Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Advisor
Starting Date / Initial Contract Details
December 2026. Full-time, 12-24 months
Role Summary
The role provides technical advice, support and training tomanagement and project staff ensuring quality programming. This involvesdeveloping, leading, monitoring and evaluating technical aspects of WASHprojects, coordinating with authorities, clusters, and NGOs. The advisorchampions best practices, contributes to overall programme management, andadvises on assessment and survey design.
Project Overview
Due to the war in Ukraine, Medair responds to vast WASHneeds particularly in eastern Ukraine. Medair responds to these needs throughrural and sub-urban water systems repairs in close collaboration withVodokanals, Emergency WASH programming, WASH-FIT activities in clinics andwinterisation support including the rehabilitation of district heating systems.Works include a diverse range of activities from large scale drilling andpipeline distribution networks to rural small handpump systems and solar poweredsystems. Medair Ukraine is currently implementing integrated multi-sectoralprogramming in Health, MHPSS, Shelter, NFI, and WASH.
Workplace & Conditions
Field based position in Kharkiv, Ukraine, with regulartravel to field locations.
Responsibilities:
- Programme Quality: Maintain an overview of the WASHprogramme, ensuring compliance with standards, providing technical support, andconducting evaluations. Implement policies, conduct regular visits, supervisedata management systems, review reporting
- Monitoring: Monitor project quality outcomes and makenecessary recommendations including corrective action where needed, work withMonitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) teams in programmeMEAL activities.
- Programme Development: contribute to WASH strategy inprogramme, in coordination with Global Support Office WASH Advisor, and developnew project designs inputting to proposals.
- Staff Technical Capacity: Participate in staffrecruitment, ensure all WASH staff are adequately trained and coached intechnical areas, identifying areas for capacity strengthening and opportunitiesfor development of WASH team.
- Representation: Develop and maintain relationships withSector Cluster coordination, NGOs, donors, and other stakeholders to supportcoordination, communication and highlight needs. Represent Medair at meetings,participate in networks, accompany donors on field trips, and facilitatesynergies in the WASH sector.
Qualifications, Experience & Technical Competencies:
- BSc / MSc in Water / Environmental Engineering orManagement or Civil Engineering or Hydrology / Geology or relevant WASH degree.
- Language skills: Good English (spoken and written)
- 5 years overseas experience in relief work with an NGOmanaging and coordinating WASH projects, preferably in an emergency context
Financial management, project management, report andproposal writing experience
Behavioural Skills:
- Strong team player driven by technical programmingexcellence and with a positive enabling approach.
- Excellent negotiation/networking skills within varyingcultural and professional contexts, in particular regarding clusters,government, donors, private sector and local organisations.
- Commitment to best practice
- Advanced planning, assessment, and analytical skills
- Problem solving ability, time management and an ability tomeet goals.
Team Spiritual Life
Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, people we serve, and external contacts. Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based teams. Fully contribute to a rich spiritual team life, including team devotion, prayer, and words of encouragement.
Before you apply
Please ensure you are fully aware of the:
- Medair is committed to safeguarding the protection of beneficiaries, volunteers, staff and partners, and particularly children. Therefore, we do not employ staff whose background we understand to be unsuitable for working with children. Medair staff are required to give the utmost respect to, and comply with, Medair’s accountability policies and best practices.
- Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC) (which forms part of the recruitment selection process for field positions).
Application Process
To apply, go to this vacancy on our Medair page. Please do not make multiple applications. We will not review email applications. Only English-language applications / CVs will be reviewed. Advertised on JobUpfree.