With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Key Responsibilities:
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy, design and planning (25%)
Major Activities
- Develop WASH technical programme design and planning
- Develop BOQ, drawings and preparation of Tender documents for WASH project
- Design and plan national WASH strategy
- Consult on the development of WASH technical programme design and planning
- Develops and ensures execution of procurement plan in alignment with policies and standards
- Consult on the design and plan national WASH strategy
- Prepare detailed implementation plans in area of technical responsibility
- Develop annual work plans in the area of technical expertise
End Results
Technical guidance, supervision & quality assurance (20%)
Major Activities
- Conduct activities to assess quality in the field, solicit community and stakeholder feedback
- Monitor the contract progress and make recommendation to procurement for contractor payments.
- Enforcement of contract documents including plans and specifications.
- Ensure compliance with applicable standards and local regulations, including particular project requirements
- Provide contractual assessments when disagreements arise regarding compliance to functional/technical requirements.
- Assess and track quality of implementation and alignment to standards, government policies and TP/DIP plans.
- Conduct activities to assess quality in the field, solicit community and stakeholder feedback
- Provide technical supervision of the programme
- Stay apprised of indirect support to implementation of services
End Results
- Quality WASH projects are designed and accomplished timely
- Developed BOQs that meet the national and WASH international Standards
Research, evidence and reporting (10%)
Major Activities
- Design, planning and implementation construction activities
- Review technical submissions
- Design, plan and implement DME activities
- Utilise field data to write reports and contribute toward learning and quality improvement
- Support the capture of lessons learned stories and good practice
- Knowledge management
- Support research projects to explore programme quality and efficacy, and to test new approaches and innovations
- Ensure data gathered is used for decision making and programme improvements
End Results
- Enhanced routine monitoring of WASH projects and community-based interventions for WASH services uptake
Resource acquisition and accountability (15%)
Major Activities
- Proposal writing
- Engage in negotiation with potential
- Support accountability tracking of WASH specific grants
- Track sector-specific expenditure
- Support procurement and distribution of necessary materials
End Results
- Increased grants that are WASH integrated or specific
Advocacy, external engagement and partnering (10%)
Major Activities
End Results
- Enhanced WASH representation in different Advocacy engagements at all levels
Capacity building and staff development (10%)
Major Activities
- Training staff and partners
- Mentoring and coaching for staff development
End Results
Safeguarding (5%)
Major Activities
- Ensuring alignment to safeguarding of program activities
- Ensure safeguarding training and orientation for all sector partners including community level
Other activities (5%)
Major Activities
- Participate in the global WASH community of practice and major WASH networks in the country.
- Ensure multi-sectoral integration
- Participating and supporting WV non-sector activities
End Results
- Participate in the global WASH community of practice
- Ensure multi-sectoral integration
- Participating and supporting WV non-sector activities
KNOWLEDEG/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE
Required Professional Experience
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience of WASH Planning, Design and hardware implementation
- Resource Acquisitions skills
Required Education, training, license, registration, and certifications
- Bachelor degree in Civil, Water Resource Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Registered by ERB as professional Engineer (PE)
Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications
- Strong computer and technical skills for simulations to analyse, for example, Epanet, GIS, Portal structure etc.
- Knowledge of preparation of BOQ for WASH project
- Experience in working with water projects
- Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
- Perform other duties as required.
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Contact (within WV or outside WV)
AP Offices, RUWASA-DM
Reason for contact
Day to day implementation of project activities, provide technical support to ensure donor commitments are met
Frequency of contact
Daily/Weekly
Contact (within WV or outside WV)
Project Area
Reason for contact
Tracking the timely implementation of the planned activities according to the Work Plan, delays and catch-up action plans, challenges as well as project resource utilization.
Frequency of contact
Bi-Weekly
Contact (within WV or outside WV)
Cluster Managers, Supply Chain, Finance, Operations
Reason for contact
Review of Monthly Spending, engaged on bigger pictures including making decisions such as approach, budget, major delays, as well as planning for the next phase of the project.
Frequency of contact
Weekly, Monthly
Contact (within WV or outside WV)
EARO, WVUS
Reason for contact
Technical support and engagement, Monthly Updates, assignment on other WASH Initiatives, Fundraising opportunities, Capacity Buildings, Reporting
Frequency of contact
Weekly, Bi-Weekly, Monthly, quarterly
Contact (within WV or outside WV)
WASH Department Staffs
Reason for contact
Working closely together to address WASH needs for World Vision Tanzania
Frequency of contact
Daily/Weekly
Contact (within WV or outside WV)
Operations Department, Program Quality & Resource Development Department, Supply Chain among other Support Departments
Reason for contact
Interacting with other departments to ensure collaborative solution-driven actions are met for project successful.
Frequency of contact
On need basis
Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only
