Overview

Lead the development of WASH technical approaches and business plans, contributing to strategy formulation and fundraising efforts. Manage project implementation, provide technical guidance, and ensure quality reporting.

Tasks Summary

• Lead the development of WASH technical approaches and business plans.
• Contribute to the formulation and revision of the WASH Business Plan strategy.
• Support in designing WASH funding in alignment with WASH fundamentals.
• Support in providing analyzed data for informed decisions for fundraising.
• Support in providing a budgeting framework for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene interventions.
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients and partners in developing WASH business.
• Lead the development of technical proposals.
• Identify new funding opportunities and connect with relevant departments for proposal development.
• Network with key client groups, including multilateral and bilateral organizations, philanthropic organizations, international NGOs.
• Attend networking events, meet new clients and sub-contractors.
• Conduct assessments and identify gaps for proposal development.
• Engage with inter-agency technical working groups.
• Identify and develop improvements to internal systems and processes for WASH programming.
• Coordinate with wider teams across zones and support offices.
• Support QA to develop assessment, monitoring & evaluation tools.
• Manage a team of national staff and consultants.
• Provide technical guidance on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget.
• Conduct field visits quarterly to ensure compliance with donor requirements and ministry standards.
• Coach, train, and technically supervise project managers and other health, nutrition, and WASH staff.
• Support integration with other sectors and mainstream DRR/FCPA.
• Conduct regular project reviews.
• Review TORs for baselines, evaluations, and other research.
• Support project leads to manage grant budget and ensure financial reports.
• Ensure supply and equipment procurement, acquisition, disposition, and management follow WV internal and donor requirements.
• Liaise with WVSS Grants unit in tracking project expenditure and reviewing financial reports.
• Produce timely and quality WASH activity reports.
• Lead the rollout and full functionality of mWater for WASH Business Plan monitoring and reporting.
• Facilitate in development of DIP, monitoring plans, and budgeting processes.
• Produce thought leadership outputs.
• Demonstrate work at conferences, workshops, and other public events.
• Coordinate with WHO, UNICEF, WFP, SSHF, HPF, Ministry of Health, Health and WASH clusters on emergencies interventions.
• Work to develop the national staff workforce.
• Lead development of research priorities and themes for Health, Nutrition, and WASH sectors.
• Ensure operations research components are included in new project designs.
• Support the reporting of all WASH assets using mWater OMS and Digital ITT.
• Compile updated fact sheets on WASH programming.
• Ensure supportive partnering for performance is in place.
• Champion partnering for performance mechanisms.
• Create performance agreements with each direct report.
• Lead, motivate, and manage a team of staff.
• Provide guidance and direction to the team.
• Ensure quality staff are attracted, retained, and developed.
• Ensure there are clear retention plans and succession plans in place.
• Effectively line manage and coach project/program managers.

Experience Requirements

• 6 – 7 years of experience in WASH-related programmes, including training, facilitation, and capacity-building for staff and communities.
• 5 years of experience in managing a team.
• Experience in leading, designing, planning, implementing, M&E, and reporting on integrated development, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene project.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships, both within and outside the organization, under stressful situations.
• Understanding of humanitarian relief, recovery, and development work i.e. triple nexus in fragile contexts.
• Excellent networking, relationship-building, and people management skills.
• Ability to work in difficult, insecure, and stressful conditions.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically, manage to plan, and meet deadlines.
• Seven years of professional experience in WASH project management.
• At least five years in a managerial/supervisory level.
• Solid background in WASH in emergencies, particularly in emergency curriculum packages and deliverables.
• Demonstrated knowledge in WASH programming.
• Excellent leadership, analytical, negotiating, communication, and advocacy skills.
• Strong networking, team spirit, partnership, coordination, and harmony skills.
• Willing to adapt to new working environments, new challenges, colleagues, and new cultures.

Qualification Requirements

• Master’s Degree in a relevant field such as Environmental Science, Public Health, Social Sciences, or Water Resources Management
• Master's degree in a relevant field

Other Details

Languages Required: • Excellent English communication skills (both oral and written).