Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The position holders will provide overall direction on quality emergency WASH projects/program development and implementation in line with Plan’s global RDM policy and strategy.  He/she ensures that quality emergency WASH program delivery is reflected within the entire project cycle and that all field program implementation is undertaken efficiently and effectively. The position holder supports the emergency project/program response team to ensure proactive engagement in the area of networking and collaboration, learning and knowledge management within the broader organization and with other partner organizations.

Dimensions of Role:

• This position is generally based at Shewarobit, Amhara region of Plan International Ethiopia.
• The post holder will report to the Disaster Preparedness and response Head and will be technically responsible for all the emergency response WASH program budget based on the annual and/or multiyear resilience building plan for RRM- WaSH project.
• The post holder will manage all emergency WASH related projects and supervises field based emergency WASH coordinators based at the program area and/or specific project field level.  She/he will work to ensure smooth working environment between the country office emergency response team and the field respective staff.
• The post holder is responsible to manage program design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of RRM WASH project.  The post holder will be part of the national and regional or disaster specific WASH need assessment and proposal design if it needed.
• The post holder support the emergency response and recovery in formulating specific and overall WASH emergency response interventions at all level by planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• She/he ensures smooth teamwork within and across the other response sectors and sustainable development while enhancing integration among others.
• Key components of the position include operationalization of the emergency WASH with its elements of advocacy and networking, developing and strengthening partnerships, engage in resource mobilization and emergency WASH team management.