WASH Program Manager | Amhara Sekota Base
WASH Program Manager
Location: Amhara Sekota Base, Ethiopia
Organization: Samaritan’s Purse
Deadline: May 20, 2026
Job Description
JOB SUMMARY
The WASH Program Manager is responsible for the overall management of WASH project in the Samaritans Purse WASH intervention area. The position also requires proper management of the WASH program’s financial, material, and other resources, and provide training and capacity building for WASH field staff.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead and manage the national WASH team, providing direction to coordinators, promoters, trainers, and other staff.
- Implement and monitor monthly WASH activity plans including technical design, budgeting, procurement, and scheduling in coordination with the SPE WASH Technical Lead.
- Oversee all WASH project components across the full project cycle assessments, design, implementation, monitoring, reporting, evaluation, and closeout ensuring alignment with SP quality standards, donor requirements, and sector best practices.
- Ensure timely and effective implementation of project activities, achieving outputs and outcomes within approved budgets, timelines, and designs.
- Manage project finances by monitoring monthly spending, updating forecasts, and ensuring expenditures comply with donor and organizational requirements.
- Uphold logistical and operational procedures, including procurement, warehousing, and inventory management.
- Support HR processes by developing organigrams, drafting job descriptions, and recruiting WASH staff in collaboration with HR.
- Ensure accurate and timely project reporting and maintain clear communication on progress and challenges with all stakeholders.
- Coordinate and liaise with communities, Woreda, Zone and Regional governmental structures clusters, working groups, senior leadership, and other internal and external partners.
- Build and maintain relationships with local authorities, NGOs, and UN agencies to support project objectives.
- All other duties as assigned
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE NEEDED
- Bachelors degree in Water Engineering, Civil or Environmental Engineering, Public Health, Hydrology, Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering, Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering Geology, International Development, or related field of study.
- Minimum 5 years related experience with at least 2 years in leadership capacity
LANGUAGE
- Proficiency in English and Amharic
- Knowledge of the regional language required
- Knowledge of any other national language is a plus
SKILLS REQUIRED
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be willing to abide by Samaritans Purses code of conduct and understand the principals of Samaritans Purses values as well as be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Proven ability to coordinate and manage staff, finances, and project activities.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
- Strong organizational and supervisory skills. Proven ability to work creatively and independently both in the field and in the office.
- A strong team player and adept at creating a strong team spirit.
- Ability to communicate and interact well with people of different educational, linguistic, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds.
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral diagram, or schedule form.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk and run; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be exposed to loud noises around the maintenance and construction workshops.
- May travel in country with exposure to communicable diseases, hot and humid weather conditions.
- Work in a security context that is fluid
SAFEGUARDING COMMITMENT
The employee is required to carry out his/her duties in accordance with Samaritans Purse Safeguarding policy and Code of conduct.
Employee should remain alert and responsive to any child and adult safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills, which will enable him/her to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child and adult safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct his/herself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding Policy.
