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About Global Communities: &nbsp;Global Communities is an international NGO with deep roots in over 30 countries across the world covering the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. In Ethiopia, Global Communities’ current main project is the&nbsp;Resilience in Pastoral Areas (RIPA) South&nbsp;- a five-year project funded by USAID Feed the Future and implemented by Global Communities. RIPA South is designed to improve the resilience capacities of households, markets, and governance institutions across 16 target Woredas of Oromia (Borana and East Borana), Somali (Dawa and Liben) and South Ethiopia (South Omo Zone) regions, collectively contributing to enhanced food security and inclusive economic growth for over 107,533 households.&nbsp;Job Summary:&nbsp;Global Communities is currently looking for a highly qualified and experienced Emergency WASH Coordinator that fulfils the following requirements for the duration indicated above with possible extension based on performance and availability of funds. The purpose of the Emergency WASH Coordinator position is to coordinate the implementation of Global Communities’ water resource management and emergency WASH strategies and provide technical backstopping in all activities related to Water scheme rehabilitations, Hygiene and sanitation, and water harvesting technology, including environmental impact assessments and mitigation measures. She/he guides the design, the implementation, monitors their installation and provides guidance on the development of maintenance plans. She/he will also develop and strengthen partnerships among sector stakeholders, government counterparts and NGOs involved in emergency WASH activities to foster mutual learning and identify innovations that would increase the efficiency and effectiveness of water related intervention in the operational areas.&nbsp;Key Duties and Responsibilities:&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following</li><li>In collaboration with Global Communities team members, she/he undertakes detail need assessments</li><li>Coordinate activities for Emergency WASH response: water scheme rehabilitation and maintenance, distribution of water treatment chemicals and community mobilization activities</li><li>Prepare detail bills of quantities, budget estimates for identified water schemes for rehabilitation and maintenance in the target woredas and forward to supervisor for review</li><li>Prepares detail physical &amp; financial implementation plan for emergency WASH responses</li><li>Develop collaborative relationships within Global Communities at all levels, communities, local partners, WASH clusters and local government and convey information and ideas and effectively coordinate to ensure overall project targets and donor compliances are met</li><li>Prepare detail specification for items to be procured and ensure its procurements are as per set specifications</li><li>Ensure government policies and strategies related to emergency WASH interventions properly considered, identify best practices and gaps, and propose areas for improvement and implementation</li><li>Source and monitor labor required towards implementation of emergency response interventions and ensure the proper implementation of the same as per set norms and standards</li><li>Prepare detail specification for items to be procured and ensure its procurements are as per set specifications</li><li>Strength WASHCOs by providing capacity building training and follow up the functionality in the rehabilitated water schemes</li><li>Network with other NGOs working in WASH related activities to explore partnership development</li><li>Participate in the development of proposals for funding of water related interventions</li><li>Promote and support innovative/alternative water related service delivery mechanisms at the local level</li><li>Learn from the successes of other water related organizations and transfer their technology and methodology to Global Communities</li><li>Works closely internally with, Emergency Operation Managers, RIPA South team and other technical specialists and externally with zone/woreda water offices towards efficient and effective implementation of the response</li><li>Produces activity progress reports as per the preset reporting schedule and submit to the Zonal Coordinator and Emergency WASH Specialist</li><li>Takes additional tasks as assigned by supervisor</li><li>The incumbent is expected to collaborate with the local communities, government counterparts, and other partners</li><li>She/he is also required to work closely with the&nbsp;RIPA South teams and component leaders&nbsp;and other technical, operations and administration staff of the project</li><li>The position is based in Yabello Woreda with at least 75% of the time spent in the RIPA South intervention woredas and kebeles of Guji and Borena Zones</li></ul>&nbsp;Department: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Program/Emergency Response&nbsp; Reports to:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Zonal DRM Manager Duty Stations: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Roving in Dawa Zone and Borena Zone &nbsp; Responsibility scope: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For all WASH activities in RIPA implementation Woredas of Dawa Zone and Borena Zone. &nbsp; Contract Duration: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Six month with possible extension based on donor approval of funding and employee’s performance.&nbsp;

Emergency WASH Coordinator

About Global Communities: &nbsp;Global Communities is an international NGO with deep roots in over 30 countries across the world covering the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. In Ethiopia, Global Communities’ current main project is the&nbsp;Resilience in Pastoral Areas (RIPA) South&nbsp;- a five-year project funded by USAID Feed the Future and implemented by Global Communities. RIPA South is designed to improve the resilience capacities of households, markets, and governance institutions across 16 target Woredas of Oromia (Borana and East Borana), Somali (Dawa and Liben) and South Ethiopia (South Omo Zone) regions, collectively contributing to enhanced food security and inclusive economic growth for over 107,533 households.&nbsp;Job Summary:&nbsp;Global Communities is currently looking for a highly qualified and experienced Emergency WASH Coordinator that fulfils the following requirements for the duration indicated above with possible extension based on performance and availability of funds. The purpose of the Emergency WASH Coordinator position is to coordinate the implementation of Global Communities’ water resource management and emergency WASH strategies and provide technical backstopping in all activities related to Water scheme rehabilitations, Hygiene and sanitation, and water harvesting technology, including environmental impact assessments and mitigation measures. She/he guides the design, the implementation, monitors their installation and provides guidance on the development of maintenance plans. She/he will also develop and strengthen partnerships among sector stakeholders, government counterparts and NGOs involved in emergency WASH activities to foster mutual learning and identify innovations that would increase the efficiency and effectiveness of water related intervention in the operational areas.&nbsp;Key Duties and Responsibilities:&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following</li><li>In collaboration with Global Communities team members, she/he undertakes detail need assessments</li><li>Coordinate activities for Emergency WASH response: water scheme rehabilitation and maintenance, distribution of water treatment chemicals and community mobilization activities</li><li>Prepare detail bills of quantities, budget estimates for identified water schemes for rehabilitation and maintenance in the target woredas and forward to supervisor for review</li><li>Prepares detail physical &amp; financial implementation plan for emergency WASH responses</li><li>Develop collaborative relationships within Global Communities at all levels, communities, local partners, WASH clusters and local government and convey information and ideas and effectively coordinate to ensure overall project targets and donor compliances are met</li><li>Prepare detail specification for items to be procured and ensure its procurements are as per set specifications</li><li>Ensure government policies and strategies related to emergency WASH interventions properly considered, identify best practices and gaps, and propose areas for improvement and implementation</li><li>Source and monitor labor required towards implementation of emergency response interventions and ensure the proper implementation of the same as per set norms and standards</li><li>Prepare detail specification for items to be procured and ensure its procurements are as per set specifications</li><li>Strength WASHCOs by providing capacity building training and follow up the functionality in the rehabilitated water schemes</li><li>Network with other NGOs working in WASH related activities to explore partnership development</li><li>Participate in the development of proposals for funding of water related interventions</li><li>Promote and support innovative/alternative water related service delivery mechanisms at the local level</li><li>Learn from the successes of other water related organizations and transfer their technology and methodology to Global Communities</li><li>Works closely internally with, Emergency Operation Managers, RIPA South team and other technical specialists and externally with zone/woreda water offices towards efficient and effective implementation of the response</li><li>Produces activity progress reports as per the preset reporting schedule and submit to the Zonal Coordinator and Emergency WASH Specialist</li><li>Takes additional tasks as assigned by supervisor</li><li>The incumbent is expected to collaborate with the local communities, government counterparts, and other partners</li><li>She/he is also required to work closely with the&nbsp;RIPA South teams and component leaders&nbsp;and other technical, operations and administration staff of the project</li><li>The position is based in Yabello Woreda with at least 75% of the time spent in the RIPA South intervention woredas and kebeles of Guji and Borena Zones</li></ul>&nbsp;Department: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Program/Emergency Response&nbsp;Reports to:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Zonal DRM ManagerDuty Stations: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Roving in Dawa Zone and Borena Zone &nbsp;Responsibility scope: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For all WASH activities in RIPA implementation Woredas of Dawa Zone and Borena Zone. &nbsp;Contract Duration: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Six month with possible extension based on donor approval of funding and employee’s performance.&nbsp;

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