WASH Program Manager

SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL

General objective:

The WASH program manager is responsible for implementing and achieving the objectives defined in the operation proposals.

(S)he is responsible for overseeing operational teams assigned to the program.

(S)he guarantees the good performance and the quality of the programs' activities implemented, and, where appropriate, proposes adjustments or developments to ensure relevance.

The main challenges:

• SI has established operational presence in Gaza early 2024 and runs operations with national teams possessing limited humanitarian experience and seniority with the organization.
• The operational volume of the base has rapidly increased in an extremely challenging, restricted and rapidly changing operational environment, requiring constant adaptation.
• Entry of goods into Gaza strip remains extremely limited. While situation has improved since 10th of October, local markets remain poorly supplied, and international procurement greatly restricted for humanitarian partners.
• If sustained, the ceasefire brokered on 10th of October offers an opportunity to progressively transition away from pure humanitarian assistance, towards early recovery type of programming.
• Despite improvements since 10th of October, the security situation remains very fluid, and the operational environment associated with high levels of stress and difficult living conditions.

Priorities for the 2/3 first months:

The WASH Program Manager will take his/her position during the transition from current ECHO grant (end date 31/03/2025) to next, and about 9 months before the end of CDCS grant. He/she will hence have to focus in the first 3 months on:

• Finalizing monitoring activities of ongoing ECHO grant, i.e. conducting necessary surveys (PDM, endline KAP, etc.) to report on donor indicators, writing up reports including ECHO final report
• Kick-start new ECHO grant including kick-off meeting, inception plannin, preparation of monitoring tools, training of team, and engagement with relevant partners
• Ensure timely implementation of CDCS activities, monitor achievement of expected results using standard MEAL tools, maintain proper documentation of activities and report as required.

Security constraints:

Security constraints are very high in Gaza, with a context marked by high-intensity military activities including air strikes, land and naval bombardments, as well as risks associated with medium and light infantry weapons. Social tensions are also very high, linked to the war, difficult living conditions and the collapse of economic activity, leading to looting, inter-family dispute as well as criminal acts. Since the ceasefire brokered on 10th of October 2025, the security situation has improved and explosive violence (airstrikes, shelling) has sharply reduced. The situation however remains very fluid and a worsening of the situation remains a possible scenario.