Qualifications, Experience and Key Skills
Qualifications, Experience and Key Skills
Qualifications, Experience and Key Skills
Provide technical guidance to the WASH team to ensure OFDA WASH project targets are
met within the required timelines
Lead on WASH assessment in newly liberated areas to identify opportunities to expand
IMC WASH program into these areas and work with Emergency Program Coordinator to
develop Concept notes/ proposal for OFDA and other potential donors to address needs
in the new liberated areas
Provide on-the-job training to the National WASH team with regard to Global WASH
standards and approaches for WASH in emergencies (both hardware and software),
including the use of water quality testing equipment and procedures (eg. delaqua KIT,
pool testers, etc)
Supervisor of contractors
Work with the Emergency Program Coordinator in the recruitment, training and
mentoring of a competent national WASH Manager
Lead (alongside the WASH Manager when on board) in the detailed assessment of all
water points/ Health facilities to be rehabilitated and develop BoQs for the same
facilities.
Work with support departments (logistics and finance) to assess available contractors
suitability to work with IMC in the execution of WASH infrastructures (latrine
construction, water point drilling, borehole rehabilitation with solar installation, etc),
Conduct technical evaluation for bidders on infrastructure work (latrines construction,
water points drilling and borehole rehabilitation, health facilities rehabilitation etc.)
and lead on the supervision and follow up of contractors on all infrastructures under
OFDA and any other upcoming projects.
Mobilize and train community volunteers to support WASH/ hygiene promotion
activities at community level and ensure quality hygiene promotion activities are
conducted regularly in the beneficiary communities.
Train the new national WASH Manager on relevant WASH in emergencies/ hygiene
promotion approaches and ensure progressive transition of responsibilities in close
coordination with Emergency Program Coordinator
Contribute to reporting and further WASH proposals development as and when need
arises
Oversee/supervise WASH program implementation (OFDA and any upcoming donor
funded projects)
Work with the Emergency Program Coordinator and the national WASH Manager to
prepare donor visits, accompany any visitors (including donors) to see and appreciate
program activities progress and achievements on the ground
Ensure the Emergency Program Coordinator is fully updated on progress and any
challenges for the WASH program in Maiduguri
Assessment, provide WASH sectoral leadership and technical support to rapid needs
assessments and their analysis and ensure their linkage to activity plans and budgets;
Assess in-country resources and capacities human, material and financial; Implement
and maintain prescribed reporting systems to monitor and evaluate the objectives,
indicators and outcomes of the project.
Program Design: formulate the overall aims and objectives of the WASH response
program through development of a clear WASH strategy for senior Country
Management; Design an appropriate overall response to the country specific needs,
taking into account the needs of the community; the current levels of in country WASH
capacity and the overlapping of WASH and other sectors; Select and design from an
array of appropriate technologies for water systems for the given context, including
source selection (ground water, surface water), abstraction, storage, treatment and
distribution for new systems and/or the rehabilitation of old Water systems; Select and
design the most appropriate form of sanitation system (to include excreta disposal,
vector control, solid waste disposal, drainage) taking full account of local conditions,
resources, customs and cultural norms; Ensure and advocate for the consideration of
cross cutting areas such as; gender, protection, DRR and sustainability within all WASH
interventions. Also taking into account the importance of integration with other key
sectors such as health and nutrition; Management and Implementation: Plan, lead and
manage WASH program in a phased and prioritized manner in full consultation and co-
ordination with International Medical Corps staff and other agencies both
governmental and non-governmental; Work closely with Human Resources team for
planning and hiring of the WASH team; Build the WASH team capacity to respond to the
emergency and development phases; Ensure gender and protection is considered
throughout the project cycle, with women being enabled to influence decision making
around WASH challenges; Work closely with program support functions (logistics and
finance departments) for WASH program supplies and activities planning.
Information and Co-ordination: Provide regular updates and technical guidance to team
on progress, priorities and challenges verbally and in writing. Responsible for oversight
of staff work plans, vacation schedules, staff training, development and appraisals;
Represent International Medical Corps to external stakeholders such as governmental
and non-governmental groups, Donors and relevant clusters;
Compliance & Ethics: Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics
throughout International Medical Corps. Conducts work with the highest level of
integrity. Communicates these values to staff and to partners and requires them to
adhere to these values
From 25th May 2016 to 30 September 2016: Program Coordinator in Yemen with
International Medical Corps
Develop construction plans and design in participation with project stakeholders.
Design tender process and conduct process to secure agencies to undertake
construction and Provide opportunities for local artisans for feasible.
Work with the program coordinator in the recruitment, training and mentoring of a
competent national wash.
Detailed assessment of all water points, health facilities to be rehabilitated and develop
BoQs for infrastructures.
Work with support departments logistics and finance to assess available contractors
suitability to work with Yemen in the execution of WASH infrastructures (latrine
construction, water point drilling and borehole rehabilitation.
Conduct technical evaluation for bidders on infrastructure work latrines construction,
water points drilling and borehole rehabilitation, health facilities rehabilitation, shelter
and lead on the supervision and follow up of contractors on all infrastructures under
World Bank and any other upcoming projects.
Mobilize and train community volunteers to support wash hygiene promotion activities
at community level and ensure quality hygiene promotion activities are conducted
regularly in the beneficiary communities.
Contribute to reporting and further WASH proposals development as and when need
arises
Tender management and supervising the draft of contract
Design amendment for Schools, hospital, roads and Water infrastructural
Materials calculates
Manage, design, develop, create and maintain small-scale through to large-scale
construction projects in a safe, timely and sustainable manner
Conduct on site investigations and analyze data (maps, reports, tests, drawings and
other)
Carry out technical and feasibility studies and draw up blueprints that satisfy technical
specifications
Assess potential risks, materials and costs
Provide advice and resolve creatively any emerging problems/deficiencies
Oversee and mentor staff and liaise with a variety of stakeholders
Handle over the resulting structures and services for use
Monitor progress and compile reports in project status
Manage budget and purchase equipment/materials
Comply with guidelines and regulations including permits, safety and deliver technical
files and other technical documentation as required.
Manager the architectural construction methods and preservation or compliance.
Verification the mechanical equipment and materials electrical equipment.
Landscape preservation materials processes.
Basic surveying techniques, equipment and computations.
Construction management record keeping, quantity, control, inspection and acceptance,
construction monitoring equipment.
Reading, writing, interpretation of specifications and technical reporting, Concrete
composition, processing, construction, characteristics.
Control the engineering soils composition, characteristics, and construction
requirements for foundation, site work and roadways.
Communication mediation, negotiation with client, team building, partnership
development, technical writing, and safety for recognition and mitigation inspection and
certification
Manager administration, theory of negotiations, reading, comprehension of contract
Develop a procurement plan
From 25th October 2015 to 30 th April 2016: WASH Specialist , International Medical Corps
(IMC) in Guinea Conakry, USAID OFDA.
Assess water and sanitation in health care facilities, community health centers and
recommend appropriate actions and proposals to improve as necessary by
implementing the triage and isolation system in Hospitals (Transitional Screening
Refereed Unity=TSRU) .
Staff Management: technically support and management of nationals staffs in Boke
province.
Recruitment, training and management of local staff in rapid interventions.
Representation to donors, government, National Coordination WASH Cluster and Inter-
clusters.
Budget wash reviewing and management Boke DPS
Construction of placenta pits and incinerators in health centers and hospitals in 4
provinces Rehabilitation and construction of deep wells and boreholes.
Development and implementation of countries action plan for Ebola.
Choice, design, implementation, operationalization and the publication of a device for
mapping, monitoring, and management of external assistance, the monitoring of
progress on the harmonization and alignment of donor, mobilization of funds for the
implementation of the Plan of launching Socio-economic Post Ebola,
Ttransfer of knowledge to, as well as the capacity-building of national counterparts in
his area of expertise, development of a methodological guide for the documentation of
tools implemented.
Household water treatment, sanitation and excreta management, hygiene promotion
and behavior change, water supply and treatment.
Rethinking the training modules and animation of water-borne diseases prevention and
reflect on the dissemination of the tools for the sake of knowledge sharing on the
epidemic with the actors and the Government support on the key messages of
awareness on the epidemic, mass awareness campaign, radio, theatre, door to door
outreach messages, organizing training workshops with the local population for the
prevention of infection with Ebola virus.
The protocols in the fight against the EBOLA disease according to the standards.
Participate in the demonstration of the practices of washing hands and equipment rules,
plans and organizes the implementation work of the Protocol of health centers, to limit
high risk and medium risk.
Provides training for staff to support the development of chlorinated solutions; Plans
and organizes the proper use of disinfection solutions.
Ensures the identification of solutions, their proper preservation and access precautions
ensures that deadlines are respected in the collection of local materials necessary for
the rehabilitation of water points and the construction of institutional latrines in health
structures
Provides a gender approach in the conduct of activities to promote healthcare.
Facilitates and boosts the creation or reactivation of the health management
committees in the community.
Assists and advises committees in the implementation of a community management
system (role, responsibilities, results, etc.)
Ensures that appointments for healthcare sessions are planned and respected by the
community and community mobilizers.
Set up and animate the community mobilization process natural leaders and
community engagement to ensure a proper understanding of the messages and the full
accession of populations to prevention and surveillance processes.
Identification of the main practices of hygiene which must be changed and the
segments of the population with which work and develop a communication strategy to
promote safe practices.
Construction/rehabilitation of CTE and Triage center. Identification, or facilitation,
community structures for the implementation of activities health center.
Coordinate activities in health center.
Mobilization of communities affected by a disaster with a view to their participation in
the planning,
From 10th Mars 2015 to 30 th September 2015: Emergency Wash Manager: Health to Health
International Sierra Leone and Liberia (ECHO, USAID, DFID, QATAR CHARITY).
From 1st January 2013th to 31st December 2013: WASH Coordinator / Goma RDC Handicap
International, UNICEF funds.
Implementation of the infrastructures activities and support international and national
partners in taking into consideration the specific needs for infrastructure WASH and
mainstream community mobilization in Wash for vulnerable people in the Republic
Democratic of Congo.
Production of plans, work specifications and work schedules;
Training RRMP partners for water analysis, environmental studies and gender
mainstreaming in WASH projects for vulnerable persons ( Handicap)
Development design of infrastructures accessibilities for vulnerable people ( Returns
and IDPs Camps)
Cholera strategies management
Support local authorities in establishing and managing mobilization for Cholera
Designed the infrastructures and inclusion for vulnerable people in rural area
Ensuring projects run smoothly and structures are completed within budget and on
time
Undertaking technical and feasibility studies including site investigations
From 1 th February 2012 to December 2012: Head Project Wash /RDC/ African Conservation
Fund/ Virunga Park/ North Kivu/ Fund EU
Implement infrastructures around the Park and follow the communication for behavior
change of the community in view of the adoption of the essential actions of hygiene and
sanitation, and fight against deforestation and sexual violence around the Park.
Construction of tank 250 m3 and 26 standpipes with a network of distribution of 10 km
and establishment of 10 water committees, 12 building 26 class room.
Coordination of internal and external assessments and audits of projects and of the
Association;
Study, preparation and implementation of hydraulic, sanitary and housing and school
infrastructures around the park. Supply water the news return in their respective
villages around the park.
Monitoring and Evaluation engineering activities.
From 1th February 2010 to 31 th December 2010 : Wash Engineer / Norwegian Church
Aid HAITI/ NCA Fund
Establish the budget proposal, develop techniques and notebooks offers loads
Prepare, plan and implement project plans according to instruction provided, provide
direction and support to key players in accordance to program activities, ensure that
resources are appropriately allocated to team members, assist the project manager in
recruiting project staff and consultants
Choler country strategies
Build the damage infrastructures and training the community building infrastructures
Ensure that all departments are informed of their specific project duties; provide all
project members with deadline information and ensure that projects are completed
within allocated deadlines, make sure that any surplus materials or supplies are put
away for use in a subsequent project, facilitate and coordinate project activities
between departments and individuals;
coordinate meeting agendas and prepare materials for project meeting, serve as
support for project operational activities
Create dashboards with the view of providing project oversight;
Provide technical wash assistance in developing training methods
Follow up, inspect and ensure project material are delivered as per specified
measurements at field level in timely way, and make follow with supervisor those not
delivered as per requisition
Design, supervise and certify of Health inspection and Public health facilities.
Support the wash activities and distribution of NFI
Ensure the overall co-ordination, planning, monitoring and management of the WASH
programs activities
Cholera strategies country reduce
Conduct field assessments, identify potential needs, design and operationalize wash
detailed implementation plan.
Develop different alternatives for the provision of potable drinking water other than
water trucking, construction of sanitary facilities other than mobile toilettes and
community behavioral change on basic principles of hygiene practices other than
passive recipients.
Manage the WASH team human resources and provide technical support, training and
capacity building.
Manage the program budget through the passing of timely orders, the preparation of
monthly forecasts and the monitoring of expenditure
Ensure that basic standards of water supply and sanitation are maintained at all
program implementation communities.
Prepare technical designs, drawings, specifications, and BoQs for the rehabilitation and
improvement of drainage, irrigation, sanitation, and water supply infrastructure works
in the target communities
Develop and document standards and techniques through demonstration models with
the aim of developing water and sanitation facilities that can be provided to
beneficiaries cost effectively
Develop sanitation and hygiene promotion strategies, techniques and materials, and
plans for implementation with all sector partners at the all levels
Organize and facilitate workshops in collaboration with different stakeholders to
develop behavior change objectives
Facilitate the strengthening of WASH committees to ensure sustainability of the hygiene
and sanitation initiatives.
Ensure that social mobilization, hygiene and sanitation promotion activities are done
From 1th January 2011 to 31 th December 2011 : Wash Specialist / Norwegian Church Aid
Burundi/ CERF Fund
Assessment communities needs , identification of damage infrastructures ,
participation in the identification of structures and potential partners build their
capacity ;
Supervision of projects , design plans and specifications for waterworks and sanitation
(sources, standpipes , latrines, showers and garbage hole , ...);
Organization of supply sites of interventions, equipment and materials required of the
site and control of consumption;
Development of countries strategies for Burundi, promoting the Health and fight against
waterborne diseases, cholera and distribution of hygiene kits in IDP camps and host
families.
Organization meetings and community mobilization for their development and local
participation.
Manage mathematical and technical skills including physics and methodically, to design,
plan for infrastructures and manage projects carried out in a participatory manner with
the beneficiary communities, making optimal use of existing community networks
Track the progress of activities, ensure the collecting of program indicators and provide
on-time internal status reports
Identify and monitor risks, constraints or escalating issues, and inform/advise the
management accordingly
Supply the Water in the IDPS camps shelters
Ensure that all WASH data and information is updated, well organized, and easily
accessible and that lessons learnt and best practice are capitalized.
Coordinate with other technical departments to ensure a common approach, synergy
and sharing of information.
Coordinate and consult with other International organization, United Nations
organizations, and government ministries that are active in the WASH sector on roles
and responsibilities to ensure coordinated outcomes.
Support and guarantee the technical quality of the relay training community. Ensure the
governance and redevabilities to beneficiaries.
Perform follow-up visits in each household welcoming on good health practice ensure
continuously monitoring and community active training of the relays.
Run, at the request, any other action or function according to the needs of the project.
Identify projects and programs carried out in the healthcare sectors.
Definition of criteria and indicators at the level of the project, based on the collection of
data and the analysis of the conditions of existing health.
Implementation of the management strategy of health centers.
PHAST approach (Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation): Supports and
tracks the mobilizers community by providing training, advice and educational materials
for the animation of hygiene promotion sessions. Implements and complies with the 7
steps and the specifications of the PHAST method in collaboration with mobilizers
community and technicians WASH.
Approach CHAST (Children Hygiene and Sanitation Training): Supports and tracks the
teachers referents and mobilizing community by providing training, advice and
educational materials for the animation of health sessions. Led and respects the 5 steps
and the specifications of CHAST method in collaboration with teachers referents
through sanitized schools oversees the distribution of each targeted class hygiene kits.
Identifies patients asking a relevant and active advocacy and shall inform his superiors.
Coordination of the thematic group of the State of play
Development of communications material tailored to different audiences including the
research community, policy makers, government and civil society organizations.
Presentation of research output at conferences, workshops and other appropriate
events. Establishment of relationships with the media and BCC.
Establishment and use of networks in research, civil society, industry and
policy/regulatory communities. Promote positive leadership within the office through
regular and efficient internal coordination meetings.
Manager the budget of program in collaboration with Finance Director and HQ.
Organization representative and visiting the area of activities in collaborative with
partnerships other stakeholders.
Coordinate activities with implementing in the area to avoid duplication and to address
gaps in service and Cluster
From 1st January 2009 to 31 December 2009: Build Management Engineering Manager ,
United Nations Development Programs (PNUD) RDC
Coordinating of the implementation of water , sanitation and hygiene program in the
field :
Training in management and maintenance of Hydraulic Structures to the local water
committees;
Health Promotion and fight against waterborne diseases, cholera in IDP sites and host
families;
Evaluations of water, sanitation and hygiene in IDPs sites, return areas, and cholera
endemic areas in order to assess needs and ensure an appropriate early response.
Organization meetings and community mobilization for their development and local
participation.
Design infrastructures for returns population, house, school, water and sanitation
Work with ministries for design community infrastructures
From 1 January 2008 to December 2008: Wash Manager / Sudan/ International Fund for
agricultural and Development/Fund UNICEF, EU, USAID
Organization, planning, coordination of construction of gravity water system in the cities
by boreholes rehabilitations and construction, filtration of water, troubleshooting of
boreholes
Development of roads and sanitation in desert areas;
Installation of pipes and management of the distribution network ;
Educate the communities on the objective and the stages of the CLTS process, facilitate
communication with the population (master the local language, is sensitive to cultural
differences, overcome mutual misunderstandings. Work closely with Schools and
stakeholders .
Training of contractors, engineers, supervisors and masons on the application of
sealants and training of management committees of local projects;
Supervising Projects: including in house, schools, water, publics latrines and external
and internal contractors.
Attending meetings and competently communicate with clients, contractors and major
asset owners and stakeholders.
Develop and delivery of technical training for partners.
Setting out Project works in accordance with Drawings & Specification
Producing and processing financial measurements
From 1 Mars 2005 to December 2007: WASH Manager Specialist / RDC/ International Fund
for agricultural and Development/Fund UNICEF, EU, UDSAID
Support the organization of awareness sessions (IEC) organized as a group discussion at
the community level through community relays.
Support community relays for the mounting of plays within the IEC activities good
practices related to water, hygiene and sanitation;
Participation and facilitation of the CAP. Support and guarantee the technical quality of
the formations of the relays and the level of the community.
Monitoring and Evaluation for engineering project and control quality
Develop construction plans and design in participation with project stakeholders.
Design tender process and conduct process to secure agencies to undertake
construction and Provide opportunities for local artisans for feasible.
Tender management and supervising the draft of contract
Design amendment for Schools, hospital, roads and Water infrastructural
Materials calculates
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