Water and Environmental Sanitation terms of reference
Written by Administrator
Mission: To achieve a more coordinated and integrated approach to implementing WES emergency interventions.
Vision: To uphold the principles of transparency, accountability, rapid delivery of WES services and complementary.
Rapid/disaster response planning and coordination
Acting as WES technical resources pool for KFSSG/KFSM and other partners
Facilitate information dissemination at national and regional level
Develop strategies for Wes operations
Support and improve WES in the districts
Evaluate WES linkages and networks
Identify priorities for WES co-ordination at national and district level
Develop and implement resources mobilisation and utilisation strategies
Production of guidelines from above
Capacity Building of GOK and national NGOS and CBOS
Facilitate the conducting of rapid needs assessments with an emphasize on prioritising critical areas and developing protocols for these.
Document progress of emergency interventions from agencies and districts.
Organise workshops/seminars for District WESCOORDS
Contingency Planning and Preparedness
Development of emergency management plans
Development and implementation of effective monitoring and evaluation tools
Collection 0f Baseline data on vulnerable districts
Promoting long-term food security
Capacity building of CBOS and Water Associations on operation, maintenance and management of water supplies
Development of District based water resources data base for planning
Drilling and rehabilitation of contingency boreholes
Promotion of food for work/cash for work programmes related to long-term food security such as construction, de-silting and rehabilitation of dams/pans, rock catchments, underground tanks, infiltration galleries etc as per communities priorities.
Early Warning information collection and analysis
Conducting assessments of broader perspective, long term issues, including environmental issues (balance with political ones)
Reviewing and making summaries of assessments done by other agencies for intervention purposes
Prioritising the interventions in form of short-term, medium term and post emergency terms
Planning and Monitoring Functions
Develop a comprehensive strategy and annual work plan
Monitor the implementation of the annual work plan
Monitor and follow up on key sector issues raised in the WESCOORD and KFSM
Provide a succinct verbal or written progress brief for the KFSM or KFFSG
Undertake joint monitoring and evaluation of WES projects