Experience

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  ACTED

  • South Sudan

  • WASH PROGRAM MANAGER

    • Jul 2021 - Sep 2022
    • South Sudan

    Key responsibilities:I led the WASH country strategy as well as the positioning of the WASH technical department including WASH humanitarian situation analysis and inclusion into Acted mission strategy, dissemination of information gathered both internally and externally and integrating the WASH sector with FSL, Nutrition, Education, Disaster Risk Management and Emergency Response for Covid-19. I worked to ensure active participation in national WASH coordination and technical forums. Coordinate the identification of needs and the formulation of project proposals. I worked actively with the coordination forums and strategic working groups to share information upwards and downwards with line Ministry departments, advocating for and providing evidence of WASH priorities in all development planning. As WASH Program Manager, I led the technical decisions as well as project management, implementation and monitoring of the WASH project aligned with tested approaches, standards and working with Monitoring and Evaluation systems for data base management, indicators and beneficiaries segregated data. I ensured the program approach provided attention of vulnerable and special interest groups including children, women and people with disabilities and sharing of best practices and lessons learned across states and projects.

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  International Organization for Migration (IOM)

  • South Sudan

  • WASH Engineer

    • May 2018 - Jul 2021
    • South Sudan

    May 2018- To date: International Organization for Migration-Job title: WASH Engineer-Roving Key responsibilities: I Increased departmental integration with sGBV, Health/nutrition and WASH through combined assessment, integrated indicators, design, implementation and surveillance (including geographic, household, and individual targeting), based on analysis of underlying causes of malnutrition, poor WASH practices, and their relation to household livelihoods. Design, supervise construction of institutional latrines, drilling of new boreholes, water quality tests and monitoring, quality assurance for WASH procurement and all construction standards, coordination with partners, timely donor reporting. Worked to establish and managed the emergency relief and early recovery response in war hit areas of South Sudan, special attention to integrated WASH, sGBV and Disaster Risk Management to vulnerable and marginalized groups and rights of children, women and Persons With Disability. Use of participatorycommunity approaches including PHAST, CLTS and formative KAP surveys to effect behavior change and measure impact in communities, were at the forefront of the interventions.

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  Catholic Relief Services

  • Uganda

  • Water and Sanitation Team Leader

    • Jul 2017 - Feb 2018
    • Uganda

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  World Vision

  • South Sudan

  • Emergency WASH Project Manager

    • Apr 2016 - Jun 2017
    • South Sudan

     Development of all requisite technical designs (as per GoSS & Wash Cluster guidelines and approved), BoQs, tender documents for all WASH construction related activities.  Ensuring that all grant activities under Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion are completed in time within the grant period while ensuring quality and adherence to set standards/guidelines  Together with the WASH Program Coordinator and WVI Grants team, develop new Concept/proposals for continued WASH programming in Turkana.  Supervision and promoting the Effective and optimal utilization of the WASH HR Capacity to ensure WASH activities are timely implemented.  Representing the team and participating in all WASH related stake holder meetings held at both County and National level.  Promoting effective coordination and collaboration with all relevant GoSS/County departments and partners in all WASH activity implementation. Carrying out frequent Field visits. Monitor all program implementation against work plans and overall program objectives through close monitoring, documentation of achievements and lessons learnt. Participate in new program development by planning and conducting assessments, proposal writing and documenting lessons learned and best practices. Participate in monthly internal and donor reporting (as stipulated in contracts), as required in coordination with the direct supervisor, program staff and respective sector leads in Juba. Ensure that community Operations & Maintenance mechanics, water committees, village volunteer hygiene promoter are identified and trained to effectively carry out their roles in implementation and sustainability of water, sanitation and hygiene promotion projects Ensure sustainable management of natural resources while developing/rehabilitating water facilities. Prepare monthly field reports incorporating activity and financial progress for all WASH projects  Develop detailed activity and budget plans for WASH activitie

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  International Rescue Committee

  • South Sudan

  • Environmental Health/WASH Project Manager

    • Apr 2013 - Nov 2015
    • South Sudan

     Together with the WASH Program Coordinator, developed concept notes, proposals with accompanying budget estimates new projects.  Developing and timely submission of departmental weekly, monthly and end of year progress reports for the department.  Together with key stake holders including community members, carry out detailed assessments for potential water projects by assessing the existing water sources, conducting physical, chemical and bacteriological water quality analysis, GPS mapping and carrying out topographical surveys.  Together with IRC’s technical team, proposing the best engineering safe water solutions by preparing project layouts, structural drawings, sizing pumps in relation to either AC or DC as power source, prepare bill of materials and budgets for these newly assessed projects.  Supervising technicians by helping in developing activity operation plans and guiding them in supervising the construction and rehabilitation of boreholes, shallow wells, springs and gravity fed systems.  Conduct water quality analysis (physical, bacteriological & chemical) during the assessments phase and also in the evaluations of the already implemented projects using HATCH methods and equipment’s.  Supervision of the hydro geological survey process and also helping with interpreting the report s to top management for budgeting and project design purposes.  Together with the water technicians, install water treatment systems which includes both surface and submersible pumps (AC/Solar), Chlorinators/Full treatment system (LWTS), solar panels, rising mains, distribution lines, communal tap stands and elevated distribution tanks.

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  International Rescue Committee

  • Uganda

  • WASH/Environmental health Officer

    • Jan 2010 - Dec 2012
    • Uganda

     Supervised the implementation of various water and sanitation facilities including and not limited to construction of institutional latrines, MOBILETS, wash rooms, hand washing facilities, installation of bladder & poly tanks and communal tap stands in IDP camps.  Plan, design and supervise the implementation of water distribution lines from existing sources to IDP camps and communal points from existing main water lines.  Supervise the construction of new and rehabilitation of the existing hand dug wells including lining and construction of the well apron and drainage.  Supervised the installation of AFRIDEV hand pumps and AC submersible pumps to existing wells and bore holes in IDP camps and host communities.  Supervise spring protections in host communities.  Supervise the installation of roof catchment systems in Schools.  Designing and supervising the mass production of precast reinforced concrete latrine slabs for use in IDP camps and areas of return.  Supervising latrine constructions in camps and institutions.  Facilitate trainings for WATSAN committees, Community Health workers and School health clubs.  Prepare engineering drawings and estimates for WATSAN interventions.  With the WASH Manager, produce spending plans, cash projections to the management for the smooth implementation of the WASH programme.  In coordination with the Logistics Manager, ensure all procurement and logistical needs of the program are efficiently planned and managed.  Conducting water quality analysis using the Oxfam Delagua kit for water sources in the camps and areas of return.