Project manager Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Deadline: 17 July 2020

SNV is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Project Manager Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The duration of this post is 2 years.

SNV’s mission is to make a lasting difference in the lives of millions of people living in poverty.

Key Jobs Responsibilities

The Project Manager Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) will perform the following functions:

Project Set-up:
- Guide the project set-up, including developing work plans, budgets and competence table with financial responsibilities and mandates.
Project Management:
- Lead, manage and motivate the project team to deliver effective development results.
- Ensure planning and monitoring, financial management, and donor reporting;
Project quality assurance:
- Take responsibility for the (technical) content of a project, ensures quality of the deliverables and ensures sufficient technical input to meet the quality standards.
Contract Management & Project Accounting:
- Manage and account for full compliance of administrative, finance and HR components of the project with SNV internal procedures and donor requirements
People Management & Team Leadership:
- Guide, develop, coache and motivate team members
Manage Relationships:
- Build, strengthen and manage partnerships with local and national governments, private sector partners, institutions and stakeholders.
- Manage donor relations and the donor contract.
Business development:
- Build and maintain effective relationships, with team, external partners and the donor(s).
- Signal and act on potential for positioning, innovation, upscaling and potential follow up on projects.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have:

Relevant advanced academic qualification in WASH or related field.
7+ year’s of relevant experience in WASH service delivery including at least 5 year’s in a management role, preferably in West Africa with an understanding of the context in Burkina Faso.
Knowledge of good governance practices, and approaches dealing with gender-sensitive, social inclusion and empowerment principles.
Knowledge and experience with market-based approaches in WASH, and sanitation as a business, as well as the linkage of WASH with IWRM and governance.
Proven track record in resource mobilization.
Demonstrated programme design, proposal writing, business development, and international donor relationship management.
Proven experience with project planning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and financial management.
Entrepreneurial skills and attitude, as well as commitment to work for local partners and in remote areas.
Established WASH networks and strong relationship management skills.
Self-motivated achiever with excellent intercultural leadership, teamwork, coaching, communication, networking and organizational skills.
Fluency in English and French.