With a population of over 150 million people, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. Political unrest, poor governance and corruption have led to decades of water shortages, while the population has increased rapidly.
Though there is surface and ground water, rapid population growth, particularly in urban areas, has not been supported with additional resources. Only 11% of people have access to safe sanitation and 42% live without access to clean water.
Funding for water, sanitation and hygiene is low and there is little coordination within the government. The poorest and most marginalised people live in unofficial slum settlements using expensive private services.
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The post holder will be expected to perform a wide range of duties using independent judgment and initiative to determine approaches or actions to take in non-routine situations. In broad terms, the job holder will provide technical, administrative and operational support for programme management (planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, knowledge management and fundraising activities) with reference to Sanitation/Hygiene.
S/he will be required to interpret guidelines using policies and precedents. Most importantly S/he will be able to demonstrate sufficient professional and personal maturity to be entrusted with what in many cases will be sensitive information to the programme department and the organization at large.
Key Deliverables include;
Works closely with the State Programme Lead to ensure quality and standard delivery of all WASH projects/activities paying close attention to sanitation and hygiene programmes/Projects including hygiene behaviour centred approaches and campaigns.
Supports State Team Lead in delivering the objectives of the programme/projects in WASH services, especially in sanitation, hygiene promotion/campaigns, ODF.
Provide technical support that ensures sanitation facilities are hygienically and technically safe to use, are gender sensitive and inclusive and meet the needs of everyone at each stage of life.
Promote gender-differentiated and inclusive sanitation facilities solutions that are context specific and addresses institutional gaps in schools, healthcare facilities, and public places.
Form effective partnerships at state and local levels with government bodies, civil society, academic/ research institutions, international development partners, youth groups, Donors, Researchers, Think Tanks, Innovation Hubs media, community development associations and private sector.
Advocate and influence to improve integration and prioritization of sanitation and hygiene into other sectors such as Health and Education with the aim of improving state planning processes and implementations.
With the support of the communication unit, develop case studies, position papers, policy messages /briefing notes, web articles etc. on key sanitation and hygiene issues to achieve influencing outcomes of WaterAid work in Nigeria.
To be successful in the Sanitation and Hygiene Manager role , you must meet the following requirements:
Must have a University degree in Environmental/Public Health, the Social Sciences, Development studies or related fields.
Minimum of 10 years' experience of which at least 5 years must be in WASH Programme/project management, sanitation and hygiene promotion, community management, WASH programmes advocacy with any reputable international agency.
Experience with high level stakeholder engagements (government/ development agencies), driving and delivering strategic priorities.
Experience with building capacity of implementing partner organizations especially CSO's and government.
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