WASH Technical Manager

For a national organisation with 75 years of experience supporting vulnerable children worldwide, inspired by Christian faith and operating in nearly 100 countries with over 31,000 staff.

Job Summary

• Provides overall technical leadership for the WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) sector at the national office
• Leads development of the national office's Technical Sector approach, aligning it with regional and global strategies, including advocacy, monitoring and evaluation, and integration with other sectors
• Guides field staff on quality implementation of Technical Sector programming
• Identifies capacity gaps within the national office's Technical Sector and develops capacity-building plans with regional support
• Pursues opportunities for implementation research and shares learning from programming
• Maps donors, understands their technical expectations, positions the national office for grant bids, and leads proposal design and development
• Maintains strong, regular engagement with external WASH stakeholders in the country
• Maintains awareness of potential emergencies and ensures readiness to respond within the sector

Technical Leadership and Management

• Leads the design and adaptation of the WASH sector within the Integrated Health and WASH Technical Program
• Advises on implementation of approved WASH project models
• Assesses and tracks quality of implementation against standards, government policy and programme plans, including field visits and stakeholder feedback
• Works with the finance unit to ensure smooth planning, budgeting, funding and expenditure processes

Monitoring, Accountability and Innovation

• Works with the MEAL function to ensure quality programming, innovative design, monitoring, evaluation, reflection, learning and reporting across WASH projects
• Promotes research, documentation and scaling-up of best practices
• Builds WASH capacity to support strategic initiatives that deliver measurable, sustainable development
• Ensures proper stewardship of donor and organisational resources
• Ensures timely, effective follow-up on findings from accountability mechanisms such as peer reviews, operational and finance audits, programme evaluations and capability reviews
• Develops and implements a departmental risk register to mitigate risk and ensure accountability
• Monitors implementation of WASH audit recommendations

Donor Engagement and Fundraising

• Raises local resources for WASH
• Develops proposals for WASH grants
• Tracks accountability for WASH-specific grants
• Supports response to requests for applications from bilateral and multilateral donors, in coordination with relevant teams and management of grant-funded programmes

Collaboration and Advocacy

• Develops and maintains a national stakeholder register covering government departments, development partners, the private sector, faith-based organisations and civil society organisations
• Networks with national WASH stakeholders
• Represents the national office at sector-related forums
• Attends regional, national and local meetings as appropriate

Staff Capacity Development and Performance Management

• Models a high standard of personal Christian leadership and integrity that supports the team's spiritual development
• Works closely with People & Culture to recruit and retain the right programme staff, and provide them with development, mentoring and coaching opportunities
• Assesses staff capacities and competencies and plans accordingly
• Engages subject-matter experts to address identified training gaps
• Facilitates staff capacity building through training, workshops, on-the-job training and technical backstopping
• Supervises and guides staff to ensure overall quality and comprehensive management of the technical programme

Contract and Eligibility

• Contract type: Local, fixed-term employee
• Open to local applicants only

How to Apply

• Apply through the Apply button on this job board
• Application deadline: 13 November 2026