NGO JOBS

Start Date: 1st November 2012Contract Length: 17 months

General Description of GOAL’s Work:In 1999 GOAL began work in Sierra Leone with a disadvantaged Children and Youths’ Programme for street children in Freetown and providing emergency relief in Kenema for the incoming Liberian refugees. Since then GOAL has expanded in both locations. In Kenema, to include a WASH and a child protection programme and in Freetown, the main base of operations, WASH, child protection, HIV/AIDS, nutrition and health.
In Kenema GOAL implements a UNICEF and Irish Aid funded WASH programme. This programme constructs or rehabilitates gravity flow systems, protected hand dug wells and bio-sand filters and uses the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach to promote sustainable sanitation solutions for rural communities. There is also a WASH in schools programme that delivers School Sanitation and Hygiene Education (SSHE) and School-led Total Sanitation (SLTS) both directly by GOAL and through a local partner.This year, GOAL aims to build on the success of the CLTS approach, and start a sanitation social marketing programme. The programme is essentially a package of interventions and activities that seek to simultaneously stimulate both the demand and the supply of environmental sanitation services/products.

Summary of the role:Following on from research conducted by UNICEF/MoHS into ‘Demand and Supply Chain Assessment for Sanitary Latrines in Urban and Rural Areas of Sierra Leone’ the selected candidate is to lead in the successful implementation and management of an effective newly created sanitation marketing programme in Kenema, Sierra Leone. The Programme Manager will play a key role in the market development of new, innovative and affordable sanitation and hygiene products to be made available to communities in both urban and rural settings.

The Sanitation Marketing Programme Manager will line manage two national staff.The approximate value of this project is £230,000.

Main Duties• Lead in the development of market demand and supply for sanitation and hygiene-related products and services for both rural and urban areas in Kenema. • Implement practical and effective strategies for sanitation demand raising and product and services supply chain establishment in the target locations • Assist in the development of IEC materials• Identify and support capacity development of small businesses in provision of sanitation services • Support quality assurance for all sanitation and hygiene hardware design, construction and maintenance elements in accordance to the programme standards, and routinely suggest improvements to ensure high quality standards and delivery within budget• To offer technical assistance in the development of innovative and alternative sanitation technologies in accordance to local context to ensure market satisfaction and easy replication • Work with businesses to ensure availability of products at household level• Represent GOAL as the co-chair of a national sanitation marketing sub-group alongside other sanitation marketing implementing partners and key stakeholders - designed to share lessons learnt, ensure best dissemination of information and possible nationwide scaling up. • Ensure necessary liaison with project stakeholders including project partners, government ministries and businesses• Work with the GOAL M&E Coordinator to monitor effective uptake of products• Work with an external evaluator to produce a report on lessons learned and recommendations for future SM projects, particularly when applied to scale.

Capacity Building of staff• Support the recruitment of dedicated staff • Directly manage two national staff; develop and follow through on specific capacity building plans

Person Specification

A minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in civil or environmental health engineering, commerce/business administration, or a WASH related discipline. Strong understanding and experience of market-based sanitation is a mandatory requirementA minimum 2 years of experience in a low-income country

Desirable

Strong understanding and experience of WASH in low-income countries (highly desirable)Masters qualification in civil or environmental health engineering, commerce/business administration, or a WASH related disciplineDemonstrable creativity in addressing development challenges through market-based approaches. Experience in social marketing and behaviour change marketing campaignsExperience of engaging and supporting capacity development of small businesses Experience of managing a team and budgetExcellent communicator and ability to work under minimum supervision Excellent computer skillsStrong English communication skills; both verbal and written