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WASH Coordinator

International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility for rapid response to emergencies. International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities Program Implementation Strengthen and develop WASH program at managerial, operational and strategic level Ensure that quality assessments are undertaken to determine priority WASH needs in target areas in a timely fashion Review technical designs of activities and provide recommendations where needed Ensure all implementation plans employ a programming approach that integrates the needs of, and closely collaborates with other relevant sectors such as NFI and Health/Medical Provide technical support and capacity building for local and expatriate program staff Overall responsibility of prioritization of interventions and day-to-day program implementation with WASH staff Select and implement appropriate monitoring and evaluations systems; analyzing results to ensure and enhance program effectiveness and quality Monitor and evaluate appropriate implementation of technical interventions against program objectives Assure appropriate and timely spending of grants to achieve program goals, grant reporting contributions, use and distribution of supplies and resources Provide regular reports, document results and lessons learned, and maintain detailed records Actively contribute to proposal writing and strategy development
Human Resources Management Manage, supervise and provide support to all WASH staff Pro-actively maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions Take responsibility for discussing job expectations, and appraise performance against set objectives on a regular basis Overall responsibility for staff work plans, vacation schedules, and staff training / development activities Ensure adhere to and act in accordance with relevant policies and procedures
Other External representation of WASH activities towards relevant stakeholders Pro-actively participates at technical working groups, and ensures dissemination of information to the WASH team Any other duties as assigned by Program Coordinator and/or Team Leader
Requirements University degree in civil / public health engineering or related field 5+ years professional technical experience in emergency WASH responses, with at least 3 years in conflict situations Strong project planning, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills Proven technical skills including budget management experience Solid managerial skills and experience in an international multi-cultural setting Excellent leadership skills, demonstrated team-building and communication skills. Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills.
Willingness and ability to work in difficult environments, in often stressful time-critical situations Excellent written and oral presentation skills.
Ability to work in English required, knowledge of Arabic and/or Turkish is advantage Competent in Windows, MS office programs, AutoCAD (or similar computer aided design), email and database experience
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