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WaterAid

Senior Health Advisor

Kampala Uganda
WaterAid

Non-profit + 1 more

Senior Health Advisor

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Description

Requirements

To be successful, you’ll need:

  • Strong technical experience in WASH and health integration, WASH in health care facilities, health systems and programming, public health, environmental health, and/or other inter-related topics such as nutrition, cholera, neglected tropical diseases, maternal and child health, infection prevention and control, across different settings, demonstrated through a progressive career record.
  • A relevant post-Graduate degree or equivalent work experience.
  • Strong experience in offering technical assistance, consulting, and/or advisory services to empower and to develop capacities.
  • Ability to handle highly specialised, unusual, and challenging technical assignments, resolve complex issues in practical and imaginative ways.
  • Strong writing ability in English. Experienced in producing practical knowledge products targeting needs of diverse audiences.
  • Organised and efficient. Demonstrated ability to drive tasks forward to completion in a timely manner while maintaining high quality.
  • Solid IT skills, particularly with core Microsoft Office software.
  • Ability to travel internationally up to 30%.
Responsibilities
  • Provide in-depth strategic and technical advisory support on WASH and health integration, WASH in health care facilities, health systems and programming, public health, environmental health, and/or other inter-related topics such as nutrition, cholera, neglected tropical diseases, maternal and child health, infection prevention and control, for high quality WASH programming in both urban and rural, low-income settings, including households, schools, health care facilities and/or other relevant public places, incorporating WaterAid’s and the sector’s leading practices, innovations and methods.
  • Provide high quality, detailed technical analysis and advisory support to project design, inception, implementation, troubleshooting, monitoring, and/or assessments.
  • Co-lead capturing of organisational programme knowledge and experience on health-related topics.
  • Support country, regional and global colleagues to develop a consistent understanding and application of health-related technical considerations into WaterAid's core programme work, and in applying relevant guidance, standards and considerations to their specific context.
  • Support fundraising, external engagement, and communications
  • Champion WaterAid’s commitment to equity, inclusion and safeguarding.

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