Salary: £35,275 pa + hardship allowance pro rata
Location: Nairobi with 50% travel within the East and Southern Africa (ESA) region
6 month fixed term contract
Save the Children UK is looking for a passionate and self-motivated humanitarian WASH specialist with significant field experience to join us as the Regional WASH Advisor for East and Southern Africa,based in the region. Whilst deployed 50% of the time to support WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) work in crises, globally, you will also lead WASH sector activities in the region, forming part of Save the Children’s regional programme quality team.
As the successful candidate you will be familiar with technical, leadership and policy issues surrounding Humanitarian WASH programming. You will:
- Provide thought leadership on WASH work in the East and Southern Africa region
- Support programmes in fragile states and new emergencies
- Identify opportunities for future programme development
- Deploy to field at short notice to set up new emergency WASH programmes
- Contribute to learning documentation from WASH programme implementation and drive policy and capacity building training.
To be successful you will have:
- Proven field experience and strong analytical skills
- Significant experience and track record of success in design and implementation delivering high quality emergency WASH response programmes
- Enthusiasm and drive to move things forward
- The ability and willingness to travel to remote and insecure locations at short notice and to be flexible and adaptable in difficult environments.
Working in more than 20 countries, Save the Children’s WASH team does whatever it takes to create breakthroughs in the way the world treats children. Our Humanitarian Department implements emergency work alongside existing development work. It increases our capacity to meet the survival, assistance and protection needs of children and their families affected by crises. We save children’s lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential.
At Save the Children our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Closing Date: 14th February 2016
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Regional WASH Advisor - East and Southern Africa
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