Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Regional Centre 4

RWSRC-4 is mandated to provide specialized support to the DLGs in the utilization of the DWSCG and DSHCG. Provide technical support, research & development, operation and maintenance of water supply systems and sanitation facilities and follow up on UGIFT projects. 

Roles and responsibilities 

1.     Planning, budgeting and resource mobilization

• Review all local government sector specific budgets, work plans and draft budget framework papers to ensure compliance with the budgeting guidelines. 
• Support the development of district-based WASH MIS and train local government staff on the use of the WASH MIS database to improve decision making at the district level.
• Develop regional based projects under the different WASH interventions in line with the sector strategic direction.

2.     Coordination, monitoring and follow up support to service delivery

• Develop on a quarterly basis update a calendar of routine oversight and local government management activities for the respective centres. This will be focusing on human resource, management information systems, improved planning, budgeting and reporting, financial management & procurement, and coordination within & among districts, CBOs, and NGOs, and operation and maintenance of water and sanitation infrastructure. 
• Produce half year reports on LG compliance with management processes
• Produce monitoring reports that are presented and discussed by senior management 
• Facilitate inter district learning and inter district coordination activities
• Build capacity of the DWO, NGO/CBO, private sector 
• Facilitate NGO/CBO interface and coordination
• Support community mobilization, and promotion of sanitation and hygiene 
• Support DLGs in procurement and contract management

3.     Local government performance improvement, oversight and support of WASH investments

• Support at least 25% of the LGs, targeting those with performance issues identified in the Local Government Annual Performance Assessment (LGPA) and during the quarterly monitoring exercises
• In close collaboration with the District Local Government produce LG sector specific performance improvement plans for the poorly performing districts
• Support development of asset registers for all rural water infrastructure
• Spearhead the professionalization of management of rural water infrastructure
• Promote the development of piped water supply systems across all local governments in line with the sector strategic investment plan 2018-2030
• Promote the use of low cost- and cost-effective appropriate water and sanitation technologies
• Support the development of proposals: carry out feasibility studies, project design and documentation, detailed engineering design, and construction supervision of water and sanitation projects for communities, humanitarian and emergency response.
• Build capacity of DLGs in regard to Environmental and Social Safeguards (Environmental Social Impact Assessment, Resettlement Action Planning, Water Source Protection, Gender Based Violence/Violence Against Children and HIV