Deputy Environmental Health Coordinator- Afghan Nationals Only

Job Description

Objective 1: Contribute to consultations on strategy and the positioning of the IRC-A Environmental Health sector

· Ongoing, systematic, and thorough analysis of the humanitarian situation in respect to WASH and of the context of intervention in his/her field of activity.

· Internal dissemination of collected information and analysis to the Environmental Health Coordinator

· Participation in defining the strategy in his/her technical sector of intervention and of the sectoral strategy at national level

· Implementing projects consistent with the IRC-A PARP, SAP, the policies of WASH and other IRC sectors, and key international

- documents in the sector (SPHERE Standards and WHO, etc.) and ensuring that teams have a clear understanding of these documents

Objective 2: Identify needs and contribute to project formulation

· Identifying humanitarian needs in the field of WASH and in his/her area of intervention including the submission of reports pertaining to such matters

· Including, where appropriate, target populations and local actors in the identification of needs and in the modalities of the response

· Participation in formulating WASH programs and contributing to writing of WASH proposals

· Prepare project implementation, procurement, and Spending plans for the WASH projects

Objective 3: Ensure the implementation, monitoring and reporting of WASH projects

· Implementation of the WASH program(s) in line with the logical framework of the program(s), the budget, and the logistical and administrative procedures of the IRC-A.

· The quality of the programs established in conformity with the technical and project management standards of IRC-A

· Identifying the technical constraints associated with project implementation Proposing innovative technical solutions in response to such constraints.

Mission 4: Contribute to program quality and accountability processes and measure program impact

· Supervise and manage Environmental Health Managers, Quality Assurance and Control Manager, Water Resource Specialist and Construction Support Manager.

· Provide technical oversight to the development and implementation of assessments aimed to identify WASH needs and gaps in coordination with the IRC MEAL department.

· Ensure the bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and final reports of the environmental health projects are submitted to the IRC Grants department in timely manner

· Conduct field visits for supervision of water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion activities at field level

· Following up the procurement process with supply chain team at field and Kabul level

· Following up the staff related issues and tasks with HR department

· Perform any other duties as required or asked to do by the supervisor.

Mission 5: Information and Co-ordination

· Represent the EH sector of IRC A in internal (weekly, GOM, GCM, BvA review, etc) and external (WASH Cluster, WSG, HTWG etc) meetings.

· Provide information on the projects’ progress and budgets to the support team, MEAL department and senior management as per their request

· Share the required information with IRC liaison team for reporting to the government and registering the projects with the Ministry of economy

· Ensure the reports of IRC are submitted to the cluster

Qualifications

- Having Master/ bachelor’s degree in civil, Water resources, sanitation, environmental engineering; Environmental Science, Public Health any other relevant field of study - Having minimum 5 years relevant work experience in the Humanitarian sector - Good understanding of project cycle management, Budget Management, and experience of working with multiple projects at a time - Willingness to travel to project implementation areas. - Good knowledge of the dynamics of the social, culture dynamics of the intervention area and is willing to work in hard-to-reach areas. - Having the skills and ability to work within and lead a team - Good Written and spoken English and can Speak/understand/write local language