Job Description
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Job title
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District Coordinator
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Grade
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6
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Location
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Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh
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No of Position
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1
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Reporting to
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State Programme Director
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Contract Duration
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One year & extendable
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About the Organisation:
Jal Seva Charitable Foundation (JSCF) is registered in India as a not-for-profit company under Chapter 8 of the Companies Act, 2013. JSCF, is an associate member of the WaterAid federation and uses the brand name ‘WaterAid’ in India.
WaterAid India seeks to improve the quality of life of 5,000,000 households – with a special emphasis on the vulnerable by 2029 through the provision of climate-resilient and sustainable WASH services via demonstration, institution strengthening, and the effective utilization of public resources. We work in rural and urban areas and seek to deepen our presence in states we operate in and to work in small towns. Thanks to our amazing supporters, we have reached millions of people with these three essentials – clean water, decent toilets, and good hygiene – enabling communities to unlock their potential to break free from the cycle of poverty and to change lives for good.
We will not stop. Not until clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene are a normal part of everyday life for everyone, everywhere.
WaterAid India’s (WAI) country office is based in New Delhi with State Offices in Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Patna and Raipur. We currently have a presence in ten states in the country.
WAI’s Programme focus in the next five years is on ensuring access to safe and assured drinking water in the households, as well as safely managed sanitation at both the household and habitation level. Further, we seek to ensure that anganwadi’s, schools and health care facilities have adequate and appropriate water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure. Finally, we seek to create integrated water and sanitation solutions in small towns. In all of these efforts, ensuring climate resilience of infrastructure and systems is critical. We seek to do this through demonstration and the provision of technical and knowledge support to governments at all levels who can facilitate adoption on scale. Implementation is primarily through our own field teams. Further details about WAI can be accessed at https://www.wateraid.org/in/
Roles & Responsibility:
Program management
- Ensure Project objectives and target are met effectively within timelines
- Plan monthly and quarterly targets and ensure their delivery through team
- Conduct periodic review meetings with the team to ensure delivery is as per Schedule
- Undertake intensive and regular field visits to intervention areas to supervise implementation of all infrastructure work and community mobilisation activities
- Lead, manage and motivate the team, creating an environment that enables staff to maximise their potential and facilitates high performing team
- Report the activities and financial progress as per the Project Schedule or donor /WAI requirements
- Preparation of monthly updates and brief reports as required. Periodic reporting of progress to line manager and PMU (monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annual)
- Lead and guide technical team members in infrastructure planning through technical estimations, engineering drawing and designs) and implementation of infrastructure components as per project plan.
- Adhere to technical standards, technical guidelines, project processes and organisational policies applicable to the project
- To undertake any other activity/ work as directed by State Programme Director
Stakeholder engagement:
- Build and manage relationships with key stakeholders in the district and district administration for leverage and project deliverables
- Take lead in conceptualizing and organizing state/ district level consultations /workshops / conferences as required in the project
- Working with WaterAid’s communications Team (through the line manager) to ensure effective documentation of the work being implemented
- Coordinate and regularly interact with sector players, local governments, and other institutions in consultation with line manager and PMU
- Represent the project and achievements at district level networks and govt. meetings.
- Advocate scaling up of project outputs and successes to district level authority
Technical support and capacity development:
- Support field team members in setting up project management systems in accordance with project plans and WAI/donor guidelines
- Ensure adherence to technical and programme standards and quality
Documentation management:
- Produce high quality report to be shared with the donors and other stakeholders
- Ensure timely uploading of MIS data by the team and provide regular project updates
- Validation of reports, data and review of progress through regular field visits
- Support Technical officer in plan and execution of water and WASH infrastructure
- Facilitate WAI project related assessment, monitoring/quality assurance, donor visits, audit
Finance:
- Ensure financial deliverables committed under the project are met
- Follow procurement process and expenses and support first round verification of bills.
- Consolidate and compile monthly reports with statement of verified bills
- Ensure timely utilisation of project Budget and keep track of the variance
- Support internal and external audit visits
Eligibility and Qualifications:
Education
- Post graduate Degree in one of the following: sociology/social work, rural development, community development, public health or equivalent.
Experience
- Relevant work experience of at least 5+ years which should include leading a team of at least 7-10 members
- At least three to five years in an NGO/ organization leading WASH projects
Skills, Aptitude and Attitude:
- Ability to work comfortably in MS Word, Excel and Power point
- Comfortable usage of English and local language – read, write and speak (depending on location opted for)
- Able to undertake basic analysis of data in excel pivots. Knowing SPSS/ R etc. is preferred
- Ability to travel independently in the field
- Should be driven, motivated and be able to learn quickly and take responsibility
WaterAid India (Jal Seva Charitable Foundation) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. All recruitment decisions are made purely based on merit, qualifications and alignment with the role and organizational values - without discrimination on the basis of caste, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other status protected under Indian law.
All hiring is conducted directly by our internal team and via official communication channels, and we do not authorize any third party, individual, agency or external consultant to act on our behalf in any capacity related to recruitment. We do not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process including application, interview, selection or onboarding. Any communication claiming to offer employment with WaterAid India in exchange for money or through unauthorized channels should be considered fraudulent. WaterAid India will not be responsible for any loss or damage incurred by responding to such unofficial communication.
WaterAid India (Jal Seva Charitable Foundation) is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. WaterAid India expects all staff, volunteers, vendors and anyone representing WaterAid to share this commitment through our code of conduct and the Safeguarding policy.
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