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John Loua

WASH Specialist, WASH Manager, Head of Hub Office
Kismayo

Summary

WASH Expert and head of Hub Office with +20 years of experience in development and emergency contexts, known as team leader, proactive and result-oriented, with extensive background in programme management, strategic planning, and leadership within international development organizations, managing UNICEF’s presence, staff, and assets within the Area of Responsibility (AoR), advocacy, coordination and managing complexity including security context.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
2006
2006
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages

Work History

Head of UNICEF Kismayo Hub Office/ WASH SPECIALIST for SWS and JSS

UNICEF Somalia
N/A
05.2024 - Current
  • Working with other sections and government counterparts during WASH Projects implementation in the 2 Federal Member States (Southwest and Jubaland).
  • Roll out the implementation of CPD/CPMP/RWP within the Hub Operation Area (HOA).
  • Contribute and support Office required exercise (audit, annual review, peer review etc.).
  • Strengthening Accountability and Responsibility of UNICEF and its partners programs in the HOA.
  • Incorporating rights-based and results-based approaches into all phases of program and project processes, ensuring alignment with UNICEF Somalia vision and objectives.
  • Effective leadership and guidance for UNICEF programme planning, implementation, and monitoring (including following of KPI).
  • Hub’s area OMP/CMP responsibilities, as well as Security Risk Management Measures (SRMM) implementation.
  • Representing UNICEF in all UN forums (ASMT, UN joint programming in line with the SDG directives) and create and maintain good working relationship with local authorities.
  • OIC CSR Chief of Field Office.
  • Management of staffs and assets.

WASH SPECIALIST

UNICEF Somalia
N/A, Nairobi Province
07.2021 - 04.2024
  • Working with other sections and government counterparts of the 5 Federal Member States with an average of 15 million USD annual budget.
  • Supporting WASH systems strengthening sectoral dialogue, advocacy, policies & strategies, WASH financing, institutionalization of WASH HDP Nexus, capacity building, knowledge management.
  • Leading WASH climate resilient programming.
  • Coordinating WASH in emergency preparedness and response.
  • Support to the National Water and Sanitation Utility in resilience of water services in urban areas.
  • Strengthening the capacities of 5 Federal Member States to plan, deliver, manage, and monitor equitable, sustainable and resilient WASH services.
  • Coordination of WASH in institutions and WASH in Nut programming.
  • Programme planning (PSN, CPD, HAC, AWP), mid-term and annual review, resource mobilization, implementation and reporting.
  • Supervising staffs, consultants and contractors.

WASH SPECIALIST, P3

UNICEF Mali
N/A, Nairobi Province
01.2017 - 06.2021
  • Managing WASH in emergency programme (Advocacy, Policy, Financing, Monitoring, Fundraising, Coordination, Planning, Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation, Reporting, Sustainability check).
  • Developing monitoring tools (borehole drilling monitoring tools, training tools, Construction guide).
  • Developing National strategy of the WASH in Nut intervention package in context of crisis and conflict: WASH as entry point for peacebuilding in the northern region of Mali, Nexus Humanitarian/Development.
  • Acting WASH National Cluster Coordinator.
  • OIC Chief WASH.
  • Supervising staffs, consultants and contractors.

WASH EXPERT, P3

NORCAP/UNHCR
04.2016 - 12.2016
  • Leading and coordinate all activities of WASH Partners, together with other UN agencies in refugee assistance.
  • Harmonizing designs technical plans as necessary (short- and long-term strategy) for implementing partners in accordance with UNHCR policies, standards, guidelines and priorities.
  • Budgeting and planning, supervising, monitoring and reporting of WASH programme.

WASH SPECIALIST, P3

UNICEF Liberia
05.2015 - 10.2015
  • Reviewing and adapting existing WASH in School (WinS) protocols.
  • Designing practical implementation of the WinS response.
  • Identifying training needs, designing training modules and conducting trainings on WinS procedures.
  • Ensuring interventions are conducted in compliance and adherence to developed protocols (with Three stars approach).
  • Documenting lessons learned and updating technical documents in accordance with identified good practices.

WASH SPECIALIST, P3

MSB/UNICEF
07.2014 - 04.2015
  • Coordinating, consolidating and providing technical guidance and support to partners in accordance with UNICEF policies and priorities.
  • Leading and coordinate all activities of WASH Partners, together with other UN agencies in refugee assistance.
  • Advising programme staff and managers on the strategic development of WASH aspects of the programme.
  • Budgeting and planning, supervising, monitoring and reporting of WASH programme.

WASH EXPERT, P3

NORCAP/UNHCR
05.2012 - 10.2013
  • Leading and coordinate all activities of WASH Partners, together with other UN agencies in refugee assistance.
  • Harmonizing designs technical plans as necessary (short- and long-term strategy) for implementing partners in accordance with UNHCR policies, standards, guidelines and priorities.
  • Advising programme staff and managers on the strategic development of WASH aspects of the programme.
  • Budgeting and planning, supervising, monitoring and reporting of WASH programme.

WASH COORDINATOR

ACF DRC
05.2011 - 04.2012
  • Analyzing evolution of the humanitarian situation in WASH.
  • Contributing to definition of integrated programs and project definition.
  • Supervising programs and harmonizing technical aspects in line with the Community based approach strategy.
  • Managing WASH Project Managers and representing organization in cluster and partner meetings.
  • Validating technical aspects of the WaSH projects in Eastern DR Congo.
  • Writing all wash project proposals and reports (both internal and for donors).
  • Defining the country cholera strategy preparedness, prevention and response.

WASH Manager/CFO

French Red Cross
08.2009 - 04.2011
  • Opening FRC’s Base in the Artibonite region; recruiting and training staff.
  • Ensuring capacity building of the Haitian Red Cross in Disaster Risks Reduction (DRR).
  • Ensuring hygiene promotion activities and catastrophe prevention activities.
  • Assuring maintenance and rehabilitating of 15 cyclones affected water system, sensitization and education in 20 schools on hygiene promotion.
  • Preparing reports (internal and donors) and writing proposal.
  • Representing FRC in Artibonite region, towards partners (Haitian Red Cross) and local authorities.
  • Managing base: HR, Logistics, security, administration, account and treasury.

WASH Officer/CFO

ACF Liberia
03.2008 - 07.2009
  • Selecting Partners: elaboration of contracts & MoU, constant support and training.
  • Monitoring and supervising activities (technical and social approach): Boreholes drilling, rehabilitation of water points, Training of key members of the community and the community water point committee.
  • Lunching CLTS approach in Nimba County.
  • Preparing reports (Internal and donors), writing proposals and Capitalizing project data.
  • Representing ACF in Nimba County and liaised with partners and local authorities.
  • Managing base: HR, Logistics, security, administration account and treasury.

WASH COORDINATOR

ACTED CHAD
04.2007 - 04.2008
  • Launching country WaSH activities: recruiting and training staff.
  • Planning, supervising and monitoring WASH projects (construction of hand dug well and water system network).
  • Preparing reports (Internal and donors) and writing proposal.
  • Representing ACTED in meetings with local government officials, and with NGO and UN representatives.

WASH Chief of Programme

ACF Guinea
N/A
08.2002 - 12.2005
  • Constructing and maintaining facilities: 10km water supply system network, 120 community latrines, 6 boreholes, 5 Oxfam tank and 4 Bladder for water production and storage for 25,000 people.
  • Organizing staff: 50 employees and 100 daily workers.
  • Preparing reports for the WaSH project manager and the partners during the coordination meetings.
  • Coordinating meeting with all stakeholders: UNHCR, government authorities other NGOs and refugees’ committees.

Education

Postgraduate Degree - Water and Sanitation

BIOFORCE Development Institute

Master’s Degree - Chemistry

Julius Nyerere University
Kankan, Guinea

Skills

Customer relations

Quality assurance

Team collaboration

Analytical thinking

Additional Education

  • 07/01/19, Leadership and coordination, Bioforce, Dakar, Senegal
  • 03/01/16, UNHCR Workshop on Emergency Management (WEM), Thiès, Senegal
  • 03/01/11, UNICEF WASH in Emergencies, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) College Sandö, Sandö, Sweden

Timeline

Head of UNICEF Kismayo Hub Office/ WASH SPECIALIST for SWS and JSS

UNICEF Somalia
05.2024 - Current

WASH SPECIALIST

UNICEF Somalia
07.2021 - 04.2024

WASH SPECIALIST, P3

UNICEF Mali
01.2017 - 06.2021

WASH EXPERT, P3

NORCAP/UNHCR
04.2016 - 12.2016

WASH SPECIALIST, P3

UNICEF Liberia
05.2015 - 10.2015

WASH SPECIALIST, P3

MSB/UNICEF
07.2014 - 04.2015

WASH EXPERT, P3

NORCAP/UNHCR
05.2012 - 10.2013

WASH COORDINATOR

ACF DRC
05.2011 - 04.2012

WASH Manager/CFO

French Red Cross
08.2009 - 04.2011

WASH Officer/CFO

ACF Liberia
03.2008 - 07.2009

WASH COORDINATOR

ACTED CHAD
04.2007 - 04.2008

WASH Chief of Programme

ACF Guinea
08.2002 - 12.2005

Master’s Degree - Chemistry

Julius Nyerere University

Postgraduate Degree - Water and Sanitation

BIOFORCE Development Institute

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