Background

IRAS International Consulting is owned by foundation, the NIRAS GROUP is an international multidisciplinary consultancy firm with Nordic roots and values. We design, implement, and manage projects and investments that bolster economic development, enhance livelihoods, reduce inequality, improve education and health, and build environmental resilience. With more than 45 years of continuous presence across the Africa continent (including in Ethiopia) , and through the 300 or so projects that NIRAS international consulting pool of experts helps implement in well over 100 countries on annual basis , and contributed to the SDG.

NIRAS is looking for consultants for an anticipated Community-Led Accelerated WASH, Phase IV (COWASH IV) in Ethiopia, Implementation

The Programme (COWASH IV) will be implemented in coordination with the Ethiopian Ministry for Water, Irrigation and Energy (MoWIE). At the regional level cooperation will be coordinated with the Bureaus of Finance and Economic Cooperation, Bureaus of Water, Irrigation and Energy in association with the relevant WASH partners, Bureaus of Health, Bureaus of Education as well as Bureaus of Women, Youth and Children.

Place of assignment Based in MoWIE, Addis Ababa with frequent travelling to regions. Only shortlisted candidates meeting the qualifications will be contacted.

Qualifications required

Education: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (e.g., Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Engineering, Community Development or equivalent), Master’s degree preferred

Language: Fluency in both spoken and written English and Amharic Experience and skills

• Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience;
• Demonstrated experience from preparing business and financing plans for start-ups and SMEs;
• Demonstrated experience from managing or coaching start-ups and SMEs, preferably in the WASH sector;
• Experience from procurement procedures;

Professional experience required

• Good knowledge of and experience from MFI sector, particularly from development of credit services or loan products for communities, cooperatives and individuals;
• Excellent social skills, ability to work and communicate in an international environment and in communities of diverse cultures;
• Well-developed skills in transfer of skills;
• Good computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets, data base management, etc.);
• Good communication and report writing skills in English; and
• Knowledge and experience from WASH sector an advantage.
• Experience in training needs assessment;
• Experience in planning and execution of training programs;
• Experience in CMP is an asset;
• Proven capacity and ability to promote crosscutting issues with special focus on gender;
• Good intercultural communication skills;
• Good report writing skills in English;
• High professional integrity and able to work in difficult conditions; and
• Good computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets, data base management, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Carry out region (if needed) and new woreda level institutional and human resource capacity assessment and define training needs;
• Preparation of participatory training materials in the new focus areas (e.g. sanitation, women’s MSEs, WASHCO management/legalization);
• Provide assistance to the selected Region in WASHCO legalization;
• Preparation and implementation of training programmes;
• Assessment of impacts of training, including development of relevant impact indicators;
• Coordinate and link COWASH capacity development with other relevant organizations and training institutions;
• Assist in the development of job descriptions and recruitment of Project staff;
• Supporting supervision, monitoring and relevant reporting of the selected Project regions;
• Further development of tools and mechanisms for wide application of CMP;
• Relevant reporting; and
• Provide assistance to the selected Region in WASHCO legalization.

How to Apply

Please look at the specific requirements before applying, those not meeting the minimum requirements will not be considered. https://cv.niras.com/job_details/6859