WASH Advisor

Starting Date / Initial Contract Details

December 2024. Full-time, length of contract 24 months

Role Summary

Provide technical advice and support to ensure uniform WASH processes and infrastructure across Medair bases. Lead, monitor, and evaluate WASH aspects of the country program, while coordinating with authorities and NGOs. Oversee WASH-related proposals and reports, and build capacity among staff, promoting best practices within the program.

Project Overview

WASH projects to be implemented in Nord Kivu Province alongside mainly emergency health focussed projects targeting displaced, war affected and vulnerable populations in Eastern DR Congo. Developmental type projects aimed at long term and sustainable behaviour change in the general population and state health employees to improve public health outcomes.

Workplace & Conditions

Field-based in Goma, DRC, with regular travel to Medair bases across the country—explore Medair’s work in DR Congo.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical advice on WASH and civil engineering interventions, ensuring infrastructure quality and compliance with government, Sphere, and WHO guidelines, while developing staff capacity.

• Oversee WASH infrastructure programs, including project design, evaluation, monitoring visits, and reporting systems, while identifying new project opportunities and funding.

• Lead the development of guidelines, protocols, and standard designs for WASH infrastructure, integrating beneficiary participation and accountability.

• Represent Medair in relevant networks and meetings, contributing to sector progress, and supporting recruitment and budget monitoring for WASH projects.

• Ensure quality management through regular assessments, feedback, and alignment with Medair’s strategic guidelines, while fostering a supportive team spiritual life. (E.g. Project Management responsibilities)

Qualifications, Experience & Technical Competencies

• University degree in a WASH-related field, such as civil engineering or construction.  

• Proficient in English and French, both spoken and written.  

• 5 years of post-qualification professional experience in a management role.  

• Knowledge of Humanitarian Essentials, Sphere, HAP Standards, and international guidelines.  

• Strong planning, analytical, leadership, and project management skills, with proficiency in report and proposal writing.  

Behavioral Skills

• Strong servant leadership skills with a consultative management style.

• Creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner, with good understanding of cross-cultural issues.

• Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels.

• Able to oversee multiple tasks, prioritizing and delegating as required.

• Good communication skills.

Team Spiritual Life

Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, people we serve, and external contacts. Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based teams. Fully contribute to a rich spiritual team life, including team devotion, prayer, and words of encouragement.

Before you apply

Please ensure you are fully aware of the:

a. Medair organisational values.

b. Medair is committed to safeguarding the protection of beneficiaries, volunteers, staff and partners, and particularly children. Therefore, we do not employ staff whose background we understand to be unsuitable for working with children. Medair staff are required to give the utmost respect to, and comply with, Medair’s accountability policies and best practices.

c. Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC) (which forms part of the recruitment selection process for field positions).

Application Process

To apply, go to this vacancy on our Medair page. Please do not make multiple applications. We will not review email applications. Only English-language applications / CVs will be reviewed.

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