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The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. Using a human rights framework, the DRC East Africa and Great Lakes (EAGL) operation focuses on people who are affected by displacement, including refugees, internally displaced, migrants, and host communities in Burundi, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is implementing a large scale-up project to respond to the drought in the Horn of Africa and contribute to famine prevention efforts. At the current time, the project will specifically be implemented in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, with some displacement research extending into Djibouti. This multisectoral integrated emergency response will also have a specific focus on strengthening the protective environment in drought-affected areas of Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, and improving the delivery of life-saving services in areas affected by large-scale displacements.

Overall purpose of the role

The WASH Coordinator will provide targeted and high-quality strategic guidance, capacity strengthening and technical leadership to DRC Emergency WASH portfolio in the Horn of Africa region and will promote and reinforce DRC’s leadership and expertise in ensuring climate and displacement-affected populations in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia are provided with critical WASH lifesaving assistance.

A specific focus for the WASH Coordinator will be the supervision of the quality of the implementation at site level, in coordination with WASH country teams, Clusters and relevant authorities. This entails building effective collaboration with a diversity of stakeholders, ranging from displaced communities, host community representatives, humanitarian partners, and local authorities. A secondary focus will be to support the development of integrated programming across other DRC core sectors of intervention (including CVA, CCCM and Protection).

The WASH Coordinator reports to the Head of PMU and works in close collaboration with the WASH colleagues in country and the other technical specialists within the regional PMU.

Key responsibilities

WASH Technical Support

  • Lead the development, update and roll out of DRC’s WASH strategy in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia in response to the drought.
  • Lead the harmonization of the methodology, tools, processes, and outputs within the various field teams and externally with Country Cluster partners.
  • Provide technical support and overall coordination in the design and implementation of WASH programming.
  • Represent DRC in WASH and Shelter clusters, as well as the relevant technical working groups and vis-a-vis the national and local authorities as required.
  • Participate and support existing coordination mechanisms.
  • Contribute to WASH related MEAL planning and implementation.
  • Contribute to donors reporting requirements, PDMs and ensure all data is collected and indicator tracking tools are updated regularly.
  • Ensure that the proposed actions are based and respect both IDPs and host communities’ needs.

Oversight of WASH Implementation

  • Support the development and implementation of DRC’s WASH activities in response to the drought.
  • Conduct frequent field visits to monitor the quality of WASH implementation.
  • Improve utilization of site monitoring data in informing humanitarian responses, as well as utilization of the data for analysis and advocacy purposes.
  • Ensure integration with other DRC sectors such as Economic Recovery, Protection, CCCM and Humanitarian Disarmament & Peacebuilding (HDP) during implementation.
  • Contribute to the implementation of beneficiary feedback mechanisms at field sites.
  • Oversee protection and Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) mainstreaming in all DRC WASH activities.
  • Oversee and support representative committees and community groups, ensuring Inclusion is main factor in composition and any community-based targeting.
  • Establish and maintain coordination amongst key actors, including government representatives, UN agencies, international and national NGOs and other service providers groups.
  • Assist in monitoring, in close collaboration with CCCM/SMC and Protection, activities implemented by DRC in IDP sites, as well as the activities of other organisations.

Ensure all activities respect international standards for each sector.

About you

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies:

  • Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
  • Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
  • Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
  • Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
  • Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with our vision and values.

Experience and technical competencies:

  • Degree or Master’s in social or political sciences or relevant discipline.
  • At least six years INGO experience, including at least three years in management or coordination in insecure environments.
  • Significant professional knowledge of WASH strategies, policies, and modalities.
  • Proven experience in strategic planning and organizational development.
  • Strong capacity in inter-agency coordination and networking.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and management and leadership skills.
  • Demonstrated ability with project grants management, including project design, budget preparation, expenditure tracking, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, supervision and performance.
  • Proven commitment to accountable practices and knowledgeable of quality assurance systems.
  • Good communicator and proven diplomacy with all types of stakeholders.
  • Ability to work independently, but also coordinate effectively as part of a team.
  • Strong computer skills (MS Word, Excel, BI, Outlook and Power Point)
  • Ability and willingness to work and live in diverse, challenging and potentially unstable environments.
  • Ability to travel regularly within the region and beyond – including in conflict affected areas – for up to 4 weeks at a short time notice and a good team-player.

Conditions

Contract: One year contract with possibility of extension, subject to funding and performance. Salary and other conditions are offered in accordance with DRC’s Terms of Employment for Kenyan Staff; Employment band F-Non Management; Not accompanied.

Availability: April 2023

Duty station: To be determined (Nairobi/Kenya, Addis Ababa/Ethiopia or Mogadishu/ Somalia – with more than 50% of travel to other two country and field offices)

Reporting Line: Chief of Party

Providing equal opportunities: We are committed to creating an inclusive and positive work environment based on mutual respect for all employees. All applicants are considered for employment without attention to race, age, ability, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other factor. At DRC we celebrate diversity and appreciate our employees for the people they are and their unique skills, backgrounds, and perspectives. We encourage all interested candidates to apply.

Promoting high standards: DRC’s capacity to ensure the protection of and assistance to refugees, IDP’s and other persons of concern depends on the ability of our staff to uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. DRC conducts thorough and comprehensive background checks as part of the recruitment process.

Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications, sent together with a CV, will be considered.

DRC only accepts applications sent via our online-application form on under job.

Please submit your application and CV in English no later than 05 April 2023

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The Danish Refugee Council is currently implementing a broad range of activities relevant to conflict affected communities and persons. The activities are categorized in ten sectors:

Shelter and Non-food Items, Food Security, Protection, Income Generation, Coordination & Operational Services, Community Infrastructure & Services, Humanitarian Mine Action, Armed Violence Reduction (AVR), Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), and Education.

Here you can read some short exemplifications of what types of activities the respective sectors include:

Shelter and Non-food Items: Provision of emergency shelter, emergency cash grants, rehabilitation of housing, distribution of non-food items (NFIs) and provision of return and repatriation kits.

Food Security: Emergency food provision or food voucher programmes. Training and capacity development in agriculture, agricultural inputs (e.g. tools and seeds), agricultural grants.

Protection: Advocacy for the rights of displaced people in their context of displacement, child protection initiatives, individual protection assistance based on vulnerability, legal aid, land & property rights, sexual and gender-based violence prevention, registration services for the internally displaced and refugees, monitoring of rights and rights awareness-raising, facilitation of return and repatriation processes.

Income Generation: Business training and SME development, business grants, life-skills training, literacy and numeracy training, vocational training, micro-credit loans, savings groups, group enterprise development and facilitation.

Coordination & Operational Services: Coordination and management of refugee and IDP camps, active participation in UN cluster coordination, humanitarian surveys and studies, facilitation of NGO Networks focused on displacement solutions, capacity development, training and support to local NGOs, secondment of experts to UN emergency operations worldwide

Community Infrastructure & Services: Provision of physical infrastructure like roads, bridges, community centres, irrigation systems or other community structures, facilitation and training of infrastructure management groups at community level, facilitation and funding of community development plans, initiatives for disaster risk reduction at community level.

Humanitarian Mine Action: Manual or mechanical mine clearance, clearance of former battle areas, education for affected communities – with special focus on children on how to avoid harm from mines and UXO, surveys of expected and confirmed mined or UXO areas, explosive ordnance disposal and stockpile destruction, capacity building of national demining institutions.

Armed Violence Reduction (AVR): Education in procedures for safe storage and safe handling of small arms and light weapons (SALW), capacity building of institutions for safety, local and community level conflict management and mitigation.

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH): Emergency water supply, hygiene item distribution, hygiene information and education, construction of latrines, installation water points, wells and water storage. Water purification.

Education: Education grants and fee support, school feeding programmes, teacher training and support, school materials provision and construction or rehabilitation of school structures.

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0 USD Nairobi, Addis Ababa or Mogadishu (with more than 50% of travel to other two country and field offices) CF 3201 Abc road Fixed Term , 40 hours per week Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. Using a human rights framework, the DRC East Africa and Great Lakes (EAGL) operation focuses on people who are affected by displacement, including refugees, internally displaced, migrants, and host communities in Burundi, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is implementing a large scale-up project to respond to the drought in the Horn of Africa and contribute to famine prevention efforts. At the current time, the project will specifically be implemented in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, with some displacement research extending into Djibouti. This multisectoral integrated emergency response will also have a specific focus on strengthening the protective environment in drought-affected areas of Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, and improving the delivery of life-saving services in areas affected by large-scale displacements.

Overall purpose of the role

The WASH Coordinator will provide targeted and high-quality strategic guidance, capacity strengthening and technical leadership to DRC Emergency WASH portfolio in the Horn of Africa region and will promote and reinforce DRC’s leadership and expertise in ensuring climate and displacement-affected populations in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia are provided with critical WASH lifesaving assistance.

A specific focus for the WASH Coordinator will be the supervision of the quality of the implementation at site level, in coordination with WASH country teams, Clusters and relevant authorities. This entails building effective collaboration with a diversity of stakeholders, ranging from displaced communities, host community representatives, humanitarian partners, and local authorities. A secondary focus will be to support the development of integrated programming across other DRC core sectors of intervention (including CVA, CCCM and Protection).

The WASH Coordinator reports to the Head of PMU and works in close collaboration with the WASH colleagues in country and the other technical specialists within the regional PMU.

Key responsibilities

WASH Technical Support

  • Lead the development, update and roll out of DRC’s WASH strategy in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia in response to the drought.
  • Lead the harmonization of the methodology, tools, processes, and outputs within the various field teams and externally with Country Cluster partners.
  • Provide technical support and overall coordination in the design and implementation of WASH programming.
  • Represent DRC in WASH and Shelter clusters, as well as the relevant technical working groups and vis-a-vis the national and local authorities as required.
  • Participate and support existing coordination mechanisms.
  • Contribute to WASH related MEAL planning and implementation.
  • Contribute to donors reporting requirements, PDMs and ensure all data is collected and indicator tracking tools are updated regularly.
  • Ensure that the proposed actions are based and respect both IDPs and host communities’ needs.

Oversight of WASH Implementation

  • Support the development and implementation of DRC’s WASH activities in response to the drought.
  • Conduct frequent field visits to monitor the quality of WASH implementation.
  • Improve utilization of site monitoring data in informing humanitarian responses, as well as utilization of the data for analysis and advocacy purposes.
  • Ensure integration with other DRC sectors such as Economic Recovery, Protection, CCCM and Humanitarian Disarmament & Peacebuilding (HDP) during implementation.
  • Contribute to the implementation of beneficiary feedback mechanisms at field sites.
  • Oversee protection and Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) mainstreaming in all DRC WASH activities.
  • Oversee and support representative committees and community groups, ensuring Inclusion is main factor in composition and any community-based targeting.
  • Establish and maintain coordination amongst key actors, including government representatives, UN agencies, international and national NGOs and other service providers groups.
  • Assist in monitoring, in close collaboration with CCCM/SMC and Protection, activities implemented by DRC in IDP sites, as well as the activities of other organisations.

Ensure all activities respect international standards for each sector.

About you

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies:

  • Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
  • Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
  • Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
  • Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
  • Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with our vision and values.

Experience and technical competencies:

  • Degree or Master’s in social or political sciences or relevant discipline.
  • At least six years INGO experience, including at least three years in management or coordination in insecure environments.
  • Significant professional knowledge of WASH strategies, policies, and modalities.
  • Proven experience in strategic planning and organizational development.
  • Strong capacity in inter-agency coordination and networking.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and management and leadership skills.
  • Demonstrated ability with project grants management, including project design, budget preparation, expenditure tracking, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, supervision and performance.
  • Proven commitment to accountable practices and knowledgeable of quality assurance systems.
  • Good communicator and proven diplomacy with all types of stakeholders.
  • Ability to work independently, but also coordinate effectively as part of a team.
  • Strong computer skills (MS Word, Excel, BI, Outlook and Power Point)
  • Ability and willingness to work and live in diverse, challenging and potentially unstable environments.
  • Ability to travel regularly within the region and beyond – including in conflict affected areas – for up to 4 weeks at a short time notice and a good team-player.

Conditions

Contract: One year contract with possibility of extension, subject to funding and performance. Salary and other conditions are offered in accordance with DRC’s Terms of Employment for Kenyan Staff; Employment band F-Non Management; Not accompanied.

Availability: April 2023

Duty station: To be determined (Nairobi/Kenya, Addis Ababa/Ethiopia or Mogadishu/ Somalia – with more than 50% of travel to other two country and field offices)

Reporting Line: Chief of Party

Providing equal opportunities: We are committed to creating an inclusive and positive work environment based on mutual respect for all employees. All applicants are considered for employment without attention to race, age, ability, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other factor. At DRC we celebrate diversity and appreciate our employees for the people they are and their unique skills, backgrounds, and perspectives. We encourage all interested candidates to apply.

Promoting high standards: DRC’s capacity to ensure the protection of and assistance to refugees, IDP’s and other persons of concern depends on the ability of our staff to uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. DRC conducts thorough and comprehensive background checks as part of the recruitment process.

Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications, sent together with a CV, will be considered.

DRC only accepts applications sent via our online-application form on under job.

Please submit your application and CV in English no later than 05 April 2023

2023-04-06

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