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The role provides technical advice, support and training to management and project staff ensuring quality programming. This involves developing, leading, monitoring and evaluating technical aspects of WASH projects, coordinating with authorities, clusters, and NGOs. The advisor champions best practices, contributes to overall programme management, and advises on assessment and survey design.
Due to the war in Ukraine, there are vast WASH needs particularly in eastern Ukraine. Medair Ukraine is currently implementing multi-sectoral projects in Health, MHPSS, Shelter, NFI, and WASH.
Field based position in Kyiv, Ukraine, with regular travel to field locations.
• Project Management: Maintain an overview of the WASH programme, strategically developing new projects, ensuring compliance with standards, providing technical support, and conducting evaluations. Monitor project quality, participate in staff recruitment, define policies, conduct regular visits, supervise reporting systems, oversee WASH supplies, and develop new project designs with senior management and GSO Technical Advisor.
• Staff Management: Ensure all WASH staff are adequately trained and coached. Provide technical input.
• Representation: Develop and maintain relationships with UN, NGOs, donors, and stakeholders to raise awareness and ensure cooperation. Represent Medair at meetings, participate in networks, accompany donors on field trips, and facilitate synergies in the WASH sector.
• Quality & Financial Management: Collaborate on budget reviews, advising on spending adjustments. Ensure WASH projects adhere to standards, promote standard procedures, follow GSO WASH Advisor guidance, ensure sectoral integration, maintain a resource library, and provide necessary information to staff.
• BSc / MSc in Water / Environmental Engineering or Management or Civil Engineering or Hydrology / Geology or relevant WASH degree.
• Language skills: Good English (spoken and written)
• 2-year overseas experience in relief work with an NGO managing and coordinating WASH projects, preferably in an emergency context
• Financial management, project management, report and proposal writing experience
• Excellent negotiation/advocacy skills within varying cultural and professional contexts, in particular regarding donors and government officials
• Commitment to best practice
• Advanced planning, assessment, and analytical skills
• Problem solving ability, time management and an ability to meet goals.
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.
Please ensure you are fully aware of the following:
a) Medair organisational values.
b) Medair is committed to safeguarding the protection of the people we serve, 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 country programme positions).
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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