Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Urban Sanitation Coordinator (USC) at RTI International






  • RTI International in collaboration with Plan International and other partners are implementing a 4-year USAID funded Effective Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (E-WASH) program. E-WASH will provide technical assistance to and will work in collaboration with State Governments to improve urban water service delivery by strengthening the governance, financial, and technical viability of six (6) State Water Boards (SWBs) in Nigeria. The overall goal is improvement of urban water and sanitation service delivery.


    The overall objective of E-WASH is to assist the Government of Nigeria to expand and improve urban water service delivery by strengthening the governance, financial and technical viability of select State Water Boards (SWBs) in Nigeria.  The E-WASH activity will concentrate on solidifying state, municipal, and utility level governance gains, manifested in improved water supply services, and an improved ability to regulate, manage, and expand sanitation services.



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    RTI International is seeking to recruit an Abuja-based Urban Sanitation Coordinator (USC) for the USAID E-WASH activity. The USC will be based in the E-WASH Abuja office with regular travel to the State offices and SWB locations. He/she will assist the 6 E-WASH state teams as they work with State government to implement liquid waste improvements in each of the States.


     Essential Duties:



    • The UCS will assist the State teams through technical assistance, document review, planning, and training.

    • Specifically, the UCS will undertake the following activities:

    • Undertake Rapid Technical Assessments on the behaviors and practices on urban sanitation.

    • Develop Situation Assessment Reports on the existing situation on urban sanitation.

    • Develop shit flow diagrams based on the data on sanitation practices in the State capitals and/or second largest towns in the state.

    • Fecal Sludge Treatment Plant coordinate the undertaking of feasibility studies, design and construction of fecal sludge treatment plants.

    • Facilitation of the agreement for the creation of an institutional home for sanitation at the state level.


    Qualifications and Experience:



    • An advanced University degree (Masters) in Civil, Environmental, Sanitary, Process and Wastewater engineering or a directly related field.

    • A minimum of 6 years experience of implementing urban sanitation (fecal sludge management) program activities, or a B.Sc. with 10 year of similar work experience

    • Extensive experience of conducting program related surveys in cities with complex informal settlements using KIIs, FGDs and RTA approaches

    • Extensive experience of implementation of programs related to policy, institutional, legal and regulation for urban sanitation in emerging economy

    • Experience in a USAID or other development partner programs is an added advantage.


    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities



    • Demonstrates experience in collaborating across project stakeholder groups and donor projects.

    • Demonstrate strong ability to use mobile phone instruments integrated with internet to collate and analyze field data on a real time basis

    • Excellent knowledge and ability to use current MS office applications.

    • Full knowledge and understanding of using city sanitation (fecal sludge) data to develop SFDs for cities.

    • Ability to use SFD calculation tool is added advantage

    • Demonstrate understanding and knowledge of processes of fecal sludge characterization to guide design and implementation of FSTPs in pilot cities

    • Possesses excellent organizational and analytical skills.

    • Excellent written and communication skills.

    • Possesses the ability to work effectively in a team as well as in a complex and multicultural environment.

    • He/she must be willing to regularly travel to 6 States across Nigeria (Abia, Delta, Imo, Niger, Taraba and Sokoto)


    Method of Application


    Interested and qualified candidates should submit by e-mail only an Application letter and a CV as ONE SINGLE WORD document to Recruitment@ewash.rti.org


    VERY IMPORTANT – On the subject LINE of your email you should only put the Email Subject line as indicated above (no other text should be on this subject line) i.e. Urban Sanitation Coordinator (USC)-Abuja Applications closes on Thursday, October 10, 2019. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as they see this advert. Only shortlisted candidates will receive an invitation for an interview.


    Women are strongly encouraged to apply. We offer a highly competitive renumeration. Take note that any successful candidate will be subjected to a pre-employment background investigation. For further information about RTI International, please visit our website at www.rti.org


     


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    • source: http://jobcenternigeria.com/urban-sanitation-coordinator-usc-at-rti-international/
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