Action Against Hunger Vacancy for a WASH Emergency Program Manager
Action Against Hunger | ACF-International works to save lives by
combating hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable
communities, through nutrition, food security, water and sanitation,
health and advocacy.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: WASH Emergency Program Manager
Location: Maduguri, Nigeria
Duration: 6 months
Start date: ASAP
Job Description
You'll contribute to ending world hunger by ...
- The WASH Emergency Program Manager directly reports to the Field
Coordinator and leads the Emergency Cholera Response Program in
Maiduguri, Nigeria.
- TShe/he will lead the needs identification, development,
implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of emergency
activties.
- He/she is responsible for exploring opportunities for scaling up
and expand the emergency response in line with country strategic plan.
Key activities in your role will include:
- Ensure that the startup / scale up of the WASH response is well
coordinated and timely and qualitatively implemented. Ensure that
logistic, security and administrative ACF procedures are in place in the
new project locations in the shortest possible delay.
- Serve as a point of contact for all ACF emergency programs in
Maiduguri and build collaborative relationships with UN agencies, INGOs
and relevant Government agencies who are active in the area.
- He/she provides the coordination team with up-to-date emergency
humanitarian information and possible scenario analysis and contingency
planning.
- Ensure that program implementation is coordinated with other humanitarian actors, operating in the same geographic location
- In collaboration with the Technical Coordination team, analyze
of the broad humanitarian emergency trends by attending regular
coordination meetings at national level, field assessments, and
secondary data from other sources.
Requirements
You're a seasoned Emergency WASH specialist
- You have a university degree in International Development, Public Health, International Humanitarian Assistance
- You have at least 3 years’ experience managing programs in acute humanitarian emergencies.
You are passionate about finding effective solution:
- You encourage your team to deliver life-saving activities,
supporting them while they work in difficult conditions. You help teams
manage difficult situations & then work with them so their energies
remain focused on delivering those quality activities which will most
impact our beneficiaries.
- Your experience allows you to remain are calm & articulate
under pressure. You are a strong advocate for improving the humanitarian
assistance to those most in need, able to represent ACF appropriately
with a range of national counterparts.
Your work style encourages trust & resilience within the emergency team:
- You intuitively adapt your communication style to suit colleagues from other cultures & professions
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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