Wash and Shelter Project Manager - Gonder

About the role

NRC Ethiopia is seeking an experienced, results-driven WASH and Shelter Project Manager for its Gonder Area Office. The role leads the design, implementation, monitoring and delivery of WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) and shelter interventions for crisis-affected communities, covering the full project cycle from needs assessment and response design to proposal development, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and reporting. It is open to Ethiopian nationals only.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic and technical leadership through the project cycle, including needs assessments, response design, proposals, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and reporting.
• Ensure interventions meet high standards of quality, safety, appropriateness and sustainability, with strong financial oversight and accountability.
• Manage and mentor project teams, strengthen staff capacity and foster community engagement and participation.
• Work with authorities, donors, partners and humanitarian coordination platforms on resource mobilization and programme development.
• Integrate protection principles, gender, age and disability inclusion, environmental sustainability and disaster risk reduction into WASH and shelter responses.

Required profile

• Minimum 7 years' experience in a senior-level project implementation role, preferably in a humanitarian or recovery context.
• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, water resources, hydraulic, environmental, water supply and sanitation or construction engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Experience in complex and volatile contexts, shelter and WASH programming in refugee settings, and donor engagement.
• Fluent English, written and spoken; knowledge of WASH and shelter stakeholders in Ethiopia.
• Familiarity with WASH and shelter sector standards across contexts and target groups.

Required skills

• Strong project management skills.
• Strong communication, analytical and detail-oriented skills.

What we offer

• Duty station: Gonder, Ethiopia.
• 12-month contract with travel of up to 80%.
• Grade 8 on NRC's resident salary scale, with accompanying terms and conditions.