Title of Extender: WASH Emergency Specialist (Area Based Coordinator)
Duty Station: Badakhshan
Number Required: 1
Duration: Until 31 December 2025 - (extendable)
Geographic Focus (Province/District): Northern Region WASH Sector Technical leadership and Area Based Coordination for Badakhshan province.
Tasks to be Performed:
- WASH Programme implementation, Monitoring, and reporting.
1) Close coordination and communication with key stakeholders.
2) Monitor progress of construction works Arrange meeting with QAF &Contractor & Client and prepare comprehensive report to Client.
3) Conduct regular site visits (three to four times per month).
4) Monitor the Quality of work in terms of conformance with against the approved work program and report to Client on a timely basis. 5) the design drawings, specifications, and materials as per contract and Bills of Quantities 6) Keep all Work Plans (Programs of Work) updated as a tool to monitor Progress of construction work. Identify any potential delays in advance; provide necessary feedback for preparation of crash/remedy Programme. 7) Identify problems and constraints and take necessary actions upon discussion with the contractor. 8) Hold site meetings with QAF and Contractor to discuss the progress, address critical issues and undertake corrective measures accordingly. 9) In consultation with QAF and contractor and approval from Client make sure addition and deletion in BOQ is documented and Client informed. This requires specifically the calculation of quantities in variations.
- Coordination and Joint Program Monitoring Visits:
1) Attend OCT meetings and other coordination forums in the province and update the Head of Outpost, OCHA, Emergency Officer and CFO.
2) Support Head of Outpost and OCHA in scheduling and coordinating the provincial joint monthly monitoring plans together with the provincial multisectoral OCT team.
3) Convene face to face (and occasionally) virtual monthly coordination meetings with extenders in the province focus on administrative and logistical bottlenecks - and update various sections in Mazar.
4) Keep an eye on humanitarian situation trends and alert the Mazar Field Office if any sudden change happens in the humanitarian situation in the province.
5) Participate in joint need assessments and coordinate Client's response at the field level.
6) Coordinate undertaking of joint field visits to monitor and assess program implementation and bottlenecks affecting programme implementation in the province.
7) Participate in the monthly PDC/ OCT meetings and, quarterly, midyear and annual provincial review meetings with government counterparts and implementing partners.
- Provincial Sensitization and technical support
1) In coordination with the Emergency Officer, Head of Outpost, CFO and section heads,coordinate sensitization and joint technical support missions to provide line department authorities with technical support and guidance on the ABC modality. 2) In coordination with the Emergency Officer, Planning Monitoring Specialist and CFO, ensure the building or reinforcing of the commitment and institutional capacities of the partners starting with taking a strategic approach to the identification of potential and existing partnerships in the province.
