Global Director – Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) at World Vision

Job Description

Set Strategic Priorities:

• Ensures quality WASH programming that is equitable and sustainable.

• Develops annual WASH Business Plans with the Regional WASH Directors, Support Offices and National teams.

• Ensures integration of WV distinctives and ethos in WASH implementation.

• Ensures alignment of WASH programming with global sector approaches and project models.

• Ensures overall compliance with WVI Partnership standards and industry standards.

• Oversees the quality and coverage of WASH programming.

• Champions cross-sector collaboration for integration of WASH programming with other sectors.

• Provides leadership and mentoring for WASH field teams, and supports the WASH Capacity Building Plan.

Provide Operational Accountability:

• Ensure accountability of national and regional portfolios to deliver WASH outcomes as defined in Business Plans.

• Ensure donor promises are met or exceeded.

• Measure extent to which resourcing opportunities meet WASH operations needs and impact child well-being.

• Ensure high quality technical support is provided to National Offices on the development of Technical Approach and Technical Programs to address WASH needs.

• Ensure effective implementation of 14-Country Response Plan recommendations in WASH programming.

• Ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of WASH programming, evidence-building for new initiatives where needed, and learning and sharing for quality improvement.

Internal and External Engagement:

• Maintains effective and strategic relationships with Regional Office WASH Managers, WASH Sector Lead, and major WASH Support Offices to assure WASH service quality and meet donor expectations.

• Assures quality programming and evidence of impact in WASH field operations to position WV as the NGO of choice with potential and key partners, donors and stakeholders.

• Championing WASH campaigns and resource acquisition in the field.

• Champion the annual/biannual WASH Forum to celebrate impact and innovation in WASH and to leverage funding opportunities with donors and partners.

• Participates in high level international and regional meetings, forums and conferences as required.

• Collaborates with Faith and Development actors internally and externally as we seek to integrate faith into all our programming.

Build Capacities:

• Determines the technical capacity needs for the Field WASH teams.

• Builds capability of the Field WASH professionals and community of practice.

• Builds understanding of current footprint and identify opportunities for further growth and impact.

• Promotes a culture of innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement.

• Collaborate with WVI Partnership sector leads to ensure WASH lessons are documented and disseminated.

• Collaborate with Partnership sector leaders on the development and implementation of Project Models.

Requirement/Skills

• Master’s degree required in international relief and development, behavior change, engineering or business, plus related professional work experience.

• Excellent in written reporting and in verbal communication in English.

• Strong experience and proven skills in leading a team of technical professionals.

• Leader with minimum 10 years’ experience designing and leading WASH programming in the developing world.

• In-depth knowledge/expertise in WASH programming including evidence based best practices.

• Strong relational and networking skills, demonstrated ability to supervise teams, and significant experience engaging with donors and fundraisers.

• Strong experience working with and managing large grant portfolios for foundations, bilateral and multilateral donors.

• Strong experience and proven skills in working effectively across cultures to advance priorities and achieve change, in situations without direct authority.

• Strong experience and proven skills in external engagement that contributes to change in policy and practice and builds WVs reputation as a leader in the industry.

• Strong experience developing strategy and policy in large organization.

• Experience in working with faith, faith actors and faith related issues in development.

• Fluency in a relevant second language (Spanish or French) is desirable.