Programme Officer WASH IOM Pakistan In response to the crisis in Afghanistan after the Taliban taking control of the country, which continues to unfold, IOM Afghanistan needed a WASH Officer to provide technical support to the emergency team in the country. The main deliverables of the deployment of this expert at the request of IOM is to: -	Contribute to the development and execution of the WASH strategy or response plan for IOM in alignment with the overall emergency response plan of the organization for Afghanistan.-	Ensure that the project(s) activities under responsibility meet their intended scope, time and budget as per the project’s work plan as designed by the Programme Manager and inform of any delay or workaround required for timely completion of activities. -	Assist the mission’s project development efforts through support in the preparation of project proposals and through the collection of relevant information for IOM to contact potential donors. The expert needs to actively assist in the coordination of donor visits and contribute to contingency planning for possible WASH emergency response if required. -	Prepare and or review technical specifications, the bill of quantities (BoQs), drawings of the WASH infrastructure planned to be implemented as necessary in order to guarantee quality of the output and alignment to donor requirements. The expert will assess technically the progress of the project(s) under supervision to ensure that compliance of outputs to planned targets is achieved. -	Mentor, coach and manage the staff under supervision and help to resolve team conflicts. The expert will adapt approaches for effective remote staff management. -	Plan and supervise the project(s) procurements in line with approved by the WASH Programme Manager specifications or BoQs, working in close coordination with the procurement and logistics unit to ensure that the required materials and items are procured and delivered to the respective sites in a timely manner. The expert will follow up the schedule with contractors and prepare and sign completion certificates. He or she will work closely with the administrative units of IOM to ensure adequate contracts management; close out procedures and final payments to the contractors. -	In coordination with the WASH Programme Manager, actively liaise with the WASH Cluster; other WASH agencies, government authorities and entities and any other relevant stakeholder to ensure that IOM WASH activities are coordinated to avoid duplication, violation of national regulations or contravention of operational agreements set by the humanitarian community at the country level. The expert will ensure that all relevant permits and authorizations are obtained from the local authorities to guarantee project stability and good relations with the local government. -	Under the direction of the WASH Programme Manager, coordinate the implementation of activities, both through direct implementation and decentralized or remote operations, with IOM support units and field staff, and ensure that inter-sectoral activities or approaches are planned and coordinated with the respective units or programmes. -	Maintain an effective and active communication with all the stakeholders. The expert will make sure that the relevant and necessary information is transmitted on a timely manner upstream to the WASH Programme Manager and downstream to the members of the WASH team, with special attention for remotely managed field staff, under supervision. -	Monitor the project implementation by performing regular visits to the areas of operation, if feasible. The expert will support periodic physical and remote data collection exercises and record relevant data for further analysis. He or she will ensure that all the project data and information is archived and shared appropriately. This person will prepare and submit regular progress reports to the WASH Programme Manager indicating progress, constrains and requirements for project completion. If necessary, the expert will contribute in the setup of Third Party monitoring for the remotely managed programme or activities. -	Contribute to ensure that cross-cutting issues are integrated in the WASH programming such as gender-based violence (GBV), Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), Environment and other cross cutting issues of relevance.