About the Ethiopian Red Cross Society

The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) was established in 1935 and is one of the oldest and largest humanitarian organizations in Ethiopia. ERCS provides services to communities affected by natural and manmade disasters through the provision of emergency responses, ambulance and first aid, family reunification, essential drugs, water and sanitation, and other humanitarian services. ERCS also runs disaster risk reduction programs with the aim of creating resilience households and communities. Currently the ERCS has a structure consisting of 12 Regional Offices, 34 Zonal Branches and 131  District/Woreda Branches, 599 Woreda Red Cross Committee  and 5871 Kebele Red Cross  committees.

ERCS also runs disaster risk reduction programs relating to food security, climate change adaptation, livelihood diversification, and institutional capacity building interventions, with the aim of creating resilience households and communities. ERCS works in partnership with the Ethiopian Government, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), partnering National Societies, members, volunteers and the communities we serve.

Currently, ERCS secured fund from USAID/BHA for emergency response project implemented in Oromia region. The project is a one-year emergency response focused on Shelter and WASH sectors. ERCS an advisor in this sectors for the project to be implemented in Oromia Region who has an experience and interest to join ERCS to achieve the desired result in the mentioned region.

Job Summary:

Under the supervision of  DRM department and in coordination with other sector horizontal and vertical relationships, the WASH & Shelter Advisor is primary responsible is to facilitate the implementation of USAID funded project and ensuring that the project is implemented in line with the project design,  Sphere and cluster standards and use the existing or develop systems to monitor the performance of these activities for hosting community, disaster affected communities, health institutions, schools and refugees.

The WASH & Shelter Advisor will also work closely with ERCS’s head and field office staffs to ensure successful implementation of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene promotion activities with primary focus on the WASH and Shelter related construction activities and Hygiene and promotion activity across the country. S/he will be charged with the prioritization and coordination of the start-up and management of technical interventions and supporting the assessment, planning, design, implementation, supervision, expansion/development and administration of technical interventions.

Key performance areas

TECHNICAL AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Advise & Ensure Shelter and WASH projects are implemented in line with donor proposals and requirements and in accordance with ERCS, donor, country and international standards e.g. Sphere and HAP standards, WHO recommendations, etc.

• In collaboration with the ERCS HQ and Branch offices, Support and advise a detail technical and professional support in accordance with sphere humanitarian guideline.

• Ensure that USAID/BHA Emergency project is managed in accordance with the project agreement and to the best interest of the disaster affected community and in line with donor requirement.

• Regularly assess and provide feedback and recommendations on the quality of Shelter and WASH programs and interventions during field visits and at other relevant times.

• Conduct updated assessment (directly and remotely) of current situation in collaboration with relevant stakeholders; determine priorities and immediate activities and resources.

• Advise the program team regarding activity progress and make recommendations for course correction if necessary.

• Advice & Ensure the availability of accurate, complete and up-to-date information required for effective WASH & Shelter program design, implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation with a particular focus on sanitation and hygiene promotion.

• Provide technical support on Hygiene and Sanitation activities such as review the TORs, develop Hygiene/Sanitation training manuals/topics, provide advice to field team and supervise the capacity building activity.

• Oversee the preparation and timely submission of WASH & Shelter assessment plans, scope of works, bill of quantities and requisitions for the procurement of equipment, materials, supplies and services.

• Advise partners on all technical aspects of Shelter and WASH sector activities implementation, ensuring a unified and effective approach to achieving project milestones.

• Develop guidelines and tools as required for Shelter and WASH staff to implement key project activities consistently and effectively. 

• Organize technical training for project staff as required to enable them to implement the project strategy and activities effectively. 

• Actively participate in soliciting fund for emergency Shelter, WASH projects and familiar in the development of proposal and management of projects

PROJECT ORIENTATION AND INFORMATION:

• Prepare short note update/documents and presentations on the project and conduct internal and external orientation as appropriate.

• Introduce WASH and Shelter projects to the regional/zonal/woreda authorities and work with those departments to ensure all aspects of program understood and agreed to implement the program.

• Ensure all authorities and communities are kept well informed of the program success and challenges as appropriate.

• Participate in the development of clear targeting criteria and ensure beneficiaries are clearly communicated to them and ERCS branch.

• Ensure documentation of good practices and effective communication of lessons within and outside ERCS with the aim to enhance learning to improve future planning and programming and increase ERCS profile in emergency programming

MONITORING, REPORTING AND DOCUMENTATION:

• Regularly visit project implementation sites, to gain a thorough understanding of how activities are being carried out and to give guidance to the team on areas for improvement.

• Carry out regular monitoring visits in conjunction with other field managers, ensuring that project objectives are met within the stated time-frames and in accordance with recognized international standards.

• Supervise and monitor the development of reporting systems for data collection (qualitative and quantitative), analysis and follow-up and feedback to relevant staff, donors, partners and other agencies.

• Responsible for ensuring WASH and Shelter project milestones are undertaken, appropriate monitoring systems are in place to ensure evidence is available to demonstrate project achievement of outputs and impact.

• Support and provide technical guidance on developing standard indicators for monitoring and evaluation.

• Supervise and support the development and implementation of quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis and reporting.

• Develop tools, checklists, and tracking sheets for monitoring the WASH and Shelter programme activities.

• Prepare quality reports which have to be submitted to government and donors based on their reporting timeliness.

• Enforce proper project information documentation using activities monitoring, lessons learned, and modifications done from lessons learned and communities’ feedback on project successes

Work Unit:-   ERCS-Disaster Risk Management (DRM) department

Reporting to : - DRM- Department

Terms of employment:-Contract for one year

Job Requirements

Qualification Requirements:

• MSc/BSc in Water Resources Engineering, Civil Engineering, Water Resource Development, Hydraulic or related field or other relevant fields

• 8/10 years related experiences, out of which 2/4 years in Managerial position experiences.

Other Skills:

• Knowledge and application of auto/arch CAD, WaterCAD, Epanet and GIS

• Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office and Microsoft Outlook

• Excellent communication and writing skills in Amharic, English and Afan Oromo.

• Previous experience with USAID or other USG funded projects is an advantage.

• Ability to work independently and take initiative.

• Ability to learn complex program procedures.

• Demonstrated competence to assess priorities and manage a variety of activities in a time-sensitive environment and meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality.

• Demonstrated ability to work as an effective team member in a complex and fast paced environment.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact professionally with project staff and partners.

• Demonstrated ability in computer skills for word processing, databases, spreadsheets, and presentations (Microsoft Office applications preferred); and ability to learn new software packages

How to Apply

We invite candidates meeting the required qualifications to fill out the employment application form With the indicated link CLIK HERE

Qualified women are strongly recommended to apply !