WASH Consortium Manager (Sittwe Humanitarian Programme) (Re-advertisement)

Location: Yangon, Myanmar

Closing Date: 5 January 2023

Early application is encouraged as the recruitment process will be done on a rolling basis and Oxfam reserves the right to appoint a suitable candidate as soon as they are identified.

Asia Country Nationalities are preferable/encourage to apply.

The Role:

Oxfam is looking for WASH Consortium Manager (Sittwe Humanitarian Programme).**

Job Purpose:

The consortium manager will lead the implementation of a new phase of a multi-year programme providing high quality WASH services. Since 2012, violence in Rakhine State, Myanmar, has led to large numbers of forcibly displaced Rohingya and Kaman people living in camps. Oxfam and Solidarités International (SI) are working in partnership (referred to as “OXSI”) to provide water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in 21 camps and villages in Sittwe Township, where over 100,000 Rohingya and Kaman people live. The OXSI WASH programme began in September 2017 and the first phase of the long-term project cycle finished at the end of January 2022. A new project cycle has started in February 2022 and has its bases on work and approaches that have shaped the delivery of WASH services in Sittwe camps during the last five years as focused on quality WASH services, community engagement, accountability mainstreaming of gender, accountability and inclusion. OXSI WASH programme next phase focuses on resilience, sustainability and localisation through community engagement and ownership of WASH services. Specifically, the programme goal is that: In 2025, communities have increased power and agency, access to and involvement in managing inclusive WASH services and are engaged in efforts to increase the accountability of duty-bearers. This is achieved through a greater emphasis on transitioning to community-managed WASH services in camps, through existing groups established by OXSI during the past five years of the project and identified community-based groups and/or civil society organisations, as well as groups whose formation OXSI will support during the project cycle. The Team Leader will work closely with both Oxfam and SI, to ensure effective coordination and efficient programme implementation, and ensure that the programme achieves its goals.

Key Responsibilities:

Programme Management

• Lead programme strategy and implementation. This includes elements of WASH technical expertise to oversee the overall delivery of WASH services, and the implementation of a localisation strategy across IDP camps and host communities in Sittwe, Rakhine State. The overall project approach in based on community mobilisation and accountability, mainstreaming of gender and iterative learning.
• Manage programme teams. Ensure high quality activity and financial planning, monitoring and reporting
• Develop, implement, monitor and evaluate innovative strategies for transition and increased efficiency
• Ensure high level of accountability to affected people, to Steering Committee and the donors – regular communication, timely production and submission of plans, reports, assessment etc.
• Ensure that programme strategies are based upon gender and conflict analysis and ensure that the programme protects and strengthens women’s rights.
• Ensure robust and strategic information is available to enable the Consortium Steering Committee to effectively monitor and review consortium management and implementation, and to inform advocacy.
• Work with the finance team to ensure effective financial processes and controls are in place, and that issues are identified and followed up with partners in a timely way, including ensuring financial reports and other key deliverables are completed.
• Coordination and production of key reports and other project deliverables.
• In the event of an emergency be the focal person to lead needs assessments and response activities.

Representation, Networking and advocacy

• Establish and maintain strong relationships, and regular communication with multiple project stakeholders – project team; other WASH actors; Camp Management Agencies; Cluster Leads; Oxfam and SI management; donor representatives.
• Represent the WASH Programme at national level ( Yangon) as well as Rakhine state level (Sittwe) – with other INGOs, with the UN, with relevant stakeholders at both National and State levels and provide necessary information to support external representations (CDs and senior management members) at Yangon level.
• Communicate with relevant programme leads in the field and provide timely report/alert to the Steering Committee changing context in safety and security, further displacement etc.
• Maintain a close working relationship with technical teams across partners at field office and Yangon level to support coherence in approaches, raising and follow up on key issues, strategy development, and integration across partners and sectors.
• Support the Steering Committee, and the cluster, in the ongoing analysis of humanitarian trends in Rakhine especially in Sittwe based on effective networks with partners, authorities and other identified stakeholders

Programme Quality

• Oversee effective implementation of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework for the project
• Establish and manage robust programme management systems that integrate a Value for Money (VFM) component and that enable adaptive management based upon field level monitoring and VFM analysis
• Monitor risks that arise in project implementation, with rapid risk mitigation measures and effective communication to stakeholders.
• Ensure knowledge, learning and sharing are core to the programme – ensure resources, time and capacities are properly committed to integration to a circle of reflection, adaptation and actions across the programme
• Ensure high level of compliance with internal project and contract management systems (OPAL and CRIMSON)

Human Resources Management

• Manage the performance of line managed staff through objective setting, regular performance review, managing feedbacks and regular monitor performance development plans
• Support the continual professional development of all line managed staff, ensuring that appropriate support and development mechanisms are in place.
• Manage any inter-personal conflicts that may arise between different team members

For more information regarding the position, please have a look at the Job Profilehere.

What we are looking for:

Essential

• Can demonstrate a minimum of 7 years experiences in leadership role in humanitarian and development programme
• Strong experience in managing programmes in situations of protracted crisis
• WASH technical background
• Understanding and adherence to humanitarian principles.
• Substantial experience and knowledge of effective financial and budgetary control and of managing multi-million-dollar grants and understanding of institutional donor compliance
• Demonstrable experience in advocacy initiatives including influencing key stakeholders at high levels including senior management, donors, UNs and INGOs
• Excellent interpersonal and problem solving skills and the demonstrated ability to lead, build and work effectively in team situations.
• Have ability to build constructive relationship and partnership based on mutual values and respects
• Have excellent analytical and communication skills and demonstrate ability to think strategically and practically to improve the programme quality.
• Familiarity of conflict sensitive approaches and application of Do No Harm Methodologies
• Good understanding and practical experience in application of equity issues in Gender and diversity
• Strong experience managing multiple tasks and ability to be proactive and demonstrate leadership
• Strong experience in embedding systematic, high quality programme monitoring, learning, coordination and reporting

Desirable

• Experience working in politically sensitive, conflict affected areas in Myanmar
• Experience applying Oxfam Safe Programming

What we offer:

Oxfam aims to recruit and retain diverse, passionate people who have the necessary skills, knowledge and commitment to meet our vision. We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits.

Find out more about our pay & benefits, please click here

How to apply

To apply for this position please visit the following link;

https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/vacancy/18550/description no later than 5 January 2023, 5 PM (Myanmar Time), however applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, therefore interested candidates are encouraged to apply early.