Blurb for WASH Technical Advisor Recruitment

WASH Technical Advisor, Freetown, Sierra Leone

The Freetown WASH Consortium brings together five agencies (Action Contre la Faim, CONCERN, GOAL, Oxfam GB and Save the Children) to address the health situation in Freetown, Sierra Leone by focusing on WASH interventions. Since it began in February 2010, this joint programme of work has provided over 100,000 people with improved access to water, more than 20,000 with improved sanitation and an estimated 400,000 with positive hygiene messaging. The Consortium focuses on four main areas, WASH service delivery following a community led approach, disaster risk mitigation, capacity building of community structures and Government of Sierra Leone stakeholders as well as advocacy and sector financing.

At the end of the first phase of joint implementation and to ensure the ongoing impact of the programme as well as learning across Consortium member agencies throughout the second phase, the Consortium Coordination Unit is recruiting a WASH Technical Advisor on a two year contract. This WASH Technical Advisor will lead on the harmonisation of technical approaches among Consortium members and the establishment of minimum standards. (S)he will also provide advise to members, support partners and government actors in their capacity development on WASH technical issues as well as work on programme quality, monitoring and evaluation issues. The Consortium Coordination Unit which coordinates the work of members is hosted by Oxfam GB in Freetown.

The post holder will have a strong WASH technical background with experience of programme management in a developing country context. As the position focuses on programme quality and generating an evidence base for joint decision making, the postholder will also have strong experience of monitoring and evaluation work. Working across five agencies, will require strong communication and facilitation skills.

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