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• Work
  with Country Program staff to develop country strategic plans in line with
  Water For People’s overall strategy and policy objectives
• Actively
  contribute to Water For People’s overall program and policy discussions
• Develop
  rural household and school sanitation strategic plan
• Initiate
  annual operating plans in line with pre-allocated budget

• Entertain
  relationships with sector role players at the national and local level.
• Strengthen
  relationships with partner organizations, the local private sector and
  NGOs supporting WASH.
• Work
  with the team to identify partners/consultants who can contribute to
  capacity building of staff and partners to ensure sustainability of
  supported WASH services

• Oversee
  the management of Water For People’s program officers under his/her
  supervision including orientation and mentoring
• Develop
  the capacity of Water For People staff and partners to document their
  experience for learning and advocacy purposes
• Working
  alongside local Business Development Service Providers (BDS) in developing
  sanitation businesses in Everyone Forever District.

• Work
  closely with the partners to develop program work that contributes to
  Water For People’s learning and advocacy agendas
• Promote
  a learning environment among Water For People’s partners and staff
• Contribute
  to organizational learning by preparing and disseminating data, lessons
  learned, good practices and statistics to Water For People staff.

• Work
  with the monitoring officer to develop a system for monitoring
  implementation of projects.
• Track
  delivery against Water For People’s goals and objectives.
• Work
  with the monitoring officer to analyze data collected under the monitoring
  framework for assessment of progress and areas for improvement

• Update
  and maintain the program reporting calendar
• Prepare
  concise bi-annual reports and produce a synthetic and analytical progress
  report to guide management decision-making
• Maintain
  grant reporting schedules
• Monitor
  donor pledge payments and ensure that funds are received in

• Manage
  internal and external communications
• Manage
  in-country donor relationships and communication with in-country donors
• Manage
  communication with funder relationship managers in Denver, regarding
  reporting deadlines and project extensions
• Follow
  up with Water For People staff to ensure internal deadlines are met.
• Perform
  any other duties as assigned.

• The
  candidate should possess a Master’s degree in Environmental Health
  Sciences, Hydraulics, Civil Engineering, Development, Water Resources or
  any related fields. Masters in Business Administration will be an added
  advantage
• A
  minimum of five (5) years’ experience in a similar position
• A
  minimum of five to ten years’ experience in project and personnel
  management.
• Possess
  a good understanding of community level water and sanitation development,
  with at least five (7-10) years’ experience
• The
  candidate must be a strategic thinker with well-developed planning skills
• Past
  exposure and experience in Tracking Budget Expenses and Grants Management
• Prior
  experience in Staff Supervision and Performance Management
• Past
  fundraising and proposal writing experience
• Previous
  experience in budget development and operations management.
• Demonstrated
  strong written and verbal communication and organizational skills
• Good
  problem solving skills.
• Self-starter
  and ability to undertake any tasks without intensive supervision.
• Possess
  the ability to analyze and organize data and communicate results
  effectively
• Ability
  to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team effort
• Well-developed
  written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.

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