With a population of over 150 million people, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. Political unrest, poor governance and corruption have led to decades of water shortages, while the population has increased rapidly. Though there is surface and ground water, rapid population growth, particularly in urban areas, has not been supported with additional resources. Only 11% of people have access to safe sanitation and 42% live without access to clean water. Funding for water, sanitation and hygiene is low and there is little coordination within the government. The poorest and most marginalised people live in unofficial slum settlements using expensive private services. – See more at: http://www.wateraid.org/ng/where-we-work#sthash.qlZ9kVLO.dpuf
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Experience: 8 years
- Location: Bauchi
- Job Field: NGO/Non-Profit , Project Management
- The Water Supply Manager will support initiatives that leverage DP World’s investment to improve access to sustainable climate resilient WASH services in a selected community in Bauchi State building on ongoing interventions to reach underserved populations through construction of solar powered water schemes.
- s/he will lead in the use of behaviour centered design approaches to implement hygiene behaviour change intervention to promote key hygiene behaviours in small-towns and/or rural communities as well as contribute to economic empowerment of women by training them to be kiosk managers, to maintain, operate and manage the water schemes and to be part of community WASH structures.
Key Deliverables include;
- Ensure that Partner Organizations are fully informed of the program’s guiding principles and mainstream them towards implementation of sustainable WASH services
- Monitoring the performance of service providers such as contractors or utility companies to ensure that services are being delivered satisfactorily
- Support scheduling regular maintenance for equipment such as boilers, air conditioning systems, pumps, or water treatment facilities
- Overseeing the development of new utility systems or facilities
- Monitor and take responsibility for the delivery of quality work for programs in all thematic areas; ensure that all WaterAid Nigeria programs in Bauchi are grounded in WaterAid program quality standards and approaches; make informed decisions about program management to maintain quality and ensure execution of plans.
- Ensure programme designing, planning and budgeting are in line with the Country Programme Strategy (CPS) and Guidelines of the organization and donor’s requirement.
- Advocate/facilitate networking and alliance buildings in respective programme areas
- Represent in various meeting/workshops/seminars, coordinate & facilitate all field visits, meetings with respective partner organizations, donor and other stake holders
- Promote a culture of knowledge management for WaterAid and partners in Bauchi state
To be successful in the Water Supply Manager role , you must meet the following requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, hydrogeology, Business Administration or other relevant subject
- Minimum of 8 years of increasingly responsible experience in municipal utility maintenance, construction and repair of water systems, sewer systems and other Public Works activities, three years of which were in an administrative or supervisory capacity.
- Proven track record of reducing operational costs while maintaining or improving service levels
- Wide ranging experience in Strengthening of Water supply Systems to support sustainable delivery of services.
- Experience working with partners implementing grant funded projects.
- Strong programme/project management skills, including the ability to initiate, plan, manage and monitor programmes & projects; technical ability to develop programme plans/design log frames etc
- Experience of managing multiple project stakeholders including community level stakeholders; donors; government officials etc
- Experience of project documentation for use in influencing; writing case studies and success stories
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including strong presentation skills
- Good planning & organisational skills. Able to manage own time, as well as plan and prioritise own and others work
- Above average competence in the use of IT tools. Proficiency in the use of Microsoft suite of computer applications-Word , Excel , PowerPoint etc.
- Experience in budget and financial management
- Commitment to WaterAid’s values and a working style that reflects these
