WASH Coordinator – Habitat for Humanity Malawi

Job Description

Habitat for Humanity Malawi (HFHM), affiliated to Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit Christian Organization with a vision of “a Malawi where everyone has a decent place to live”.   HFHM was established in Malawi in 1986 and has assisted over 75,000 families through different housing solutions and access to basic services such as water and sanitation.

Habitat for Humanity Malawi has the following vacant positions to be filled in support of the organization’s operations.

Main Responsibilities

1. Knowledge development, partnership and networking

• Ensure compliance of WASH grants to donor requirements and timely communicate challenges/constraints/opportunities to senior management.
• Identify priority operational research problems and participate in ensuring high quality evaluation of WASH projects.

• Contribute towards project proposals, guiding principles, mandates, standards, developmental and collaborative framework for disaster risk reduction and response country programs so that initiatives are aligned with Habitat’s mission and receive effective coordination and support by the Habitat global network.
• Contribute to active partnerships development and cooperation with other organizations through linkages with sector stakeholders
• Developing and maintaining productive relationships between national office staff, field staff, consultants, and other relevant actors in WASH Projects
• Represent HFHM to external partners (e.g., inter-agency coordination meetings and shelter cluster meetings) contributing to disaster readiness and emergency preparedness in the target districts.

2.  Program staff management, team working and development

• Provide leadership and management for field staff team, including performance management, inventory management, setting and monitoring of objectives and work plans and ensuring field tasks are successfully carried out.
• Steer, supervise and support WASH staff in the design, management, implementation and monitoring of WASH activities
• Carry out regular coaching and ensure performance management actions of the WASH staff are completed in accordance with HFHM standards and timelines
• Together with the Programs Manager, identify staffing needs and support timely recruitment processes.
• Represent HFHM at national level and relevant networks on matters relating to WASH programming.

3. Grants and contracts management

• Develop and manage budgets for WASH projects including submission of cash forecasts and effective tracking of expenditures.
• Ensure compliance of WASH grants to donor requirements and timely communicate challenges/constraints/opportunities to senior management.
• Timely submission of donor reports.

Educational Qualifications:

• At least University Degree in Environmental Health, Public Health, Civil Engineering or any related technical discipline relevant to WASH from a reputable university.

Experience Required

• At least 3- 5 years’ experience in WASH project management /project coordination or related area or At least 2 years of experience in projects related to WASH
• Experience with different aspects of project management including development, planning, implementation, evaluation.
• Experience in resource mobilization and people management
• Experience working in developing countries, with preference for experience in the context of Malawi

Safeguarding covenant:

Habitat Malawi in affiliation to HFHI work towards safeguarding the right of its stakeholders, as such any unwelcome sexual advances, comments, expressed & implied unnecessary demand for a Service, unnecessary touch, joke, gesture are strictly not tolerated in any form.

Applications with detailed Curriculum Vitae, Cover letter and names of three traceable referees should be sent to the following addresses:

The Human Resources and Administration Specialist

Habitat for Humanity Malawi

P.O. Box 1638

LILONGWE

Email to: recruitment@habitat.mw;

Closing Date for receiving the applications is 12^th November 2024