WASH Technical Specialist Job Opening at Save the Children in Nairobi Kenya 2013
Vacancy Announcement No. SCI/SOM/26/13
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For over 90 years, Save the Children has been making a difference in children’s lives in more than 120 countries.
We are the world’s largest independent child rights organization. From emergency relief to long-term development, Save the Children secures a child’s right to health, education and protection.
Save the Children is an equal opportunity organization dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity.
We are looking to recruit for this position to be based in Nairobi.
Title: Technical Specialist – WASH
The Technical Specialist – WASH, will provide overall technical support to all projects related to WASH in Somalia/Somaliland, both in emergencies and development.
It will play a leading role in capacity building of Area teams, partners, consortium members and other local actors in Somalia/Somaliland in the areas of WASH.
The TS will also play a pivotal role in providing adequate technical support to the Area/operations teams to ensure technical quality throughout the project implementation cycle.
She/he will work with quality programmes and Area teams to promote and disseminate good practices and lessons learned in technical aspects in projects internally and support Area teams in area level advocacy on WASH.
Interested candidates are required to submit a CV and mandatory cover letter quoting the Job Title and Vacancy Announcement No. SCI/SOM/26/13 on the subject line.
The file name of the CV and attachments must be the applicants name and sent to Somalia.vacancies@savethechildren.org.
For more information please visit our website www.somaliangoconsortium.org
Applications close on 23rd August 2013.
We work with children, communities and governments all over the world and we believe in the right person for the job regardless of where you come from and how you identify yourself. We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to ensuring that only those who are suitable to work with children are considered for these posts.
All successful applicants will therefore be required to complete a Police Check and must sign onto our Child Protection Policy and organizational Code of Conduct.