World Vision International is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. For over two decades. World Vision has been working with urban and rural communities in all the 10 Regions of Ghana to improve provision of water, promote sanitation and hygiene practices and quality education, particularly at the basic level, enhance food security and respond to disasters.

Description Of Job

Reports to: Director, Ministry Quality & Strategy
Location: Accra with frequent travel to the projects
Job Reference: WS/WVG

Purpose of position:
To lead the development and implementation of an integrated WASH strategy for WV Ghana; provide technical support and advice relevant technical staff as well as ADP managers to ensure the attainment of agreed WASH objectives and alignment with Ghana WASH strategy; contribute to develop, update and report on WV Ghana National WASH strategy; develop and lead WASH projects and Programs design, monitoring and evaluation related to development works and emergency responses ; develop partnership and collaboration with Government ministries and institutions, Partner Agencies and WASH practitioners in order to contribute achieve the overall WV Ghana National Strategy and to ensure sustainable transformational development as per approved policies, systems and procedures and donor requirements.

Major Responsibilities:

•  Initiate and support identification of advocacy issues on WASH and develop and manage partnership with cluster partners, government, bilateral and multilateral institutions; research and academic institutions and other NGOs and represent WV at key meeting, forums and events
•  Develop, adapt and disseminate WASH strategy, policies and guidelines that take into account relief and development interventions gender, children's needs and disability; and ensuring the realization of child well-being aspirations
•  Ensure that WASH project are designed, implemented, monitored and evaluated in accordance with WV strategy, policies, procedures, systems and donors guidelines
•  Support proposal development, fundraising efforts, publication of impact and human interest stories to secure new grants and support ADPs to review their  Design Document to scale-up WASH activities
•  Provide technical guidance to ADPs and WASH project managers on all aspects of the project implementation and management (assessments, proposal development, development of work plans, budget, monitoring and evaluation, procurements, etc)
•  Promote cross-learning, training, best practices, success stories and sharing of experience in ADPs and WASH Project

Qualification Required & Experience

Person Specification:

•  Degree in hydrology, hydrogeology, environmental sanitation, public health or other development areas. Masters or higher degree is preferred
•  Five (5) years working experience in the WASH sector and good understanding of industry standards and trends
•  Experience in project design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and report writing
•  Experience in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector is required
•  Strong management training and capacity building skills
•  Good communication, planning and organizational skills
•  Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff and other stakeholders

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants who meet the above criteria should send their application letters and CV quoting only the job reference as the subject to:

ghana@wvi.org

Closing Date:  10 August, 2012

As a Child focused organization, World Vision is committed to the protection of children and does not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible. WV is an equal opportunity employer. Women are highly encouraged to apply.