WASH Advisor
Starting Date / Initial Contract Details
1st of August 2026. Full-time, 12 months.
Role Summary
The advisor is the technical lead for Medair’s WASH sector in Madagascar. The advisor contributes to the country’s strategic direction, considering evolving needs, and provides advice and technical support to the management and the WASH team. The advisor oversees the technical quality of programming and is responsible for the national-level sectoral co-ordination with relevant authorities, clusters, and partners.
Project Overview
Current WASH projects are implemented in the Great South of Madagascar and focus on extending a big water supply system in a remote area, as well as either water point construction or rehabilitation, that include hygiene promotion and use of innovative technologies. The current phase of the water supply system project also emphasizes on long-term sustainability, including proper capacity building plan and handover to local actors. Medair in Madagascar wants to remain very active in WASH, in the Great South but also in other regions of needs.
Workplace & Conditions
Antananarivo, Madagascar with regular travel to project locations in remote areas, with basic living conditions. When in the capital, accommodation in a team house with 3 other EIC.
Responsibilities:
• Programming continuity : contribute to the continuity of WASH activities by developing concept notes and WASH project proposals, in close collaboration with the WASH team, the PFM and the CD. Support sectoral elements of donor and other reports.
• WASH technical oversight: strategic oversight and overall quality supervision of WASH sector, ensuring implementation is in line with national, international & donor guidelines & standards.
• Capacity building: maintain current awareness of relevant guidelines & standards, identify & address training needs, support development & implementation of guidelines, job aids, and supervision tools.
• Representation: national-level sectoral co-ordination with relevant authorities, clusters, and partners.
• Implementation: visit project sites to oversee sectoral quality, develop systems for data collection & analysis, ensuring quality monitoring & evaluation. Ensure quality procurement & management of supplies. Advise on budget.
Qualifications, Experience & Technical Competencies:
• BSc in Water / Environmental Engineering or Management or Civil Engineering or Hydrology / Geology
• Excellent French (spoken and written), fluent English (spoken and written)
• 5-year overseas experience in relief work with an NGO managing and/ or coordinating WASH projects, preferably in an emergency context. Previous Medair experience desirable.
• At least 2 years’ experience in supervisory management roles, including strategic direction, quality oversight, recruitment, training, and mentoring.
• Excellent IT knowledge, especially Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Teams, Sharepoint.
Behavioural Skills:
• Strong servant leadership skills with a consultative management style
• Creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner, with good understanding of cross-cultural issues
• Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels, self-motivated, proactive
• Able to oversee multiple tasks, prioritizing, delegating, and seeking advice as required
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, team player
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.