WaterAid Nigeria Recruitment 2023(3 Positions)

About You

• Minimum of a Master’s degree in Social Science or a relevant field, with strong research component or equivalent experience
• 8 years of experience in water, sanitation, hygiene, public health or equivalent sector,
• Experience of applied research, or equivalent demonstrable project management experience of policy-oriented or action research setting
• Experience in project management, coordination and delivery.
• Experience of cross-sector strategic engagement and communications, and knowledge sharing experience.
• Excellent organisational skills and an ability to prioritise workloads whilst maintaining high attention to detail and work standards
• Proven experience writing and presenting research outputs to different audiences
• Excellent communication skills and relationship management, with proven ability to build effective working relations with project partners.
• Ability to travel up to 10%
• Cultural competence. Working style that reflects WaterAid’s values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity, and Innovation.

Salary
Grade F – Starting at NGN11,510,146

Our Benefits

• WaterAid benefits vary depending on the country of the successful candidate.
• For UK-based posts, this includes:
• 36 days’ holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement
• Season Ticket Loan
• Free annual eye tests
• Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave
• Sabbaticals
• Volunteer Day

Application Closing Date
30th April, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Requirements
To be successful in the Head of WASH role, you must meet the following requirements:

• Strong academic background (preferably at Master’s degree level) in Geology, Water Resources Engineering, Environmental sciences, Public Health or other related Social Sciences field
• Minimum twelve (12) years’ experience of development programme management and at least 3 of which must be in a senior level position focusing on delivering in WASH services.
• Prior experience working with high level government officials to influence and direct policy reform agenda
• Demonstrate sound understanding of WASH, Integrated Water Resource management issues and broader development and poverty reduction themes
• Previous experience managing programs financed particularly by USAID, FCDO, EU and others like; UN, Foundations and Private Donor
• Sound knowledge of advanced project management approaches, experience with conducting formative research and using research outcomes to make programme decisions.
• Experience with building capacity of implementing partner organizations especially CSO’s and government
• Experience in developing strategic & operational plans. Able to effectively organise self and others, plan and prioritise in line with such plans.
• Excellent relationship-building skills. Able to build and maintain trusting relationships, negotiate, influence and resolve conflicts.
• Ability to network and maintain effective relationships with multi-level stakeholders including donor representatives, government officials, private sector leaders and community-level actors.
• Excellent writing and analytical skills
• Strong communication skills, including active listening and ability to effectively convey information and ideas verbally and in writing
• Experience of leading, managing teams, motivating others and driving change
• Commitment to WaterAid’s values and a working style that reflects these
• Strongly embedded and with existing links and networks within the WASH sector
• Membership of key relevant professional bodies driving knowledge management, learning and innovation within the WASH sector

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Curriculum Vitae to: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the mail.

About You

• Extensive commitment, experience and demonstrable knowledge and skills in the area of WASH monitoring, systems thinking and sustainable WASH in developing countries, demonstrated through a progressive career record with at least the most recent significant experience being in a similar level role.
• A relevant Post Graduate degree or equivalent.
• Proven intermediate level competence in use of ICT tools such as mWater, ArcGIS, and Excel.
• Very strong writing ability in English. Ability to synthesise information, analyse its relevance and communicate it in accessible formats that target the needs of different audiences.
• Proven experience of working with local government, national government and service providers (including utilities) in low income settings.
• Working style that reflects WaterAid’s values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation.

Salary
N11,510,146 annually.

Our Benefits:

• Salaries and benefits for different countries will vary in line with the location of the successful candidate and depending on experience.

Application Closing Date
24th April, 2023.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online