The Opportunity
Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the Humanitarian WASH Advisor in London, UK or any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office worldwide.
Role Purpose:
The Humanitarian WASH Advisor will provide technical assistance to ongoing humanitarian programs, serve potentially as a first responder to new emergencies, provide technical assistance and strategic planning, and contribute to new business development, global research priorities, and to state-of-the-art guidance. Technical support to country programs will include technical needs assessments, response strategy development, capacity development initiatives, mobilizing resources for emergency WASH activities, and implementation of the emergency WASH responses.
Another aspect of technical assistance and strategic planning will be gravitating around the emergency WASH in Health Care Facilities domain with potential appointment to support the quality and approach of Save the Children’s Emergency Health Unit (EHU) WASH programming.
The Humanitarian WASH Advisor is expected to bring forward the innovation component of the Humanitarian WASH team and global portfolio as elaborated below in the areas of responsibilities.
The Humanitarian WASH Advisor will be part of the Centre Humanitarian Technical Team (CHTT) of the One Humanitarian Team.
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
In order to be successful you will bring/have:
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential:
- Significant experience in delivering high quality humanitarian programmes and providing technical support.
- You have a minimum 5-7 years of proven experience working internationally in the management and/or coordination of humanitarian WASH programs expertise
- Considerable experience in needs assessment, program evaluation, and program development and writing of funding proposals and reports.
- Fair/Good understanding of Humanitarian WASH sector’s principles, practices, and policy priorities.
- Ability to undertake significant and regular international travel, often on a short notice, for more than 30% of time.
- Fluent spoken and written English
Desirable:
- Professional qualification in or closely related sphere
- Previous experience of working in a child-focused humanitarian organization.
- Additional languages, particularly French, Spanish and/or Arabic.
We can offer circa £43,000 per annum (If based in UK) with an option of flexible working hours. If the role is based outside of the UK, National T&C (including pay) will apply.
This role can be based in London or any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office location on approval, provided the successful candidate has proof of eligibility to work from the preferred location.
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The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your salary expectations.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.
Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.