Vacancy Announcement
Rural Sanitation Programme Leader
(National staff position)
Rural Sanitation Programme Leader
(National staff position)
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
SNV
is a not-for-profit international development organisation. Founded in
the Netherlands 50 years ago, we have built a long-term, local presence
in 39 of the poorest countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Our
global team of local and international advisors works with local
partners to equip communities, businesses and organisations with the
tools, knowledge and connections they need to increase their incomes and
gain access to basic services – empowering them to break the cycle of
poverty and guide their own development.
Rural Sanitation Programme "Supporting STBM in Lampung Province"
SNV recognizes the enormous economic and social potential
of improving sanitation and hygiene in Indonesia. Benefits include improved
health, reduced risk of disease and increased productivity and income for
millions of families.
Despite the country’s rapid economic progress, 100
million people don’t have access to a clean, working toilet and over 15% of
deaths in children under five are from diarrhea. Acknowledging that access to
improved sanitation is a basic human right, the government of Indonesia is
working towards the United Nations Millennium Development goals through its
National Strategy for Community-based Total Sanitation (STBM) program to
improve sanitation and hygiene coverage in rural areas from 38.5% to 55.5% by
2015. STBM promotes community-wide achievement of five key pillars in hygiene behaviour:
to stop open defecation; to wash hands
with soap; to safely handle drinking
water and food; and to safely manage
both solid and domestic liquid waste.
SNV’s strategy is to assist and work with the
Government to implement STBM in targeted high needs areas where we can provide
the most impact. A key learning from our experience working on WASH programs in
more than 22 countries is the need to embed demand creation and sanitation
marketing in longer-term processes that develop sustainable service delivery
models at scale.
Our capacity building approach will be used to support
local government in rural areas to lead and accelerate progress towards
district-wide sanitation coverage with a focus on institutional sustainability
and learning. The integrated model will combine demand creation, sanitation
supply chain (SSC) strengthening, hygiene behavioral change communication (BCC)
and governance.
Supported by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, the overall goal of the project ‘Supporting STMB in Lampung
Province’ is to build local
implementation capacity by developing and consolidating the service delivery
model through on-the-job training, coaching, and structured learning to improve
sanitation service delivery. The project aims to improve the health and quality
of life for 154,000 people living in the districts of Lampung Selatan,
Tanggamus and Pringsewu. All are in the Province of Lampung. Specifically, the
program contributes to the Local Government (LG) goal to achieve 100% Universal
Access of Sanitation by 2019.
To implement the project, SNV is seeking for a dynamic
and experienced development professional to provide strategic, programmatic and
operational leadership to the rural sanitation programme “Supporting STBM in
the Lampung Province”. The position requires excellent leadership, management
and relationship-building skills. Ability to plan, monitor, evaluate and
demonstrate the impact of the programme is essential. Experience in team
management in the context of multi-cultural, international organizations is
also required. The candidate should have a strong background in WASH issues and
in particular a good knowledge of demand driven sanitation approaches.
The Programme Leader will work closely with district,
provincial and national level Government institutions, as well as with
international donors. The Programme Leader will manage a team of highly
qualified advisors and administration staff and will report directly to the
WASH Sector Leader in Indonesia.
Purpose of the Job
Lead and manage the planning, inception,
implementation, closing and workforce of the project within scope, budget,
timeline and acceptable quality levels along the commitments specified in the
contract signed with the donor, in line with SNV standards, SNV`s approach to
Project Management and donor regulations in order to achieve high quality and
timely the agreed results and deliverables of the project.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Manage the overall implementation of the program and ensure quality of deliverables
- Manage relations with national, provincial and district partners
- Ensure coordination and alignment of the Rural Sanitation Programme with related official programmes and priorities
- Supervise an effective and efficient use of the programme resources ensuring complete budget depletion.
- Ensure all activities are implemented with focus on achieving impact targets and sustainable outcome results.
- Manage, support and evaluate the rural team’s overall performance
- Confirm uniform practice of planning, monitoring, reporting and evaluation, improving progress monitoring, in line with SNV’s Monitoring for Results (MfR) framework.
- Proactively contribute to identification of strategic funding partners and funding opportunities.
- Profile and position SNV among key WASH actors (government, donors and development partners) with intention of sector development in the country.
- Participate in internal and external sector networks; promote the participation of SNV in knowledge events and promote learning.
- Contribute to documentation and publication of WASH sector knowledge at country and regional level.
Candidate profile
- Bachelor or Masters degree in related field;
- At least 7 years of experience in an equivalent position in an international development organisation.
- Proven leadership skills and experience of line managing large teams
- Experience in, and a commitment to, participatory development and evidence based programming
- Substantial experience of the financial management of budgets over US$ 1 million, including preparing financial projections, general financial management and reporting
- Knowledge and experience in the WASH sector, notably with Rural Sanitation approaches
- Knowledge and skills in project planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E);
- Proven expertise of leading in fundraising, seeking and securing new donors, successful proposal writing
- Evidence of understanding the challenges of donor and contract management
- Excellent time management skills and ability to comply with agreed deadlines
- Experience working with local communities and government agencies at national, provincial, and local levels;
- Advanced facilitation, communication and negotiation skills
- Ability to work independently and with the team
- Excellent command of spoken and written English
- Good computer skills (Ms. Word, Ms. Excel, Ms. Power Point, Internet and E-mail)
Duty station: Jakarta, with frequent travels to Lampung Province,
including to Bandar Lampung and the districts of Lampung Selatan, Pringsewu and
Tanggamus.
Contract duration: 1 year with the possibility of extension.
How to apply?
Please send application letter directly addressing the candidate profile and CV (in English) to jobsindonesia@snvworld.org by 27 March 2015 with subject: “Rural Sanitation Programme Leader”.
We do not appreciate third-party mediation based on this advertisement.
Contract duration: 1 year with the possibility of extension.
How to apply?
Please send application letter directly addressing the candidate profile and CV (in English) to jobsindonesia@snvworld.org by 27 March 2015 with subject: “Rural Sanitation Programme Leader”.
We do not appreciate third-party mediation based on this advertisement.
