Job Title: Advisor, Global WASH TU
Location: United Kingdom – GB (Primary)
Category: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Date Needed By: 2/1/2023
Job Description
International Medical Corps UK is a global humanitarian organisation saving and rebuilding lives through healthcare, training and community development. International Medical Corps UK works alongside International Medical Corps and International Medical Corps Croatia, currently responding to humanitarian emergencies and communities afflicted by conflict, poverty and natural disaster in about 30 countries.
JOB SUMMARY: To technically and strategically support and prioritize the International Medical Corps UK WASH intervention in support to the international program platforms and country programs. The priorities include, building capacities, technical design and monitoring of WASH programs and cross cutting areas that address integration, gender, knowledge management and learning. The advisor will provide technical support to strengthen the organization’s WASH capacity and further enhance WASH representation and program quality in the assigned region(s).
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation:
MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Support the rollout of IMC global WASH strategy, protocols, policies, and international best practices to adopt; advice on SPHERE standards, both qualitative and quantitative, are considered through the program cycle and are well documented;
• Provide technical guidance to WASH assigned field staff and country teams at all stages of the program cycle (assessments, grant and proposal writing, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation); gender and protection are considered throughout the project cycle, with women being enabled to influence decision-making around WASH/IPC challenges;
• Support the development of technical guidance for WASH interventions in humanitarian responses and development settings in collaboration with other technical advisors;
• Conduct the joint multisectoral assessments with IMC sectoral counterparts to ensure integrated programming;
• Champion data use for decision making and building of evidence for WASH best practices based on IMC’s interventions, and ensure that field teams incorporate these into their programs;
• Advice on technical designs based on relevant, appropriate technologies for water, sanitation, hygiene and infection prevention and control in context (health facilities, communities, camps, and Schools);
• Advocate/lobby program integration; that WASH program design considers other sectoral areas, including Health, gender, protection, operation, maintenance, and sustainability;
• Emergency preparedness and response– support the contingency planning and pandemic preparedness as directed by the supervisor for any emergency and timely response;
• Actively engage with all relevant technical leads and operational and program development team members to identify and respond to opportunities for WASH activities in current program areas;
• Review and approve the WASH components of program development (CNs, proposals) in accordance with the proposal review and signoff process;
• Provide technical capacity building of the assigned platform through coaching, mentoring, and on-the-job training, Community of Practice, during the field’s visits and remotely on global WASH standards and approaches for WASH in emergencies (both hardware and software); International Medical Corps in WASH and relevant Cluster activities;
• Represent International Medical Corps at national/platform meetings with governmental donor agencies, various UN Agencies, the WASH Cluster, and conferences and meetings of health and WASH organizations.
To perform other duties, responsibilities and special projects as assigned by line manager. Please note that the duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive. This job description is subject to review to ensure that it reflects the strategic direction requirements of IMC UK.
Code of Conduct
As applicable to this position, an individual must promote and encourage a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the organisation and maintain a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ UK and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Staff are also responsible for preventing violations to our Code of Conduct and Ethics, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment. If you see, hear or are made aware of any violations to the Code of Conduct and Ethics or Safeguarding Policy, you have an obligation to report.
If this is a supervisory position, one must set an example of ethical behavior through one’s own conduct and oversight of the work of others; ensure that those who report to you have sufficient knowledge and resources to follow the standards outlined in the Code of Conduct & Ethics; monitor compliance of the people you supervise; enforce the Code of Conduct & Ethics and International Medical Corps’ UK policies, including the Safeguarding Policy and the Protection from Harassment, Bullying and Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace Policy, consistently and fairly; support employees who in good faith raise questions or concerns.
Safeguarding
It is our shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children, adults at risk, or LGBTI individuals; and any form of trafficking in persons. Staff are also responsible for preventing violations to our Code of Conduct and Ethics, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment. If you see, hear or are made aware of any violations to the Code of Conduct and Ethics or Safeguarding Policy, you have an obligation to report. Background check will be required for successful candidates. International Medical Corps UK participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme from the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR). In accordance with this, we will request information from an applicant’s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By applying, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
International Medical Corps UK is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, or disability.
Job Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• Typically, a Bachelor’s degree in water sanitation engineering or related field. Master’s Degree in relevant field is preferred. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• Extensive experience in managing and capacity-building WASH staff at various levels (HQ and Country levels), including 8 Years in humanitarian field;
• Professional WASH/IPC training and qualification in WASH.
• The ability to effectively analyze complex problems and suggest a solution that would have a positive impact on International Medical Corps needs
• Strong written and oral communications skills, including the ability to write technical documents and give a presentation to colleagues
• Proven experience in capacity building
• English proficiency is required
• French and/or Arabic is desirable
• Commitment to be deployed at very short notice to respond to humanitarian emergencies and fill gaps in the field (up to at least 75%).
MISCONDUCT DISCLOSURE SCHEME
It is our shared responsibility and obligation to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, Trafficking in Persons, Child Safeguarding and any suggested violation to our Code of Conduct, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment. If you see, hear or are made aware of any suggested activities then you have an obligation to report. All offers of employment at International Medical Corps UK are subject to satisfactory references and background checks. International Medical Corps UK also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (https://misconduct-disclosure-scheme.org/). In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures. For more information about how we use the personal data in connection with scheme, please go to https://internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/ApplicantPrivacy
Closing Date: 1/31/2023
