ABOUT RI:
Relief International (RI) is a leading nonprofit organization working in 20 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises, and chronic poverty. Relief International combines humanitarian and development approaches to provide immediate services while laying the groundwork for long-term impact. Our signature approach, which we call the RI way emphasizes local participation, an integration of services, strategic partnerships, and a focus on civic skills. In this way, we empower communities to find, design, and implement the solutions that work best for them.

Position Summary:
The National WaSH Technical Manager will be expected to take lead on overall WASH technical leadership and support, lead WASH components of WASH/multi-sector assessments, reviewing WASH donor reports, lead cluster engagements and WASH data review, work with PMs on WASH project activities planning, lead on WASH proposal sections and and provide technical support on all WASH recruitments at Country Program level.
The National WaSH Technical Manager is responsible for leading the overall Wash program design, developing, monitoring, and evaluating WaSH aspects of the country program. He/She will coordinate and network at a Country office level with national and WASH authorities, and actively participate in WASH sector coordination, supporting the development of quality standards and protocols to improve the overall WASH sector. The role will take lead in development of proposals, provide technical inputs in donor reports and assist in monitoring project performance and strengthening the capacity of WASH field teams through supportive supervision and mentorship

This position will represent RI in relevant coordination forums, including national, subnational and state-level WASH cluster meetings, and help maintain collaboration with key stakeholders such as the Ministry of Waste Management and Sanitation Social Welfare an WASH humanitarian partners. The role will contribute to program quality assurance and the achievement of country-level WASH objectives in line with donor expectations and government agreements

Position Responsibilities and Duties:
Program Management & Implementation
• Provide overall technical leadership and strategic guidance for WASH programming across supported locations in Sudan, including advising Program Managers on context-appropriate interventions, strengthening WASH management structures, and routinely assessing team capacities to ensure effective WASH program delivery.
• Support the coordination and implementation of WASH activities in line with approved workplans and budgets, working closely with Program Managers and budget holders to ensure timely, cost-efficient, and high-quality delivery of activities that achieve intended targets and objectives.
• Take lead on the technical advice to program managers on WASH interventions across supported locations in Sudan
• Assist PMs and project coordinators in the coordination and roll-out of WASH activities in line with approved implementation plans and budgets.
• Oversee the WaSH management capacities/structure, evaluating health team organogram and program management abilities on a routine basis
• Work closely with field teams to ensure effective and timely delivery of planned WASH interventions.
• Provide technical support to the field teams to plan, executing supervision visits, review supervision reports, and ensure that feasible actionable points are developed and followed up on..
• Monitor activity progress and help track implementation milestones.
• Support the technical quality of field interventions by helping to ensure adherence to guidelines and protocols.
• Identify and initiate new potential WASH funding opportunities (e.g. consortiums, geographical expansion, new calls for proposals, innovation)
• Collaborate closely with PMs to provide technical support and guidance to ensure that all training and workshops are aligned to SMOH Standards
• Participate and provide WASH technical updates and high lights to the Sudan team during the weekly state level meetings
• Participate in recruitment of WASH regular staff at state level
• In collaboration with other sectors (WASH, Protection, Health, FSL, Nutrition) ensure effective integration of implemented activities to meet the overarching needs of the targeted beneficiaries including developing relevant work approaches, tools, and guidelines.
• Take the lead in reviewing monthly reports from field sites, and providing WASH technical inputs ensuring data quality and timely submission.
• Support the development and ensure technical quality of internal and donor reports by providing relevant field updates and activity summaries.
• Assess training needs of WASH staff and propose/implement capacity-building activities aimed at enhancing regular skills to monitor implementation of WASH activities. Provide continuous refresher training to staff, partners, and community volunteers.

Program Development and Quality

Take lead on providing WASH technical inputs during the development of concept notes and full proposals, including supporting completion of the logical frameworks, work plans, budgeting, monitoring tools and the implementation.
• Ensure WASH projects are implemented in line with donor proposals and by RI, donor, country, and international standards such as sphere standards and WHO recommendations
• Support the identification of innovative and sustainable programming approaches suited to the local context
• Participate in needs assessments to inform new programming of impact of current RI programs.
• Ensure that all SOPs and standard guidelines for WASH sector are standardized, in place, and utilized for delivery of quality WASH services to all beneficiaries. Support in roll out and relevant capacity building on these SOPs/guidelines.

Program (WASH) supplies and stock management
• Assist in compiling facility and field-level consumption data for WASH supplies
• Support field WASH teams in developing accurate supply forecasts and distribution plans based on caseload trends and program targets.
• Help prepare and track supply requests in coordination with field teams, warehouse, and SMOH
• Liaise with the SCO team to ensure the timely dispatch and delivery of supplies to WASH project sites and community service points
• Lead on distribution of supplies to beneficiaries ensuring high-quality distribution
• Take the lead on updating supplies data on the available online platforms.

MEAL
• Ensure the utilization of WASH standard data collection tools for internal use and donor requirements.
• Promote the use of data for decision-making across WASH program activities
• Support the MEAL team in collecting, organizing, and analyzing field data for reporting and learning purposes.
• Participate in monitoring reporting systems for WASH data collection, analysis for evidence-based programing and decision making provide feedback to relevant stake holders
• Working with the MEAL team, support in conducting field assessments and follow up on action points identified during supervision visits.
• Promote learning and documentation of best practices, successes, and challenges across RI Sudan’s WASH programs.

Coordination and representation with/in the relevant sectors
• Support the development of collaborative relationships with government, targeted communities, NGOs, and project partners.
• Represent the organization in relevant cluster and coordination meetings at state and national levels, as delegated and give feedback
• Participate in seeking out relevant networks on specific WASH-related humanitarian aid and advocacy issues.

Qualifications & Requirements:
Education
• University Degree in Water Resource, Hydraulic, Civil or Structural Engineering, Architecture, Public Health Engineering or relevant disciplines.
Experience
• Experience in Wash facilities construction in a complex and demanding workload.
• Minimum 5 years of total experience of which 2 years in Wash Program management roles & 3years in Wash emergency interventions in INGOs.
• Demonstrated work experience in designing, supervise and implementing water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructural programs in community, school and health centers.
• Experience of working in Humanitarian Response and Preparedness programmes.
• Substantial experience of line management, effective team building, and capacity development.
• Demonstrated engagement with government ministries (e.g., WES, MoH), UN agencies, and WASH clusters or sub-clusters.
• Solid understanding of the WASH context in Sudan and experience working in complex emergencies or protracted crises.
• Good understanding of the following integral programmatic sectors: Protection, Health, nutrition, education; disaster risk reduction and emergency response; community development and livelihoods; child protection.
• Substantial experience and knowledge of program and implementation and management of WaSH interventions.

Strong knowledge of national and global WASH guidelines and protocols (e.g., Sphere Standards, WHO/UNICEF/WASH cluster frameworks).
• Familiarity with WASH assessment tools
• Strong background in program planning, capacity building, monitoring and evaluation, and donor reporting.
• Understanding of multi-sectoral linkages, including Nutrition, FSL, and health integration.
• Skills in supportive supervision and capacity building of field staff.
• Functional capacity to analyze information, evaluate options, and think and plan in an effective, strategic manner.

Soft Skills and Competencies:
• Proven record of successful team leadership, management of implementing teams and delivering programme objectives in complex, fragile and challenging environments, in particular in regard to the safety and security management.
• Excellent communication, coordination, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to represent the organization in technical meetings and build constructive relationships with partners.
• Strong analytical, leadership and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• High level of integrity and commitment to RI’s Code of Conduct and humanitarian principles

Languages:
• Proficiency in English and Arabic (written and spoken) is required.
Other Requirements:
• Willingness to travel frequently to field locations, sometimes in difficult conditions.
• Good computer skills (particularly Excel, Word and databases) and knowledge of construction design software.

RI Values:
We uphold the Humanitarian Principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and operational independence. We affirmatively engage the most vulnerable communities. We value:
• Inclusiveness
• Transparency and accountability
• Agility and innovation
• Collaboration
• Sustainability