Welthungerhilfe recruits 01 Regional WASH Advisor

The position is to be filled as soon as possible, with an initial contract duration up to 31.12.2020. There are good prospects for an extension. Employment location will be Uganda or Malawi.

As Regional WASH Advisor you will be part of a global WASH Team and ensure service-oriented support in the WASH Sector to Welthungerhilfe’s regional country programmes in eastern and southern Africa through capacity building, consultancy services and backstopping. In your role you will further develop Welthungerhilfe global WASH standards, guidelines and approaches and ensure coherence of regional programmes and projects with Welthungerhilfe global WASH instruments and approaches. Consequently you will position the organization in this specific field of work as a competent, well known actor in the field of development and humanitarian aid.

Your responsibilities

• Systematically assessing the capacities and support needs of Welthungerhilfe regional country programmes regarding Welthungerhilfe WASH standards and priorities
• Defining main working priorities in agreement with the Country Directors in the region and the Sector Unit in regular intervals
• Supporting country programmes in the region to secure funding for WASH programmes (private and institutional donors), coordinate with donor technical experts and support to develop high quality proposals
• Strengthening and institutionalizing Welthungerhilfe’s “Sustainable Services Initiative” by providing technical support and project/programme planning
• Providing technical assistance for proposal development, implementation and evaluation in cooperation with the MEAL-Team (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) on WASH related aspects
• Facilitating regular learning exchange on WASH between Welthungerhilfe programme staff and partners in the region
• Facilitating and promoting sector relevant horizontal exchange in the region (and beyond)
• Facilitating and supporting capacity development for country and project offices by organizing workshops and trainings
• Promoting nutrition sensitive WASH programming in line with Welthungerhilfe’s PtiN approach (programming towards improved nutrition)
• Actively supporting Welthungerhilfe’s membership with the WASH Agenda for Change (www.washagendaforchange.net)
• Jointly developing and updating WHH’s sector strategy and positioning in line with WHH overall strategy
• Building and maintaining sector relevant networks and communities of practice (internal and external networks)
• Regularly reporting to Regional Directorate and Sector Unit on milestones achieved in the implementation of the work plan

Your profile

• A university or polytechnic degree in WASH or an equivalent degree related to the position
• A minimum of 5 years working experience in WASH programmes in East and Southern Africa; also in emergency situations
• Experience in main WASH approaches, sustainable WASH programming, and system strengthening in WASH
• Familiarity with methodologies for conducting a contextual analysis, scoping assessments and other WASH surveys, as well as WASH-related M&E systems, WASH guidelines and standards
• Experience in writing high-quality WASH proposals as well as reports and strategy design
• Familiarity with policies, procedures and priorities of Donor agencies
• Fluency in both oral and written English is essential

Our offer

We offer you the opportunity to work in a responsible and interesting field as part of an extremely dedicated team. Welthungerhilfe attaches great importance to the personal and professional development of its employees and the balance of their work and private life. This includes flexible working hours as well as working from home. Remuneration is based on our gender-independent salary scale. In addition, Welthungerhilfe offers numerous other benefits, which are listed under “Our benefits”.