Vacancy title:
Programme Assistant – Wash

Jobs at:
European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations

Deadline of this Job:
17th August 2018 latest by 5:00 pm

Duty Station:
Nairobi, Kenya

JOB DETAILS:
Organization: European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 17 Aug 2018
The European Union’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO) seeks to recruit a
PROGRAMME ASSISTANT – WASH
To join its Regional Office in Nairobi
The European Commission’s Directorate General for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid (DG-ECHO), is the European Commission Department responsible for financing humanitarian assistance. ECHO finances a range of partners, which include NGOs, UN agencies and the Red Cross Movement, to provide assistance to people affected by both natural and manmade disaster.
Duties & Responsibilities
The Programme Assistant (PA) - WASH will be based in Nairobi and will support ECHO’s Thematic Expert in charge of WASH in the region by undertaking the following tasks:

• Assess water, sanitation and hygiene aspects of humanitarian situations in the region and provide recommendations on appropriate response;
  
• Provide sectorial technical appraisal of project proposals submitted to ECHO as requested;
  
• Provide quality technical advice and support to ECHO-funded projects, and assess policy compliance
  
• Regular monitoring of on-going WASH projects and follow up of recommendations based on ECHO’s policies and international standards / best practices;
  
• Provide advice and support to ECHO Country Offices at programmatic and strategic levels;
  
• The PA will be covering Central, Eastern and Southern Africa countries where humanitarian crises are on-going or likely to occur. Frequent travel at short notice will be required. Based on evolving needs, the geographical coverage may change, and, if needed, the PA shall make him/herself available to cover countries outside the region.
   Required Qualifications
  
• Bachelor or equivalent degree in water and sanitation engineering/technology; water resources management; water treatment; hydrogeology; borehole engineering or similar field;
  
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience at national or international level in supporting programme/project operations, in water and sanitation in the Central, Eastern or Southern Africa regions, including at least 2 years of experience with NGOs, donor or national/international organisation; this should include work outside Kenya; If the candidate does not have a relevant university degree, eight years’ work experience in the humanitarian sector will be required;
  
• Demonstrated understanding of water and sanitation and public health policies, standards, guidelines in emergency settings;
  
• Public health background is an asset;
  
• Knowledge of international NGOs and UN aid agencies working in the region;
  
• Good knowledge of Project Cycle Management and ideally of international donors’ procedures.
   Required Skills.
  
• Fluent written and spoken English are required. Understanding of French language is an advantage;
  
• Personal initiative; ability to work both independently and in a team, with ability to set priorities, and to work to tight deadlines;
  
• Commitment, determination, reliability and a high degree of personal integrity and discretion;
  
• Ability to analyse and process complex information; ability to clearly and concisely convey information;
  
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.)
  Applications which do not meet minimum requirements will be automatically rejected.
  Job application procedure
  *This is a local posting for nationals open to other residents of Kenya with a valid working permit. The contract is initially for one year with the possibility of renewal subject to a 6 months’ probationary period. As an indication the monthly basic salary ranges from KES 300,000 to a maximum of 500,000 (subject to local tax law)*
  *Application plus detailed CV of the interested candidate should be sent in the European CV Format only (found* here: https://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/kenya/8097/european-union-cv_en). to Echo-Administration.Nairobi@echofield.eu  (Subject clearly marked: “REF: PA-WASH”) latest by 5:00 pm, 17th August 2018.
  *Candidates who have not been contacted by 30 September 2018 should consider that they have not been selected.*