The position holder is responsible for water, sanitation and hygiene need of assessment and analysis independently/ collaboration with partners and local government sectors. Undertake field visits and surveys, collect and share reports with partners/stakeholders. Report critical issues, bottlenecks and potential problems to supervisor, for timely action. Conduct design of the project water supply schemes, hygiene and sanitation facilities to the standard. Involve in the project contract administration of WASH facilities that will be implemented and/or sub contracted for private contractors. Supervise and be responsible for all the technical aspect for project implementation, make sure that contractors complete project work in a timely, efficient and accurate manner with respect to standard engineering. Ensure community involvement at all phases of the project and the development of community ownership of the project

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Conduct water, sanitation and hygiene need of assessment and analysis independently/ collaboration with partners and local government sectors.
• Undertake field visits and surveys, collect and share reports with partners/stakeholders. Report critical issues, bottlenecks and potential problems to supervisor, for timely action.
• Conduct design of the project water supply schemes, hygiene and sanitation facilities to the standard.
• Design effective hygiene program design in contextualised and evidence-based approaches in consultation & coordination with the stakeholders and community leaders.
• Coordinate hygiene promotion activities with Health & nutrition team and make sure the activities also contribute IYCF and TFSP programs.
• Organise hygiene volunteers training with transparent & accountable selection of trainees cooperating with locality health office Conduct regular monitoring & evaluations to track the behavioural changes before & after our hygiene promotion interventions with clearly documented records of successes & improvement plan for gaps & challenges.
• Involve in the project contract administration of WASH facilities that will be implemented and/or sub contracted for private contractors.
• Supervise and be responsible for all the technical aspect for project implementation, make sure that contractors complete project work in a timely, efficient and accurate manner with respect to standard engineering.
• Ensure community involvement at all phases of the project and the development of community ownership of the project.
• Guarantee the respect of construction standards as well as the safety practices at the project site.
• Provide feedback to the monitoring and evaluation system in order to assess the effectiveness and the impact of the projects and propose recommendations for improvement.
• Facilitate and maintain a good professional relationship between SCI, communities, government sectors and partners. 
•  Provide regular written and verbal reports to the Humanitarian Project manager on progress activities.
• Develop and maintain weekly, monthly plans and written comprehensive records of engineering work undertaken in the project including site visits and reporting of work progress.
• Ensure that cross cutting issues such as protection, gender and environment protection are addresses and mainstreamed in the project.

Safeguarding 

• Ensure that all project activities are conducted in accordance with safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Promote a culture of safeguarding within the project team and among partners and stakeholders.
• Report any safeguarding concerns in a timely and appropriate manner.

MEAL

• Implement and improve existing water and sanitation monitoring and evaluation tools to ensure their appropriateness and completeness.
• Ensure regular monitoring of program activities to determine the success of interventions and share learnings with the respective RI colleagues.
• Participate in baseline and evaluation of Knowledge, Practices, and Coverage (KPC) surveys to determine how far sector indicators have been achieved.
• Provide regular updates (biweekly and monthly) to the supervisor and team on progress, priorities, and constraints – verbally and in writing.
• Develop and implement a learning agenda to capture and disseminate lessons learned and best practices.

Coordination:

• Build and sustain close working partnerships with government sectors and partners at locality/State level through active sharing of information and knowledge to facilitate programme implementation and build capacity of stakeholders to achieve WASH output results.
• Participate in cluster, inter-agency meetings/events on WASH programming to collaborate with inter-agency partners/colleagues representing RI when assigned

Reporting:

• Provide regular updates (biweekly and monthly) to supervisor and team on progress, priorities and constraints – verbally and in writing. 
• Monitoring and Evaluation: 
• Ensure regular monitoring of program activities to determine the success of interventions and share learnings with the respective RI colleagues.
• Participating in baseline and evaluation of Knowledge, Practices and Coverage (KPC) surveys to determine how far sector indicators have been achieved.
• Implement and improve existing water and sanitation monitoring and evaluation tools to ensure their appropriateness and completeness.
• Do any other tasks as assigned by line manager

• B.Sc./MSc. Degree in Water Engineering, Hydraulic, Water Resources, Water Supply and sanitation Civil engineering and other related fields.
• Minimum of 4 years of proven and progressive work experience, at least 1 year in INGOs.
• Proficient in computer skills (MS word, Excel, Power Point, Auto Cad & Water Cad)
• Fluency in English & Arabic languages is required.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITY 

Ability to work in stressful conditions, and limited movements

•  Ability to work independently with minimum supervision and in a highly results oriented work culture.
• Knowledge, skill and experience in participatory methods for promoting ownership.
• Team player who is able to work collaboratively and with people of diverse backgrounds.
• Culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy 
• Demonstrated skills in peer group training, Training of Trainers and development of training materials.
• Strong computer (Microsoft skills), all and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Willingness and ability to dramatically change work practices, flexibility in working long hours and ability to work with incoming surge teams;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills;

Commitment to Relief International values

To apply: 

Please, submit your CV, work certificates and qualification and state the name of position on the envelop, a telephone contact number and three professional references to Labor Office Port Sudan or online through Sudanjob.net, Closing date: 31.10.2024, at 14:00 pm. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the interview. To find out more about Relief International please visit our website at http://www.ri.org