Project Team Leader - WASH (GREAW)

About the role

World Vision is hiring a Project Team Leader for its WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) project in the GREAW area, South Sudan. The role covers strategy alignment, construction supervision, quality control, budget and financial controls, and staff management. It is a local fixed-term position.

Key responsibilities

• Align WASH interventions with the partnership's strategy, child well-being outcomes and international WASH standards in Warrap and Central Equatoria States.
• Prepare design plans, working drawings, technical specifications and bills of quantities for construction works, and prepare tender documents for contractors.
• Follow up on material deliveries, supervise and certify construction of public health facilities, institutional latrines and community water filters, and coordinate hydrogeological surveys, borehole drilling and equipment installation.
• Coordinate small-scale irrigation plots, water quality analysis with a portable lab kit, and training of County Water Department staff and community hygiene promoters on PHAST and CLTS.
• Oversee quality control systems, track work progress against payment plans, requisition supplies and contracts, and coordinate daily field operations and financial management.
• Support reporting (bi-annual and annual), project financial and procurement plans, and project cycle management.
• Manage recruitment, appraisals, grievances and disciplinary matters, run training needs assessments and organize staff workshops.
• Liaise with county government officials, attend devotional meetings, and carry out other tasks assigned by the Technical and Zonal Program Managers.

Required profile

• Minimum degree in Civil Engineering or Building Construction.
• At least 5 years' experience in infrastructure works or in water and/or sanitation projects, including 2 years in fragile contexts.
• Experience supervising construction teams and contractors in water supply and sanitation works.
• Experience and skills in community mobilization; CLTS and PHAST skills desirable.
• Experience with water quality analysis using portable testing kits.
• Excellent English, and willingness to work under pressure in an unstable security situation and a remote location.

Required skills

• AutoCAD or similar drafting software
• Project management, staff and resource management, and financial and budget planning
• Community mobilization and water quality analysis with portable kits