WASH Program Manager 12-378

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International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.

Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility for rapid response to emergencies. International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

IMC intends to apply for AusAID’s Civil Society Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Fund to scale-up programs in Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia and Kenya. The program will last for four years after an initial four-month inception phase. IMC is looking for a dedicated and experienced WASH Program Manager to oversee the project.

SCOPE OF WORK

The WASH Program Manager will oversee the design and implementation of IMC’s AusAID program (in the event that IMC is selected to implement this program). The program will comprised of four separate in-country projects, each dealing with water supply, sanitation, and hygiene promotion. He or she will be responsible for assisting in the design of the program, monitoring of the program, liaison with local partners, representing IMC to AusAID, developing reports for AusAID, documenting and disseminating lessons learned and advising the in-country staff on technical and implementation issues.