WASH Coordinator - Emergency Response Team (M/F)
About us:
Desired start date: 01/07/2026
Duration of the mission: 3 months
Location: Port-au-Prince / Various locations in Haiti
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their basic needs for food, water and shelter. Particularly committed to the fight against diseases linked to unsafe water, the leading cause of death in the world, SI's interventions provide expertise in the field of access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene promotion, but also in the essential area of food security and livelihoods. Present in some twenty countries, the SI teams – 2500 people in total, made up of expatriates, national staff, permanent staff at HQ, and a few volunteers - intervene with professionalism and commitment while respecting cultural norms.
About the mission:
Present in Haiti since 2004, Solidarités International (SI) has developed extensive expertise in emergency response, initially built following Hurricane Jeanne and further strengthened through major crises, including the 2016 hurricane, the 2021 earthquake, and successive disease outbreaks. A key actor in the WASH sector, as well as in food security, livelihoods and nutrition, SI has been supporting the most vulnerable populations for more than a decade, particularly internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host communities.
In response to the deteriorating security situation linked to organized armed groups, SI currently operates in 17 displacement sites across Delmas, Cité Soleil and Port-au-Prince, improving access to safe water and sanitation facilities while contributing to the prevention of waterborne diseases. SI also addresses immediate needs through income-generating activities and nutrition prevention programmes targeting children, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers.
About the job:
General objective:
The ERT WASH Coordinator’s main tasks lie in conducting rapid needs assessments, analysis and prioritization of urgent WASH and multi-sectorial needs of the affected population. The ERT WASH Coo is managing the design, implementation and coordination of emergency WASH intervention, or intervention in other sectors, according to the needs.
1. Emergency Assessments:
• Conduct initial multi-sector assessments with SI Emergency Response Team (ERT), stakeholders and affected populations; identify priorities, required resources and immediate response actions.
• Support assessment preparation, including desk reviews and Terms of Reference (ToR) drafting.
• Analyze data and produce assessment reports.
• Participate in relevant cluster and coordination meetings at HQ or field level.
• Assess in-country response capacities (human, material and financial) with relevant actors.
• Contribute to the identification and capacity building of local partners.
2. Programme Design and Strategic Orientation:
• Define response objectives, priorities and work plans with ERT members.
• Design appropriate emergency responses based on identified needs and local capacities.
• Develop sectoral strategies (WASH or other sectors, depending on team composition).
• Select suitable intervention modalities and design context-appropriate activities.
• Ensure activities reflect local conditions, resources, customs and cultural norms.
• Integrate protection, gender, DRR, age, HIV/AIDS, environmental and sustainability considerations into programme design.
• Support the development of concept notes, proposals, budgets and donor submissions, and participate in donor negotiations when required.
3. Emergency Response Management and Implementation:
• Plan and manage multi-sector emergency programmes in coordination with HQ, field teams, NGOs, UN agencies, communities and authorities.
• Identify supply needs and coordinate logistics and procurement to ensure timely delivery.
• Recruit, train and build the capacity of local and emergency response teams.
• Oversee implementation and ensure compliance with SI technical standards and donor requirements.
• Establish appropriate monitoring and evaluation systems.
4. Reporting and External Coordination:
• Provide regular updates on project progress, context changes and operational challenges.
• Ensure timely submission of donor reports.
• Represent SI in coordination forums, clusters and meetings with NGOs, UN agencies and government counterparts.
• Respond to HQ requests related to programme activities.
• Prepare handover and mission reports following deployments to ensure continuity of interventions.
Your profile:
• Bachelor or masters in a related degree
• Atleast two years experience working as Country WASH Coo or similar position is required. Experience with SI is highly desirable.
• Proven experience in the implementation of emergency response activities.
• Understanding of the humanitarian coordination structure.
• Understanding of technical indicators for response in corcern to Sphere and other standards
• Strong skills in working with multiple department under pressure.
• Autonomy/Pro-acitivity
• Ability to work under pressure
• Communication (both internal and external)
• French is a strong asset
SI will offer you:
According to experience, starting from EUR 2860 gross per month (2600 base salary + 10% annual leave allowance paid monthly) and a monthly Per Diem of USD 750.
SI also covers accommodation costs and travel expenses between the expatriate's country of origin and the place of assignment.
Breaks: During the assignment, a system of alternation between work and time off is implemented at the rate of 7 working days every three months (with a USD 850 break allowance, allocated by Sl). To these breaks periods, SI grants one (1) additional rest day per month worked.
Insurance package: Expatriates benefit from an insurance package which refunds all healthcare expenses (including medical and surgical expenses, dental care and ophthalmological expenses, repatriation) and a welfare system including war risks. Essential vaccination and antimalarial treatment costs are refunded.
LIVING CONDITIONS:
In ¨Port-au-Prince, accommodation is provided in a guesthouse, and the standard is satisfactory.
There are restaurants, a supermarket, and various shops nearby that cover all essential needs.
The office is also satisfactory, well located in a quiet area.
How to apply:
Do you recognize yourself in this description? If yes, please send us your CV and cover letter
https://www.solidarites.org/fr/depuis-1980/travailler-avec-nous/offres-emploi/deposer-votre-candidature/?jobId=PA3FK026203F3VBQB6G8N8NVU-114417&langCode=fr_FR
Please note that CV-only applications will not be considered, and that the vacancy may close before the deadline.
Thank you for your understanding.
To learn more about Sl: www.solidarites.org
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Solidarités International (SI) is determined to prevent and fight all type of abuse – all act of exploitation, abuse and/or sexual harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or collaborators, fraud, corruption, violation of persons and/or property, funding of activities harmful to human rights – that could be perpetrated in the frame of its interventions. SI implements a zero-tolerance policy regarding acts of abuse, notably acts of SEAH.
Solidarités International is an equitable employer committed to find all forms of discrimination. SI will ever ask for any remuneration to take part in a recruitment process.