Reference No. S4M 2021/003

A.    Responsibilities

• Monitoring and supervision of project measures and verification of results of the the activities in KP
• Reporting of progress and setbacks to the Senior Technical Advisor (supervisor) and other relevant team members within GIZ
• Coordination and liaising with counterparts and partner organisations and alignment of Sanitation for Millions with partners’ priorities
• Assurance of sustainability of Sanitation for Millions (S4M) measures in line with the standards and guidelines of the programme. 

The Technical Advisor S4M will be performing the following tasks:  

B.    Tasks 

1.     Management & M&E

• Documentation of project activities and reporting to supervisor and/or country backstopping team in the GIZ headquarter
• Monitoring and assurance of effective project implementation (fulfilment of Sanitation of Millions’ indicators)
• Appraisal, verification and reporting of the results of all measures
• Development and conduction of an operational plan for S4M Pakistan based on GIZ know-how, parameters given by HQ and by applying sustainability criteria valid for S4M
• Adaptation of global S4M approach to Pakistan and assurance of sustainable results in cooperation with basic health units, schools, KP provincial government and implementing partner(s)  
• Hire short term experts to support the implementation, guide them in developing work plans and monitor their performance. 

2.     Coordination & advisory

• Identifying areas of cooperation in the field of WASH and introduce various forum and dialogue platforms to facilitate exchange, learning and cooperation among stakeholders within and outside Pakistan.  
• Facilitating policy measures and engaging the public sector on a provincial and federal level for the regional cooperation, exchange, and dialogue.
• Engaging stakeholders in the events, conferences, workshops and activities of S4M.
• Develop and revise the interventions and work packages to execute the capacity development strategies for partners.
• Ensure the knowledge management within GIZ to further develop the capacity development strategies.
• Advise and cooperate with counterparts, governmental stakeholders, private sector, NGO partners and project partners. 
• Liaise with the networks for knowledge sharing and co-creation
• Liaising with other implementing organisations in the WASH sector 

3.     Knowledge management

• Supporting the knowledge management within GIZ and supporting the involvement of partners in knowledge sharing.
• Assisting the communication team in developing PR material to communicate the project messages.
• Assisting in communicating, updating, and collecting information on the stakeholders.
• Keeping updated project/programme documentation. 

C.    Required qualifications, competences and experience     

Qualification

• Masters’ degree in civil engineering, environmental or social sciences, public administration or in another related subject 

Professional experience

• At least 3 years’ experience in areas of project management, international development cooperation and Monitoring & Evaluation
• Experience with the subjects of public health and education is an asset 

Other knowledge, additional competences

• Ability to work in challenging and demanding environments
• Knowledge of and experience with the WASH sector
• Skills in ITC technologies
• Excellent knowledge of English and Pashto
• Willingness to learn as required by the tasks to be performed
• Good team player
• Excellent communication and networking skills