector and where possible forge alliances to influence key actors around advocacy objectives.
• Be fully aware of national policies, strategies, and other initiatives and developments by the government and other stakeholders in the sector or thematic area covered
• Through external contact with relevant counterparts in donor/research agencies, identify new potential funding sources and share with program manager
• In cooperation with Member Service, provide information and inputs to be used for WASH information and communication materials.

Any Other Task

Any other task assigns by the line manager