Head of Wash Department

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Deputy Country Director for Programs, you will guarantee the quality, relevance and scaling up of WASH programme of the mission, in conformity with ACF and international standards and national policies.

Your missions will be to :

Contribute to defining the country strategy as well as the strategy and positioning of the WASH technical department

Coordinate the identification of needs and the formulation of project proposals

Oversee the implementation of, and ensure reporting on, programs/projects

Guarantee the quality and accountability of projects

Ensure the active participation of ACF in national sectoral coordination and technical forums and develop sectoral partnerships

Manage the team (1 Direct Report : DHOD and 4 Indirect Report : Programme Manager)

Promote capitalization, technical development, research and innovation within the WASH Department

Priorities will be to :

Understand the country context in relation to program imperatives

Facilitate grant writing and report writing/submission based on the timelines of the donors

Consolidate and facilitate the technical support to the field teams and program implementation teams, ensuring program quality

Requested profile

You hold a Master's degree in Water Engineering, Construction Engineering, or Public Health, and you have over 3 years of experience working on water, sanitation, hygiene, and health education projects, in humanitarian contexts. Experience with Action Against Hunger is highly desirable.

You have a proven experience and capability in managing large-scale WASH programs and teams, with strong leadership and understanding of humanitarian principles, code of conduct, and specific NGO field and operational roles.

You have already managed Finance, including the preparation of budgets for programs, and demonstrated a strong proposal writing and donor reporting skills.

You are familiar with WASH policies and the Nigerian mission context. You have an experience working in security-volatile contexts.

You are fluent in English (spoken and written).

Industries:Non-profit Organization Management

Function: NGO & Social work