The WASH Specialist (WASH-CEE) supports the development, preparation, management, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of WASH & CEE programmes within the country programme. The role provides technical guidance and management support to achieve programme output results.
A minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and/or international levels on WASH. Demonstrated extensive capacity in at least four of the following WASH programming areas: rural water supply, rural sanitation, urban water, urban sanitation, handwashing with soap, WASH-in-schools and health centres, menstrual hygiene management, and national government WASH policies, plans and strategies. Demonstrated capacity to influence national government WASH policies, plans and strategies; including in-depth understanding of government structures, roles and responsibilities and all stakeholders. Demonstrated capacity for WASH emergency preparedness, response and coordination. Demonstrated experience to collaborate effectively with and understand international financial institutions. Demonstrated capacity to build strategic partnerships in Pakistan. Demonstrated experience to deliver through effective working relationships both within and outside an organization. Demonstrated capacity to develop proposals, reports and manage grants. Demonstrated capacity for strategic thinking and advocacy skills. Demonstrated capacity for team leadership and team building. Demonstrated capacity to manage and oversee programme design, planning, implementation and monitoring. Demonstrated excellent analytical and writing skills, advocacy and presentational skills.
An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: public health, social sciences, behavior change communication, economics, engineering, policy, development, environmental sciences, natural sciences, climate change, disaster risk reduction, water resource management, international cooperation or another relevant technical field. Additional relevant post-graduate courses that complement/supplement the main degree is desirable.
