WASH Coordinator - Roster

About the role

Plan International Ethiopia is looking for a WASH Coordinator to provide technical oversight for the design, implementation, monitoring and quality assurance of WASH and construction programmes in humanitarian and development settings. The role ensures high-quality, needs-based interventions that meet organisational standards, humanitarian principles and donor requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of WASH and construction projects, ensuring quality, effectiveness and compliance with national and international standards.
• Give technical guidance to field teams and partners on WASH programming, emergency response, resilience building and construction.
• Develop project designs, technical specifications, implementation plans, bills of quantities and tender documents.
• Support resource mobilisation through needs assessments, proposals, donor engagement and grant management.
• Ensure monitoring, reporting, accountability, documentation and knowledge management across WASH programmes.
• Strengthen the capacity of staff, partners and communities to deliver quality WASH interventions and emergency responses.
• Mainstream child protection, gender equality and inclusion, environmental sustainability and disaster risk reduction in project implementation.
• Build partnerships with government institutions, donors, UN agencies, clusters, NGOs and other stakeholders, and represent the organisation in WASH coordination forums, clusters and technical working groups.
• Supervise and support WASH staff, ensuring performance management, teamwork and adherence to policies and standards.

Required profile

• Master's degree in hydraulic/civil/water resources/water supply and environmental engineering or a related field, with at least 5 years of solid work experience in the WASH sector, preferably in INGOs.
• Demonstrated experience managing key programmatic areas of WASH interventions within the country programme.
• Experience with participatory approaches to respond to vulnerable communities, and with managing and developing a multi-disciplinary team.
• NGO experience, preferably in the WASH sector for emergency and development interventions.
• Understanding of and commitment to Safeguarding Children and Programme Participants and Gender Equality and Inclusion, including applying Plan International's Code of Conduct and ensuring staff are inducted on safeguarding and GEI policies.