Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Full-time
Contract type: National employment contract
Company Description
SNV is a not-for-profit international development organization. Founded in the Netherlands 50 years ago, we have built a long-term, local presence in more than 26 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Our global team of local and international advisors works with local partners to equip communities, businesses, and organizations with the tools, knowledge, and connections they need to increase their incomes and gain access to essential services – empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own development.
SNV, Netherlands Development Organization, has been operating in Ethiopia since the 1970s. Currently, SNV is working in eight regional states and the two city administrations of Ethiopia, providing technical assistance and program implementation in Agriculture, WASH, and Energy Sectors. SNV is an open and learning organization that focuses on improving the lives of Ethiopians through a market-based approach inclusive of women and youth. In its new Strategic Plan period (2019 – 2022), SNV will more explicitly aim for systems change including strengthening institutions and kick-starting markets that help many more to escape poverty beyond our projects.
For more information on SNV's operations, visit our website: www.snv.org.
Project Background
The USAID-funded TRANSFORM: WASH is a 7-year project which is under implementation through a consortium of PSI, SNV, and the International Resource Centre (IRC) which is aimed at reducing preventable deaths and illness in Ethiopia due to diarrheal diseases, particularly among children under five.
Through the development and testing of scalable and replicable market-based models, the TRANSFORM/WASH consortium is supporting the Government of Ethiopia (GOE) and the One WASH National Program (OWNP) to increase the use of improved WASH products and services among women and their families. This will be achieved through six interrelated project result areas: increased WASH governance and management capacity at the subnational level; increased demand for low-cost quality WASH products and services, with a focus on sanitation; increased supply for low-cost quality WASH products and services, with a focus on sanitation; increased knowledge base to bring WASH innovations to scale; improved access to water for consumption, hygiene, and sanitation use and Improved access to irrigation services for productive use.
The 18-month Cost Extension project will focus on two more results: 1) Increased access to improved drinking water and 2) increased access to small-scale irrigation facilities for drought- and conflict-affected communities.
Job Description
Summary of the Job:
The Project Manager will lead the feasibility planning, design, construction, rehabilitation, and expansion of existing Water and Irrigation infrastructures, water resource protection activities, monitoring, and evaluation.
This post is based at the national office and is subject to frequent field travels in different project target woredas/districts.
Key Responsibilities:
Coordination with the prime, organization, and other consortium Members
Ensures quality of reporting
Compliance procurement/finance
Planning and timelines of implementation
Approves final site selection to be proposed to PSI/USAID and lead the water and irrigation infrastructure, water resource protection activities, and social organizational improvements
Perform other duties as assigned by the SNV Water Sector Leader.
Knowledge Development
Inform WASH governance and management knowledge agenda to Sector Lead in line with the direction set by the Transform WASH project implementation modalities and donor requirement/USAID.
Support the development of case studies and feed them to the SL to disseminate to a larger audience/stakeholders including GoE, USAID, PSI and consortium members, SNV global, and other NGOs working in the WASH sector.
Capture lessons learned, stimulate internal and external knowledge exchange, and suggest ways how to translate this into practice to the Project Manager.
Project and process development
Identifies and proposes technical process improvements to the project team. Acts on improvement areas within the local internal organization and processes and gives feedback. Ensures lessons learned are applied in daily practice
People/Partnership Management
Represent SNV in all available platforms to promote the project and SNV work
Engage in the Water sector platforms and networking at woreda, zone, and regional levels relevant to boosting the implementation of Transform WASH
Build smooth and strong partnerships in a holistic manner with relevant regional, zonal, and woreda government structures and development partners, USAID and PSI, and other consortium members and manage it for successful implementation of the Transform WASH project.
Positioning
Identifies and analyses market opportunities and threats and ensures relevant colleagues are informed. Actively participates in strategic positioning meetings and acts as a knowledgeable face of the SNV organization to the client. Analyses understand, and develop (local) networks with relevant stakeholders, and identify new clients.
Business Development
Identify and advise the Water Sector Lead on potential and new opportunities including donors for resource mobilization or business development which is aligned to SNV sector strategy.
Participate to share the proposal development experience to contribute for the development of WASH governance and management concept notes and full proposal writing process.
Involve in the pre-preparations and commencing of new Water projects in the country
Qualifications
Education, Experience, and Skill Requirements:
Have MSC Degree in Water Resource Engineering, Hydraulics, Irrigation Engineering, and Hydrology with strong experience in Hygiene and Environmental Health, Sanitation marketing.
Have at least ten (10) years of experience in water Resource management and Multi Village Water System (MVS) and irrigation infrastructure and management and governance
Proven experience in undertaking activities aimed at capacity building of government to effectively construct, manage, and maintain Water, irrigation infrastructure, and social Organizational improvements.
Demonstrated organizational skills and a strong track record in meeting deliverables, donor deadlines, and good financial management skills
Knowledge in GESI (Gender Equality and Social Inclusion)
Knowledge of USAID-funded project management
Strong team management skills, planning, and organization; problem-solving and decision making and quality reporting
Commercial drive and quality orientation.
A team player who is able and willing to perform tasks to make the Transform WASH project successful.
Additional Information
Contract Type: National
Expected start date: As soon as possible
Contract Duration: One year with the possibility of extension based on performance and budget availability.
Working at SNV
SNV offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package; for internationals, we offer an international benefits package and to Ethiopian nationals, we offer a competitive national package. We also offer a challenging work environment, opportunities to lead and innovate, and a commitment to growing your skills in a fulfilling and diverse working environment. Our staff benefit from, and contribute to, an internal global network of experts.
How to Apply
Please apply by clicking on the I'm Interested button and completing your application in our in-house recruitment system before or on 10th December 2022.
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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
We will require that you provide us with full details of three people who are willing to act as a referee. We will not contact these referees without your explicit permission.
Women candidates are encouraged to apply.
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