• Job Description

  Req#: REF3478M

  Company Description

  SNV is a mission-driven global development partner working in more than 20 countries across Africa and Asia. Building on 60 years of experience and grounded in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we work on the core themes of gender equality and social inclusion, climate adaptation and mitigation, and strong institutions and effective governance. Together with our team of over 1,600 people, our mission is to strengthen capacities and catalyse partnerships that transform the agri-food, energy, and water systems, which enable sustainable and more equitable lives for all.

  For more information on SNV's operations, visit our website: www.snv.org .

  Project Background

  The USAID-funded TRANSFORM: WASH is a 7-year project which is under implementation through a consortium of PSI, SNV, and the International Resource Centre (IRC) which is aimed at reducing preventable deaths and illness in Ethiopia due to diarrheal diseases, particularly among children under five.

  Through the development and testing of scalable and replicable market-based models, the TRANSFORM/WASH consortium is supporting the Government of Ethiopia (GOE) and the One WASH National Program (OWNP) to increase the use of improved WASH products and services among women and their families. This will be achieved through six interrelated project result areas: increased WASH governance and management capacity at the subnational level; increased demand for low-cost quality WASH products and services, with a focus on sanitation; increased supply for low-cost quality WASH products and services, with a focus on sanitation; increased knowledge base to bring WASH innovations to scale; improved access to water for consumption, hygiene, and sanitation use and Improved access to irrigation services for productive use.

  The 18-month Cost Extension project will focus on two more results: 1) Increased access to improved drinking water and 2) increased access to small-scale irrigation facilities for drought- and conflict-affected communities.

  Purpose of the job

  The job holder has the overall responsibility to provide technical assistance and expertise with reference to feasibility planning, design, construction, supervision, and monitoring of water and irrigation activities.

  He/she will also be responsible to do various tasks like design and bid document reviews, preparation of terms of reference, contract and payment document preparations, construction supervision and monitoring of Multi Village Schemes, small-scale irrigation, and community irrigation pond constructions.

  Generally, He/she will be acting as a Roving Engineer for monitoring the water and irrigation rehabilitation and upgrading works in the respective projects woredas and providing technical support to government partners’ staffs in ensuring water and irrigation schemes sustainability, knowledge transfer for capacity development. This post is subject to very frequent field travels in different project target woredas.

  Job Description

  Key Responsibilities:

  Construction management:

  • Supervises quality and compliance of contractors, advises to Senior Water Engineer.
  • Supports and coordinates the plan for water resource protection with the Kebeles and communities.
  • Develops, together with the community, site improvement plans for water and small-scale irrigation schemes (including local agreements on maintenance and water access).

  Knowledge Development

  • Inform Water and Irrigation knowledge agenda to immediate line supervisor /Senior WASH Governance Management Advisor/Senior water Engineer and Senior Irrigating and Water Resources Advisor and PM, in line with the direction set by the TRANSFORM: WASH project implementation modalities and donor requirement/USAID.

  Project and process development

  • Identifies and proposes technical process improvements to the project team.
  • Acts on improvement areas within the local internal organization and processes and gives feedback. Ensures lessons learned are applied in daily practice.

  People/Partnership Management

  • Seek opportunities for different kinds of partnerships for enhanced quality program implementation and leveraging with TRANSFORM: WASH at kebele, woreda, zone, and region.
  • Contribute to making the USAID TRANSFORM: WASH a flagship project for SNV and USAID in the respective woredas, zones, and region/s;
  • Ensure that respective monthly/quarterly/bi-annually/annual reports are meeting deadlines set by the project internally and externally by the donor/USAID and PSI, prime of consortium.

  Positioning

  • Identifies and analyses market opportunities and threats and ensures relevant colleagues are informed. Actively participates in strategic positioning meetings and acts as a knowledgeable face of the SNV organization to the client. Analyses, understands, and develops (local) networks with relevant stakeholders, and identifies new clients.

  Qualifications

  Basic requirements:

  • BSc degree in Civil Engineering/Irrigation Engineering/Hydraulic or Water Resource Engineering
  • A minimum of five years’ experience in water and irrigation project management
  • S/he requires experience in Engineering small water works (MVS, small irrigation), Construction management, and good coordination/ communication.
  • Knowledge of the working language where the jobholder based is a mandatory
  • Proven knowledge and experience in undertaking activities aimed at water and irrigation facility construction, rehabilitation, and upgrading project implementation.
  • Strong communication skill.
  • The ability to detect problems, recognize important information, and link various data to trace potential causes and look for relevant details.

  Competencies:

  • Coaching
  • Problem Analysis
  • Focus on Quality
  • Result Oriented
  • Persuasiveness

  Additional Information

  Contract Type: National

  Expected start date: As soon as possible

  Contract Duration: One year with the possibility of extension based on performance and budget availability.

  Working at SNV

  SNV offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package; for internationals, we offer an international benefits package and to Ethiopian nationals, we offer a competitive national package. We also offer a challenging work environment, opportunities to lead and innovate, and a commitment to growing your skills in a fulfilling and diverse working environment. Our staff benefit from, and contribute to, an internal global network of experts.

  How to Apply

  If you believe that your credentials meet the outlined profile, we invite you to apply by uploading your CV and a letter of motivation before/on the 30th of September 2023. Please submit your application only via Smart Recruiters. All information will be in the strictest confidence.
  If we see that your experience and skills match the requirements of the position, we will contact you to advise you of the next steps in the recruitment process.

  SNV is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are encouraged to apply.

  Working at SNV
  SNV offers a challenging work environment, opportunities to lead and innovate, and a commitment to growing your skills in a fulfilling and diverse working environment. Our staff benefit from and contribute to, an internal and global network of experts.

  Vetting
  SNV carries out rigorous background and reference checks concerning possible safeguarding incidents for all candidates applying for International determined positions. As SNV participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, all reference checks include a request to past employers to fill in a questionnaire regarding Misconduct (sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment), the “Statement of Conduct". This Statement of Conduct adopts the definitions used in the Scheme.

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• About the company

  No one should live in poverty. SNV is dedicated to a society in which all people are free to pursue their own sustainable development.

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