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Practical Action is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) that uses technology to challenge poverty in developing countries. We find out what people are doing and help them to do it better. Through technology we enable poor communities to build on their skills and knowledge to produce sustainable and practical solutions - transforming their li...
Practical Action Eastern Africa is looking for a qualified individual to fill the post of Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Waste Management Portfolio Manager with the overall responsibility of leading the delivery of Practical Action’s Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (Urban WASH) and Waste Management programmes in East Africa.
The Manager’s main accountabilities will be to provide overall leadership in the design and implementation of Urban WASH programmes in the region. The position holder will be responsible and accountable for the delivery, quality assurance and management of risks related to delivery of the programme including compliance with Practical Action, donor and government policies, guidelines and standards. She/he will also line manage the technical personnel in the Urban WASH Programme.
Specific duties
- Strategic Alignment 10%
- Contribute to the development of Practical Action’s regional strategic plans to work with poor and marginalised people to increase their access to information and services and to build their capacity to improve their lives.
- Contribute to specific strategic plans for Practical Action’s Urban WASH programs ensuring that the plans conform to Practical Action Eastern Africa’s strategic direction, policy and implementation strategies.
- Ensure cross-thematic synergies are maximised, and that technical support and collaborative opportunities are used to improve project delivery and performance.
- Ensure that innovations, technologies and new areas of developing availability of clean water, reliable sanitation, and waste management services are identified and investigated for development and transfer to users at both policy and practice levels and ensure that Practical Action remains on the cutting edge.
- Fundraising and Resources Mobilisation 30%.
- Lay out clear strategies for timely donor intelligence, map out and develop/nurture relationships with potential donors and other key stakeholders/partners to work with.
- Proactively develop ideas, concepts and project proposals with Urban WASH staff for fundraising activities as well as market them to relevant donors
- Manage, communicate and report to donors on a timely basis ensuring compliance with donor contracts and partners agreements.
- Programme Management and Quality 30%
- Lead and coordinate the implementation of specific Urban Wash projects through planning, development, implementation and evaluation and ensure that findings guide the continued successful implementation of projects and inform the development of further initiatives
- In collaboration with the M&E team and guided by the quality benchmarks, develop measureable project goals, objectives and expected results for practical action beneficiaries.
- In collaboration with the knowledge management team, ensure documentation of programme learning and sharing with all stakeholders both internally and externally
- Financial Management and Administration 20%
- Ensure the timely and accurate preparation of project and internal budgets, and their submission to donors and Finance department
- Ensure the effective and timely monitoring of project expenditure against approved budgets. Using the monthly budget holder reports, ensure timely corrective action on under or over spends.
- Staff and Personnel Functions 10%
- Line manage and build a high performing WASH team that has clear objectives, metrics, is continuously developed and rewarded both as individuals and as a team.
- Ensure staff development and performance is addressed by ensuring that adequate and up-to-date job descriptions exist for all positions; staff performance appraisals conducted, individual staff/team development training plans are subsequently implemented.
- Advise the Regional Director & Human Resources on emerging staffing and programme specific issues and risks in a timely manner.
Qualifications and relevant job experience
- A Master’s Degree and first degree in WASH relevant field (Engineering, Public Health, Geology, etc)
- At least seven (7) years’ work experience in development or a relevant technical field, and minimum of three to five years of senior management experience in a non-profit organization. Experience of delivering innovative water, sanitation, hygiene & waste management within the NGO or private sector is highly desirable
- Good knowledge and understanding of development issues affecting the availability of clean water, reliable sanitation and waste management in Kenya and the region.
- Excellent analytical and conceptual thinking skills
- Excellent writing skills and proven track record of writing successful funding proposals
- Strong computer skills in word-processing, spread sheets and email/internet
- Good management and leadership skills for developing high performance teams
- Ability to effectively track and monitor staff performance
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As part of the review status of solid waste management in Kisumu City, Practical Action and KLIP have commissioned a scoping study that seeks to achieve the following objectives:
- To Provide a detailed understanding of the different waste actors and their requisite capacity at different levels of the solid waste value chain
- To identify and evaluate previous or new initiatives amongst the waste actors
- Review the existing policy framework and identify challenges that hinder the implementation of the different policies and strategies
The study will look at the actors within the solid waste management value chain, and at the same time review the policy and institutional frameworks required to support the chain’s performance. The focus will be to identify the players (collectors, recyclers, composters, buyers, transporters) and barriers that currently affect their optimal performance towards sustainable solid waste management for the city vis-à-vis the existing policies, regulations and incentives for PPP arrangements.
Methodology
The study will be participatory and will utilize a mixed method approach. This will include collection of primary data from the different waste actors and stakeholders in the waste value chain and review of secondary data such as policies, reports etc. Data collection and analysis will be both quantitative and qualitative.
Primary data will be conducted through a field survey that will utilize both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Observations, Key informant interviews, FGDs and questionnaires will be administered targeting the following stakeholders:
- Waste actors operating in Kisumu city
- Public and private stakeholders in the solid waste value chain
Secondary data will be collected through review of key documents which include and not limited to:
- Project reports and policy documents at the city relating to solid waste management as KISWAMP strategy, CIDP, review of KISWAMP strategy, project documents as KUP, decommissioning report
Using the different approaches, the scoping study will identify the different waste actors/stakeholders, establish the status/effectiveness of their operation, their relationship with other actors within the solid waste value chain and recommendations on what would be needed to achieve efficient and sustainable operations.
Consultancy requirements
The consulting entity/individual(s) will have the following mix of expertise:
- MSc. Environmental Engineering/Management from a recognized university
- Urban Planning/ Sociology and Management
- Urban development studies with a bias on gender/ social inclusion
- Tested experience in solid waste management and proposal writing skills
- Registration with National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) as lead/ associate Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Audit expert.
Terms of Engagement
- Payment for the scoping study shall be done in three tranches as indicated below
- Tranche 1 (25% of the total cost): Upon successful submission of inception meeting report
- Tranche 2 (25% of the total cost): submission and acceptance of the of 1st draft of the report
- Tranche 3 (50% of the total cost): submission and acceptance by Practical Action of the final report and draft proposal on solid waste management
Note that the payments will be done subject to the consulting entity meeting quality and timely delivery of stated task.
If you have the experience, skills and the ability we are looking for, please send your cover letter and updated CV by email to: recruitment@practicalaction.or.ke no later than 4th January 2018. Indicate: “Application for the role of WASH and Waste Management Portfolio Manager” on the email subject.
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