SAMMY Engoke

• Provide technical oversight of WASH engineering designs and hygiene promotion programs, as well as proactively promote high-quality WASH technical approaches within the country's programmes
• Monitoring of national WaSH policies, national protocols, data and WaSH assistance programmes from key WaSH actors in the country.
• Provides continuous information to the line manager, the coordination team and the project teams, especially the WaSH
• team, on current and emerging WaSH policies, guidelines and approaches at the national level and within PUI.
• Monitors the evolution of humanitarian WaSH needs in the country of intervention in coordination with the project teams
• harnessing information provided by the WaSH cluster or national WaSH coordination group, and/or, if relevant, by the Cash Transfer Programming (CTP) WG.
• Steer Needs Assessments and participate in Multi Agency WASH and Multi sectorial needs Assessments
• Lead in the identification of WaSH needs in collaboration with the project and MEAL teams, particularly through the integration of WaSH in needs assessment.
• Participate in the definition of terms of reference and, if necessary, in collaboration with the other sectors of intervention
• carries out multisectorial needs assessments, the results of which s/he analyses to build a base for the WaSH intervention
• strategy.
• Adapts and/or develop data collection tools to be used for WaSH needs assessments, with the support of the Advisor from headquarters (HQ).
• In collaboration with HQ WaSH Advisor, s/he participates in the development of the mission's operational strategy, in particular for the WaSH sector, in synergy with the other related sectors (Health, Nutrition, FNSL) considering market-based programming and Cash Transfer Programming (CTP) modalities, and in line with PUI's WaSH intervention framework and national policies / international recommendations.
• Based on the needs analysis and the mission's WaSH strategy, develop new WaSH interventions in line with PUI's WaSH
• intervention framework and encouraging an integrated multisectoral approach, with the support of the HQ WaSH Advisor.
• Lead the development and designing of WaSH activities by ensuring their technical relevance, contributes to the writing of new project proposals for the WaSH component, makes recommendations on the budget, human resources, logistics and timeframe needed for implementation, and identifies quantitative and qualitative performance indicators.
• Ensures the quality of the interventions by mainstreaming gender and cross-cutting protection principles
• Supervises the implementation of WaSH programmes on technical issues and ensures that WaSH activities are in line with PUI WaSH intervention framework and in line with PUI CTP Program Guide.
• Provides technical support to the WaSH teams by responding to technical questions (definition of activities, technical choices, implementation timeframe, quality control, etc.), and identifying solutions to problems.
• Participates in the adaptation of technical implementation modalities, SOPs, technical guidelines and other framework
• documents used in WaSH activities, with the support of the HQ WaSH Advisor and/or CTP Advisor.
• Conduict gular technical field visits and supervisions to monitor the implementation and improve the quality of WaSH activities.
• Promotes coordination between the different sectors and technical departments in the field (operational meetings, reports, etc.) and ensures an efficient flow of information between the WaSH teams and the other technical departments for a better
• implementation of the integrated approach.
• In collaboration with line manager, the MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Learning) department, and consortium partners participates in the design and adaptation of monitoring tools for WaSH activities, as well as monitoring plans for each project in order to meet quality and donor requirements, and to measure the impact of the WaSH activities (quantitative and qualitative).
• Conduct technical evaluations of WaSH programmes, participates in the definition of the terms of reference and participates if necessary in the evaluations, the results of which s/he analyses to feed into the intervention strategy.
• Participates in the internal knowledge building strategy for WaSH interventions and ensure the harmonization and capitalization of tools and practices on WaSH projects on the mission in correlation with PUI tools, and participates in the updating of the latter in collaboration with the HQ Technical Department (TD).
• Represents PUI to the national authorities, key humanitarian and development actors (INGOs/LNGOs/CSOs) and donors
• involved in the WaSH sector, and ensures that good relationships are maintained with each of them in line with PUI's principles.
• Contribute to strengthening the organization's Emergency Response (ER) efforts through the further development of a roster of candidates for relevant roles; a repository of WASH technical resources for ER; an inventory / catalogue of WASH ER items
• Steer programme technical leadership to develop sectoral strategies and response plans with a clear log frame or results framework
• Oversees WASH programme implementation to ensure high-quality, timely delivery of programme activities, for example, monitoring against log frames
• Promoting impact-driven programming by providing technical
• WASH expertise into an integrated response with health Nutrition, Food security, livelihoods, and child protection in a bid to expand organizational focus on combating WASH-related morbidity and mortality's for children under 5 years and their families
• Oversee all infrastructure designs, developing technical WASH construction designs and BoQ's, tendering processes, evaluations of bids for project activities both for WASH and other sectors and the role out of SC Construction policy for all the Field Offices

This is a global roles as part of Save the children International Global Emergency Response. I was deployed in several emergency response missions, including Cameroon Refugee Response in Nigeria, WASH emergency Response in Somalia, Ebola Response in DRC Congo, Drought Response in Kenya, WASH Response in Papua New Guinea, WASH response in Ukraine Crisis, WASH Response and Infrastructure rehabilitation in South Sudan and WASH response in Occupied Palestine Territory, with the following overall responsibilities:

• Providing technical leadership and support with the aim of increasing the organization's overall portfolio and improving
• WASH program quality and accountability
• Leading a team of technical specialists and working with Regional WASH Advisors to ensure implementation of country-wide WASH strategy and quality programming in countries of operation
• Provide leadership in resource mobilization for WASH in countries of operation, including proposal writing, need assessments, new business development, and donor liaison, among others
• Develop technical standards for all WASH construction and hygiene promotion programming within emergency and early recovery contexts, adhering to humanitarian standards
• Provide technical oversight of WASH engineering designs and hygiene promotion programs, as well as proactively promote high-quality WASH technical approaches within the country's programmes
• Contribute to strengthening the organization's Emergency
• Response (ER) efforts through the further development of a roster of candidates for relevant roles; a repository of WASH technical resources for ER; an inventory / catalogue of WASH ER items
• Steer programme technical leadership to develop sectoral strategies and response plans with a clear log frame or results framework
• Developing creative, successful new funding programs and, in turn, communicating these successes in various external settings
• Cultivating, securing and retaining institutional and individual donors through the development of quality proposals, need assessments, new business development, and donor liaison
• Oversees WASH programme implementation to ensure high-quality, timely delivery of programme activities, for example, monitoring against log frames
• Promoting impact-driven programming by providing technical
• WASH expertise into an integrated response with health
• Nutrition, Food security, livelihoods, and child protection in a bid to expand organizational focus on combating WASH-related morbidity and mortality's for children under 5 years and their families
• Design and lead organizational learning by integrating innovative approaches and applying best WASH practices
• Oversee all infrastructure designs, developing technical WASH construction designs and BoQ's, tendering processes, evaluations of bids for project activities both for WASH and other sectors and the role out of SC Construction policy for all the Field Offices
• Foster innovation and investment in water service delivery models and mutually accountable partnerships with local partners, local authorities, the private sector, county-level institutions, and communities
• Lead the development of a WASH results database in collaboration with the other technical WASH, Nutrition and Food
• Security Advisors and Programme Quality and Development
• Team M&E team
• Participate in relevant meetings at the national, international, and policy levels to advance WASH objectives
• This may include meetings with governmental donor agencies, various UN agencies, the Global WASH Cluster, and conferences and meetings of health and WASH organizations.

• Providing overall leadership and programme management, including taking leadership role in Burundi Refugee Response
• WASH and Emergency Food Security programme development
• Ensuring that targets and strategic objectives are achieved in line with the Oxfam Humanitarian Country Strategy and the Strategic
• Development Plan
• Development and implementation of the WASH and Emergency
• Food Security programmes for the Burundi Refugee Response
• Ensuring programme quality, cost-effectiveness, efficiency, and accountability plans are in place
• Budget administration and management of up to 9 Million GBP for the Burundi Refugee Response from multi donors including
• ECHO, BPRM, DEC, BHA, DFID, UNHCR, Belgium, German Aid
• Canadian Aid, SIDA, and Irish Aid, among
• Provide management guidance to the WASH and EFSL technical team leader to ensure project implementation as outlined in grant contracts, activity plans, and budgets, and ensure timely submission of all reports
• Working with SMT members to design multi-sector response and recovery strategies, programme plans and programme master budgets, ensuring sufficient technical and MEAL expertise is included within budgets, ensuring linkages with existing country programmes and a clear phased plan of action
• Extend technical support and direction to the program staff in the selection of water sources, the protection and development of selected water sources, the provision of safe water (water treatment at the source and/or at the household level), access to adequate and improved sanitation facilities, as well as the promotion of good hygiene practices and environmental issues, and ensure it is evidence based and appropriate to the context
• Build and oversee managerial accountability across the response programme, with particular attention to the correct implementation of the program and its timely and efficient implementation with a high demonstration of quality and value for money
• Develop appropriate and quality concept notes and donor proposals in collaboration with the funding team, and technical team leaders
• Lead on the development of tools for project staff and partners to improve the quality of water, sanitation, and hygiene activities and provide technical training for project staff and partners as required
• Managing and supervising 14 international staff and 49 national staff
• Support the development of a monitoring, evaluation, and
• Learning and communication strategy to ensure project quality and promotion of innovative data collection and analysis tools
• Assist by the Program Units Coordinators in designing standard work processes to ensure complementarities and synergies are identified and incorporated into and the delivery of different programs and projects
• Support in consolidating and overseeing the different (donor) budgets and liaise directly with the relevant WASH and EFSVL on financial matters re the budget/proposal;
• In collaboration with the funding team, identify all local and regional opportunities for funding, collaboration, lobbying, and advocacy
• Representing Oxfam towards local partners, donors, international INGO's operating in Tanzania, and local government officials
• Pro-actively initiate and maintain contacts with donors and other relevant stakeholders
• Work with Oxfam GB Advocacy staff to influence partners to adopt participatory and rights-based approaches to WASH
• Contribute to the review of WASH and refugee reform policies, identify opportunities, and lobby stakeholders
• Lead and support the cash transfer programme, cash for work and refugee economic development projects (IGA's), and skills training and development through the integration of WASH, food security, and livelihoods programs
• Ensure optimal safety and security management procedures and practices are in place for the emergency response programme and continually monitor the safety and security situation, adapting staff safety and security procedures accordingly in collaboration and cooperation with the country security manager

I was responsible for overseeing WASH programme in Horn of Africa Countries Including ( Kenya, Uganda, SOuth Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, And Yemen

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic and technical guidance for programme implementation and expanding the sector within the regional mission
• Ensure the standardization of technical approaches and develop technical WASH guidelines within the Horn of Africa Region
• Assist NRC country operations in the development of emergency preparedness and response plans, contingency planning and emergency response surge capacity building
• Provide country programs with technical support in the development of quality programmes, planning, monitoring, and reporting
• Provide WASH technical leadership to country programmes in line with the regional programme strategy
• Support the development of capacity-building strategies for national partners (governmental departments), community actors, and other stakeholders to develop their capacity in WASH emergency preparedness and response
• Provision of technical advice at field level in designing projects and programmes
• Provide technical assistance and quality assurance in the development of country-wide WASH emergency preparedness and response
• Scoping, facilitating and encouraging innovative approaches to programming in the region
• Resource mobilization for WASH humanitarian Actions and interventions through the consolidation of country-specific context analysis, priorities and humanitarian needs
• Participate in formulation and development of country-specific
• WASH programme goals, Theory of Change, strategies and approaches relevant to the context of NRC operations
• Work with the WASH technical programme countries in the Horn of Africa Region in development of new WASH approaches
• WASH innovation scoping, and high-quality proposals and concept notes
• Scoping and identification of various humanitarian and donor priorities and funding opportunities for WASH interventions within the region
• Ensure regular project and program reporting in accordance with
• NRC and donor formats as required
• Provide regular updates and reports to donors covering all NRC WASH activities within the position's portfolio
• Draft project revisions, including adjusting project budgets on the basis of changed work plans
• Review strategic donor reports establish partnership with relevant research and academic institutions
• Coordinate at a regional level with technical focal points of different organizations and NRC technical unit
• Promote a culture of shared learning through effective knowledge management, conducting evaluation and promoting evidence-based learning approaches in the Horn of Africa
• Region
• Representing NRC at UN sectoral coordination forums, inter- agency engagements and at national level where appropriate
• Leading on monitoring and analysis of policy issues affecting
• WASH sector Advising the management, policy, and advocacy teams on key message formation
• Participating in cluster technical task force and development of standard guidelines
• Promote NRC's goals through recommendations for advocacy and policy dialogue
• Capacity building of NRC staff and partners within the region
• Support in recruitment of WASH technical staff
• Develop training packages and modules for WASH and implement training of staff and partners, helping to identify programme priorities and problems

• Provide leadership, implementation, and management for the Oxfam Zimbabwe Country WASH program and ensure effective utilization of the allotted resources
• Lead and coordinator Zimbabwe Urban cholera response in 30 districts through provision of effective and timely WASH intervention to reduce morbidity and mortality attributed to the outbreak
• Develop WASH construction technical designs, costing, BoQ's and lay out for water and sanitation infrastructure
• Continuously monitor and supervise WASH activities, overseeing the technical design, execution, and evaluation of progress through outputs and impacts using both quantitative and qualitative data
• Managing the emergency urban WASH response programme budget of up to 6 Million USD and managing major donors grants including ECHO, EU, USAID, DFID, DEC, UNICEF, GAC,
• Management of the implementation of the WASH program, including Water sources rehabilitation and repairs, provision of appropriate sanitation facilities and community engagement in adoption of safer hygiene practices
• Developing programme WASH strategies, tools, and objectives for effective management of water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion projects include working with the technical team to develop effective and sustainable, safe water supply and sanitation systems at the community level
• Ensuring that partners capacity on water, sanitation and hygiene, advocacy, and networking is strengthened
• Recruitment of local staff and management of all staff in line with Oxfam policies, ensuring that they have the necessary induction, training and support as required;
• Narrative reporting and financial accounting, as appropriate;
• Lead the regular programme and donor progress, and plan reports and proposals that are of high quality and in accordance with Oxfam GB and donor requirements
• Ensure that feed-back is provided on key impact indicators and taken into account in project planning, programme implementation in a consultative, participative and gender sensitive way;
• In collaboration with the Monitoring & Evaluation team, lead on developing and establishing an effective process and impact monitoring system
• Develop additional M&E tools where required and introduce them into the system
• Collaborate with funding team at national, regional, and HQ level over maintain an overview of the budgetary management of all humanitarian programmes in Zimbabwe and liaison with
• Humanitarian Director
• Liaise with key stakeholders in PH on key programme issues and policy and work with Oxfam GB Advocacy staff to influence partners in adopting participatory and rights-based approaches to WASH
• Contribute to the review of WASH policies, identify opportunities, and lobby stakeholders
• Guide programme staff on sharing strategies, procedures, successes, and lessons learned at the national and, if appropriate, regional levels with appropriate partners and within Oxfam GB
• Capacity-build, and support key country programme staff in assuring integrated approaches in programme development
• Be the focal point for WASH humanitarian interventions, and liaise with the HPM and when requested, with others in the Regional Humanitarian Unit
• Representing Oxfam and coordinating with the government, UN agencies, and other inter-agency and NGO networks in the state/s as appropriate
• Mapping disaster response coordination capacity and gaps across government and NGOs so as to be able to play a role in improving coordination
• Ensure that gender, social inclusion, SPHERE and other relevant standards are mainstreamed in the project and the project is implemented in a consultative and participate way.
• Implementation of staff safety and security procedures as appropriate

The position was under the Oxfam GB department of Global Emergency Response Team, with global deployment in acute emergency responses globally. During my tenure, I deployed in major acute emergency Responses in various capacities. Role held are as below

• Cholera Response Advisor-Haiti Earth Quake Response,
• Public, -Liberia Refugee Response, Cholera Response

• Develop strategies and plans for WASH transition programmes in Ituri that are in line with the DRC country strategy
• Develop infrastructure and technical designs for water and sanitation facilities at the community and institutional levels
• Development of technical engineering WASH designs, BoQ' drawings, tendering and contracts
• Strengthen Oxfam's response to the humanitarian emergency in Ituri through the management of the Ituri humanitarian programme and through input into future strategy and programming
• Developing plans and objectives that will contribute to country- and regional-level humanitarian strategy and can involve collaboration with other departments
• Supporting fundraising efforts through proposal writing and managing donor contracts and relations
• Produce clear and quality reports (financial and narrative) that demonstrate good accountability
• Manage the Bunia WASH programme budget (2 Million GBP), including budget tracking, expenditure monitoring, ensuring financial policy compliance, reporting, and adherence to donor compliance
• Manage 5 expert staff and 24 National staff in a clear and supportive manner that encourages staff high performance
• Ensure effective delivery of the Bunia WASH Programme in accordance with the program plan agreed upon with donors, in compliance with Oxfam GB procedures, donor regulations, and DRC government regulations,, and within agreed timelines
• Monitor the progress of the program in terms of function areas (e.g Finance, logistics, HR) as well as effective monitoring against qualitative and quantitative indicators
• Ensure the future capacity of Oxfam GB Ituri to aid beneficiaries through developing strategies, minimizing fraud, building relationships with donors, and working on program quality and cost-effectiveness
• Ensure Oxfam capacity and local capacity are sufficient to respond to emergencies in areas of responsibility as and when required
• Ensure timely and effective communication and coordination between the Ituri office and other stakeholders, including OGB head office at the national and regional level, BCZS, and UN agencies, other NGOs and local authorities, including FARDC
• Develop good and lasting partnerships with local authorities and NGO partners in order to begin to deliver humanitarian programmes through partnerships in the future and to align with the evolving democratic processes in the DRC
• Strengthen Oxfam's response to humanitarian emergencies by scaling up and managing/coordinating emergency projects and programs to meet humanitarian needs in line with organizational objectives
• Security management and risk/situation analysis in environment that is complex and changeable.

• Developing responsive programme in line with the unfolding scenario in Darfur at the same time designing right and need based programme to support IDPS and host community
• Implementing Water Sanitation, Public Health Promotion, Food Security Livelihood and Protection Program
• Developing and strengthening public health program monitoring and evaluation systems that contribute enormously to programme quality and a high degree of beneficiary satisfaction
• Effective budget management and ensured strict adherence to OGB and donor requirements
• Managing programme budgets of between £1.2 –£2.5 Million for ECHO, EU, UNHCR, DFID, DEC donors
• Institutionalizing programme integration and inter-sectorial synergy
• Staff management both International Staff and National Staff
• Managing Logistics, HR and Finance department through provision of the overall oversight of the their operations
• Development of quality and need based donor proposals and Quality Donor reports
• Security Management through development of evacuation plans and staff security management
• Streamlined field logistical administration and management, including requisition procurement, tendering and the general contribution to the implementation of LEAD's in field locations
• Fostering gender and protection mainstreaming in all programme implementation
• Developed community self management structures
• Pioneering the adoption of remote management programme approach (through the development of community-based organizations and community committees) who assumed roles of programme implementation and monitoring when security couldn't allow free humanitarian access
• Representation of Oxfam in Inter-Agency coordination meeting in North Darfur, and continued lobbying and advocacy with UNAMID to resume firewood patrols in Kebkebiya

• In collaboration with other Oxfam Darfur programme components, designed and adopted a more long-term approach to programming
• I initiated the process of revising the public health promotion strategy, which is needs-based and integrated with other programme components, to be responsive to specific gender and protection needs and other critical factors affecting vulnerability and participation
• Enormously contributed to the development of the North Darfur Strategic Plan
• Instrumental in development of community self management structure in North Darfur Programmes
• Staff capacity building through coaching and mentoring

• Developing an Environmental Sanitation strategy and approach
• Grants management and ensuring donor compliances
• Together with the Health Coordinator developed a Hygiene promotion strategy and rolled out to the affected refugee population
• Played a key roles in combating the largest cholera outbreak in
• Kakuma refugee camp
• Developed funding proposals and implementation plans for
• Environmental Health programmes
• Developed a strong working relationship and coordinated with
• UNHCR, the Government of Kenya, other implementing agencies and health facilities to ensure maximum effectiveness of sanitation, public health, hygiene promotion and vector control projects
• Local staff capacity building through coaching and mentoring
• Represented IRC and the UNHCR public health technical meeting and provided support to the development of the UNHCR behavior change manual for Kakuma Refugee Camp

• Carried out water quality analysis and trained local staff in water quality monitoring
• Successful implementation of Water and Sanitation programme
• Program Integration and developed a strong inter-sectoral synergy
• Train and build local capacity in operation and maintenance of water and sanitation projects
• Designed and facilitated mass awareness campaigns on water use and management, waste management, public health promotion and vector control
• Entrench and strengthen community self management structures to address water and sanitation issues, promote hygiene, and manage solid waste.

• Provided direct technical WASH support to 30 Local Authorities under the Urban and Environment Project in Kenya, funded by the Netherlands Embassy
• Successfully formed 30 Greentown Environmental Groups and assisted the groups to get formal registration with the Local Authorities as CBO's
• Capacity building and training of 30 urban environmental groups in group dynamics, Water supply financing, sanitation and environmental protection
• Developed a hygiene promotion strategy for the Kenya Green Towns project with emphasis on Safe disposal of solid waste, diarrhea prevention and water safety
• Developed very strong linkages of the formed 30 groups with Local councils, which led to the council allocating a sitting position of the Group chairman/chair ladies into council environmental committees
• Successful implementation of cross-cutting program activities relating to gender and youth in environmental compliance and public health
• Initiated an integrating waste recovery, composting, recycling, reuse activities into community development activities and lobbying for integration of solid waste management at community levels in Green Towns
• Financial management and follow-up on implementation and financial reporting
• Media linkage