Programme Support & Knowledge Director

To be successful, you will need:

• Extensive and deep experience in WASH development across multiple contexts
  
• Strong technical WASH skills – e.g. sustainable rural and /or urban water supply service delivery and management, climate resilient WASH,
  
• Systems-thinking capability to support transformational WASH programming
  
• Proven ability to lead strategic, impactful initiatives in large organisations
  
• Strong understanding of planning, monitoring and evaluation in development
  
• Experience in knowledge management, learning and capacity development
  
• Proven experience of developing propositions and donor engagement and
  
• A track record of leading high-performing teams and supporting change
  

Although not essential, we’d prefer you to have:

• Working knowledge of French, Portuguese or Spanish
  
• Experience leading or managing applied research
  
• Experience establishing and promoting technical standards.
  

• Provide strategic and technical leadership to WaterAid UK’s programmes
  
• Lead the Programme Support & Knowledge Team
  
• Lead programme learning and knowledge management
  
• Oversee programme support and capacity development
  
• Support fundraising, external engagement, partnerships and communications
  
• Champion WaterAid’s commitment to equity, inclusion and safeguarding.