Deputy Chief of Party I / Senior WASH Advisor at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an International non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality. CRS is a global leader in health, WASH, agriculture and livelihoods programming, and promotes resilience building in impoverished, disaster-affected, and climate change-impacted areas around the world.  CRS re-established presence in Nigeria in 2000 and currently works in 18 of Nigeria’s 36 states, focusing on agriculture and livelihoods, health, and emergency programming.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Deputy Chief of Party I / Senior WASH Advisor

Job Ref Code: DCS250419
Location: North East, Nigeria
Band:10
Department: Programs
Reports To: Chief Of Party

Background

• CRS is bidding for a multi-million-dollar, multi-year USAID/Nigeria Small Town WASH program. The program will be implemented in the Northeastern region of Nigeria. 
• This program seeks to develop and implement interventions that will sustainably increase access and management of water, sanitation and hygiene services in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states of Nigeria. 
• This effort will contribute to ongoing efforts to promote resilience, recovery and development within Nigeria and neighboring countries around the Lake Chad Basin. 

Job Summary

• The Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) / WASH Engineer will support the Chief of Party (CoP) in delivering the USAID/Nigeria Small Town WASH program; including providing oversight on operations and programmatic aspects of the program. 
• S/he will specifically lead the technical, operational and management aspects of infrastructure sub-components of the project. 
• The DCOP / WASH Engineerwill support relationship management with USAID/Nigeria, the Government of Nigeria at the Federal, State and local levels; partners; and external stakeholders. 

Specific Job Responsibilities

• Directly oversee construction / rehabilitation, operation, quality control, usage, cost recovery and maintenance of WASH infrastructure working closely with relevant government ministries’ and departmental agencies (MDAs), private sector organizations and community leadership.
• Oversee institutional partnerships; lead on due diligence exercises, organizational capacity assessments and capacity development of participating organizations and departments. 
• Ensure institution of and compliance with comprehensive agreements / arrangements that inform pricing of services, scheduling modalities, operational and maintenance of WASG infrastructure and implementation of quality controls.
• Support the CoP to provide overall technical, operational and programmatic direction of the program including staff management, coordination with consortium partners, program implementation, financial management, and liaison with other governmental and non-governmental interventions in the targeted localities.
• Contribute to ensuring coordination between program and operations teams. Contribute to ensuring the CRS program quality standards are adhered to per MEAL policy and procedures.
• Promote, uphold and model a commitment to the efficient use of agency and donor resources. Help ensure compliance with USAID grants, including financial tracking and oversight of partner budgets, finance, administration and reporting to USAID.
• Create and maintain proper conditions for learning. Establish a safe environment for sharing of ideas, solutions, and difficulties and the capacity to detect, analyze and respond quickly to deficiencies. Identify performance gaps and training opportunities for CRS and partner staff and recommend trainings and technical assistance.

Key Working Relationships
Supervisory:   

• Program Managers and Sectoral Team Leads

Internal:   

• Consortium Partners; CoPs and Project Managers of other CRS projects; Director of
• Early Recovery and Resilience, Support Departments including Operations etc.

External:

• MDAs; UN agencies; Peer agencies (NGOs); Private Sector Agencies and Community Representatives.

Agency Wide Competences (for all CRS staff):

• These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.
• Serves with Integrity
• Models Accountability and Stewardship
• Cultivates Constructive Relationships
• Promotes Learning
• Committed to Continuous Improvement and Innovation
• Has a Strategic Mindset

Qualifications and Skills

• Masters' degree in Water Resources Management, Water Engineering, WASH or similar disciplines
• At least seven (7) years of practical experience at senior levels in designing and managing WASH interventionsin sub-Saharan Africa
• Strong understanding and related experience in WASH governance
• Good knowledge of USG procedures and compliance requirements
• Extensive project management experience particularly on USG grants
• Familiarity with socio-economic, cultural and political context of Nigeria and particularly North East Nigeria
• Prior experience managing large assistance projects of a similar size and scope
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with host governments, donors, other donor-funded projects and stakeholders, local organizations, and partners
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• At least working knowledge of Hausa language
• Strong computer literacy with a full knowledge of office applications

Personal Skills:

• Strong strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment and decisions.
• Strong relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship.
• Team leadership abilities with diverse/multi-disciplinary teams. Coaching skills.
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented.

Required Foreign Language:

• English fluency, including excellent oral and written skills, required.  Proficiency in Hausa or Kanuri preferred.

Required Travel:

• To field locations in Nigeria

Work Environment:

• Office environment in the field (North East Nigeria).

Application Closing Date
COB (i.e. 5:00pm) 8th May, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should download the "CRS Application Form" using the link below, fill and send with a detailed Resume as one document (in a PDF Format) indicating position being applied for and the Job Ref Code as the subject of the application (e.g. Deputy Chief of Party I / Senior WASH Advisor - DCS250419) to: [email protected]

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Equal Employer Opportunity:

• “CRS is an equal -opportunity employer, does not discriminate based on race, color, religion and we are committed to gender sensitive programming and management’. etc.
• Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply”

Statement of Commitment to Protection:

• ‘’CRS’ recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation’’

Note: Applications will be processed on a rolling basis