Regional Programme Manager - Southern Africa

The role of a lifetime.

Based in Pretoria, South Africa, or a WaterAid

country office in the region. Competitive reward package.

The Regional Programme Manager (RPM) is a senior member of the regional team, reporting directly to the Head of Southern Africa Region. The RPM will lead on programme planning, development, effectiveness, quality assurance, learning and impact in the region, ensuring that country teams have the right capacities to make best use of WaterAid’s programming approaches. The role will also make significant contributions to influencing work across the region, exploring collaborative regional opportunities around programme delivery and advocating change in how WASH is delivered in the region, to bring about equitable and sustainable change to achieve universal access.

Applicants for this challenging post must have a postgraduate degree or equivalent professional qualification relevant to the WASH sector, and sound knowledge of international regional WASH development and programme delivery. Substantial experience of working at a senior management level in a developing country and in the region is essential, particularly in strategic and operational planning, project and programme management with significant financial and budget management responsibility. The role will be based in the Regional Office in Pretoria, South Africa, or any of WaterAid’s country offices in Zambia, Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique, Lesotho or Swaziland. If you share our vision and have the influential leadership qualities to make this a reality, we would love to hear from you.

HOW TO APPLY:

View the full job description and application instructions on the Vacancies page atwww.actionappointments.co.zaand email your application by Friday 13th March 2015tolisa@actionappointments.co.za