Overview
This role leads the realization of improved access to safe water and improved sanitation and hygiene practices. It ensures awareness of government orientations, policies, and programs, as well as donor priorities and approaches in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).
Key Responsibilities
- Lead advocacy at local and national levels to achieve World Vision Niger’s WASH objectives and targets.
- Strategically integrate WASH into ADP development programs in its five-year plan.
- Ensure alignment of Niger’s WASH programs with Partnership-level initiatives.
- Foster cross-functional collaboration with ESCA, FSL, Health, and Nutrition.
- Oversee the development of WV Niger’s strategy to promote a quality culture and implement annual action plans for QAQC.
- Lead monitoring and evaluation (baseline and endline) of the NI-WASH program and all related NI- WASH projects and WASH grants/PNS projects.
- Track faithful implementation of recognized WASH approaches by staff and partners in the field.
- Develop or adapt and disseminate diagnostic, analysis, and reporting tools.
- Develop innovative approaches to monitor the performance and effectiveness of NI- WASH projects and WASH grants/PNS projects.
- Ensure all WASH data and information for World Vision Niger is aggregated, processed, and analyzed at the national level.
- Communicate program quality issues to management and colleagues.
- Submit monthly, semi-annual, and annual NI WASH program reports, as well as quarterly NI WASH project reports.
- Ensure clear and accurate reporting to donors.
- Contribute to the preparation and writing of World Vision Niger’s annual reports.
- Provide regular technical support to WASH program field staff and Ni-WASH project staff.
- Facilitate the introduction and adoption of innovative practices, methodologies, and approaches in the implementation of NI WASH programs and projects.
- Identify new training needs in water, hygiene, and sanitation.
- Establish strategic contacts and relationships with potential donors and partners.
- Maintain an update on donor and key partner priorities and interventions in the WASH sector.
- Contribute to the identification, assessment, and design of grant project proposals.
- Design and implement a pre-positioning plan with key WASH sector donors in Niger.
- Ensure technical and high-quality standards in the implementation of WASH grant projects.
- Represent World Vision Niger at the WASH cluster of UN agencies and partners.
- Ensure WASH facilitators and WASH project managers/coordinators participate in WASH working group meetings and activities.
- Support the creation or strengthening of a strategic partnership between World Vision Niger, other NGOs, universities, research institutions, and the Ministry of Water and Sanitation.
Required Experience
At least 5 (five) to 10 (ten) years of professional experience in a WASH program/project.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in hydraulics, hydrogeology, civil engineering, sanitary engineering, or a related discipline.
