• Facilitate the delivery of WASH services to users by promoting pilot models / advocating for scale-up of infrastructure investments for inclusive services (micro level)

• Strengthen local government or service authorities in their functions (meso level)

• Influence regional or national and international actors to strengthen the enabling environment for service delivery (macro level)
  
  

Your responsibilities

• Set-up and coordinate the phase II of the WASH systems program including program inception, intervention design and implementation.

• Oversee and coordinate the activities at country levels, including partner and consultant contracts in cooperation with respective WHH country offices and Head of projects

• Provide technical oversight to the field teams and mentor senior staff in the design of program related activities

• Provide advisory services and review program workplans for the entire project duration

• Ensure effective and transparent use of financial resources for timely reporting in line with donor regulations and WHH policies and procedures.

• Ensure quality control through an effective monitoring system in cooperation with the MEAL team at HQ and in the countries.

• Oversee and manage learning and exchange as well external support services in close collaboration with the head of the learning module of the program

• Act as focal person for external networking, manage and maintain collaboration with international partners and ensure visibility of the program at sector level

• Review and approval of newsletters, learning briefs and other program related publications as well as reports to the donor.

• Representation of WHH in High level meetings and fora (RWSN, SWA, Agenda for Change)

• Managing and maintaining access to a network of subject matter experts inside and outside the program that can be utilized and managed by project teams and other stakeholders involved.

• advising the WHH management at HQ-level on challenges, risks and opportunities to continuously improve WASH service delivery and the WASH portfolio of WHH.

• Conduct appraisals, manage contracts, provide development and training opportunities to country teams (including local partners)

• Participate in and if appropriate facilitate internal exchange workshops and annual program events
  
  

Your profile

• A university or college degree in a related field
• 5 years demonstrated experience in a relevant field as a project/program or portfolio manager with responsibility coordinating and guiding implementation teams in multiple countries and under multi-cultural and divers environments including in fragile and developing contexts
• Proven experience with financial management of a large program
• Excellent professional networking skills with proven experience in synthesizing and organizing diverse stakeholder interests (government actors, non-state actors, private sector)
• Experience in the promotion of advocacy work in the Global South
• Experience in designing and implementing training processes and mutual learning activities
• Experience in working with BMZ as a donor is desirable
• Willingness to travel to Asia and Africa
• Willingness to receive necessary vaccinations for working in Welthungerhilfe's programme countries
• Excellent oral and written English language skills

Our offer

Please send your application via our online recruiting system by September 8, 2024. In particular we would appreciate in your cover letter your opinion on the most important elements being most influential in driving systemic change across the WASH sector. Your contact person is Ina Stepka. Welthungerhilfe is committed to fighting terrorism in all its activities. Accordingly, any applicant who is offered employment will be screened against lists of known and suspected terrorists.