Emergency Response Roster - WASH Sector Manager
Core
Lead the WASH response program and provide technical oversight of all water, sanitation, and hygiene activities in humanitarian settings during emergency deployments.
Role type
Senior IC WASH Sector Manager (Humanitarian Emergency)
Builds
Integrated WASH response programs, sector plans, and capacity building initiatives for affected populations.
Domain
Humanitarian aid / Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)
Required skills
Technical leadership in WASH, program design and implementation, stakeholder coordination, budget management, staff management, MEAL framework application, partnership building, capacity building, policy development, cross-sector collaboration.
Preferred skills
Experience in fragile contexts, knowledge of Sphere standards and CHS, donor relations, media engagement, local context adaptation.
Technologies
ITT, Sphere Standards, CHS, WVI Humanitarian Accountability Framework, 4/5Ws reporting tools.
Responsibilities
Lead WASH response activities and ensure adequate resourcing; coordinate with National Office and clusters; manage transition to early recovery; oversee staff recruitment and capacity building; develop sector plans and fundraising strategies; ensure compliance with technical standards and monitoring frameworks; represent the organization in coordination forums.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight