We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

•            No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday

•            All children learn from a quality basic education and that,

•            Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

SCI - Afghanistan

Save the Children has been working in Afghanistan since 1976. Our way of working close to people and on their own terms has enabled us to deliver lasting change to tens of thousands of children in the country. The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child is the basis of our work.

We are helping children get a better education, we make it possible for more boys and girls to attend school, we help children protect themselves and influence their own conditions. We work with families, communities and health workers in homes, clinics and hospitals to promote basic health in order to save lives of children and mothers

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3:  the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE: 
Under the supervision of the HoO, the WASH and Construction Coordinator will be responsible to provide leadership and participate in assessments, Design of construction projects, prepare bill of quantities, supervision and monitoring of all construction projects and working with Sector heads and HoO in planning and monitoring Construction budgets and developing DIPs, PP and share progress reports to the concerned sectors and budget holders. He will participate in emergency preparedness activities and be ready to respond in the event of an emergency, as required.
The WASH and Construction Coordinator will work under the supervision of the HoO, management of respective budget holders and sectoral technical reporting to WASH and Construction Manager and Sr. WASH & Construction Technical Advisor. 

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Head of Office 
Staff reporting to this post: WASH and Construction officer, WASH Officer/Engineer and Construction Engineer, Sr. WASH & Construction Engineer.

Direct: 2 
Indirect: WASH Assistant (Hygiene), WASH and Construction Assistant (Engineering), Field Volunteers

Budget Responsibilities: To be decided based on requirement. 
• Supporting the WASH and Construction team in developing appropriate immediate and longer-term WASH/construction response plan and outline strategy for longer-term WASH. 
• Work with teams to provide technical inputs to develop high quality concept notes and proposals related to WASH/construction as mandated under WASH strategy, Support in development of project concept notes and proposals, including innovative quick impact projects both for stand-alone WASH/construction and integrated WASH/construction projects.
• Provide technical support to save the children teams in designing, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating WASH/construction project activities that are integrated into other sectors. Ensure technical quality of programs and support team to analyze monitoring data to improve program design and implementation. 
• Strengthen coordination and integration between, Health and Nutrition, Education and CP, FSL, Shelter /Infra programmes and develop ideas for integration of hygiene promotion activities with health and nutrition, education and Child protection interventions including adopting learning from previous WASH responses/hygiene promotion activities.
• Support WASH & Construction Manager and CO Sr. WASH & Construction Advisor in developing province level WASH and Construction SWOT analysis, opportunity/plan for sustainable WASH and construction programs, proposal/concept note development and finalizing technical tools for WASH programs. Ensure integration of WASH interventions with Education, Health, FSL, PWD, Gender, Child protection and DRR/Climate Change Adaptation.
• Lead the construction activities especially in public institutions such as schools to support safe learning space for children to continue their education. 
• Technical Capacity Building and Support 
• In close discussion with the WASH and Construction teams, make regular frequent field visits to review programs and build field staffs and implementing partner’s capacity in quality programme implementation. Build the humanitarian response capacity of field team to be able to cope with the increasing severe condition of the communities.
• Support the area team to ensure child participation and community involvement in the project cycle management and providing timely technical support through hands-on training/scale up on WASH/construction response activities including water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion
• Monitor completion of quality WASH/construction facilities in targeted communities and institutional WASH/construction facilities in health/Nutrition facilities, schools/TLS, CBEs, health centres and CFS (where relevant)
• Where and when required, review proposal, outputs and indicators, budgets and BvAs with the WASH and Construction team to ensure timely delivery of programmes
• Design and develop WASH/construction designs, BOQs and technical specifications and including working with logistics in development of tender documents for successful tendering process and contractor management. 
• Liaise with the appropriate authorities to attain design approvals and share where necessary reports with the authorities and the cluster in general.
•    Build WASH & Construction team capacity on technical WASH components and ensure safeguarding children in WASH programs.

Representation and Advocacy
• Represent Save the Children in the weekly WASH and Shelter cluster meetings and all related meetings or of any WASH and construction related forums at province level.
• Support field teams as requested and build their capacity to lead representation and advocacy in technical, government and civil society related to WASH and construction approaches and policy. 
• Support Program Managers in documenting best practices and lessons learned in the course of the programme implementation.
• Monitor the capacity building and community mobilization activities, advocacy sessions for quality assurance and prepare review reports with recommendations for continuous quality improvement in collaboration with MEAL team

Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation  
• Undertake and lead rapid assessments in emergencies and standard surveys and generate quality assessment and survey reports.  
• Assist and support in reviewing of quality benchmark and reports. 
• Support field teams and partners to carry out regular monitoring to measure and report on achievement and progress towards project objectives and results. 
• Organise periodic technical project review meetings with field teams (Senior Programme/Project Managers) of other sectors and consortium partners and internally share progress and action
• Carry out field monitoring visits to document observations and experiences and share them with field and PDQ teams and contribute for improvement of Programme quality.
• Contribute to internal and external reporting including sitreps and other MEAL related activities.
• Ensure child safeguarding related risks and threat while doing/conducting any assessment.

People Coordination and Support  
• Work closely with program quality team and operations team in a matrix management environment for development and implementation of high-quality projects in WASH both in development as well as emergency situations  
• Provide support and constructive feedback for learning and development and capacity building of relevant staff managing health/nutrition/Protection/education related programmes/projects in the targeted area.
• Support the development of an organisational culture that reflects our dual mandate values, promotes accountability and high performance, encourages a team culture of learning, creativity and innovation, and frees up our people to deliver outstanding results for children.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength

• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Additional job responsibilities
N/A
Equal Opportunities 
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS 

Required

University Graduate (University degree at Civil engineering, water engineering, public health and any other related fields)

Desirable

Minimum 5 years of experience in national and/or international NGOs including at least 3 years in WASH programs

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Good knowledge of water, sanitation and hygiene
• Experience in behaviour change communications, and hygiene-related topics is an asset.
• Construction skills in the field of water and sanitation is an asset
• Knowledge in conducting training and capacity building,
• Strong experience in and familiarity with protection and gender-related issues.
• Good organization, planning and reporting skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skill 
• Good team interaction and positive attitude
• Familiar with Word, Excel, and Skype
• Ability to communication English languages is an asset
• Fluent in local language (both written and spoken)
• Experience in implementing WASH activities in Mobile health facility settings and temporary learning institutions

Additional job responsibilities

N/A

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

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We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse