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World Vision International

Christian humanitarian organization supporting children worldwide

WASH Manager

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeDakar, SenegalNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A postgraduate Master's degree in engineering (hydraulics, mechanical, environmental, sanitation, or water resources engineering) or another WASH-specific field.
  • Ten years of relevant experience in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) with an international nongovernmental organization or similar organization, including at least five years in leadership positions.
  • Knowledge of global WASH sector trends and World Health Organization and sector standards.
  • Knowledge of WASH networks, government actors, peer organizations, and partners in Senegal.
  • Proven experience managing donor-funded projects or programs.
  • Practical knowledge of proposal writing and resource mobilization.
  • Knowledge and experience with sanitation behavior-change approaches and theories.
  • Proven knowledge of holistic community development and innovative financing approaches.
  • Relevant skills and experience in capacity building and training staff and partners.
  • Experience in monitoring and evaluation, including digital monitoring, the mWater platform, other geographic information system software, and artificial intelligence tools for innovation in WASH activities.
  • Experience preparing budgets and writing reports.
  • Fluency in spoken and written French and English is essential.
  • Promote organizational values, policies, and practices, including safeguarding, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, child protection, security, and ethical conduct.
  • Communicate effectively and demonstrate cultural sensitivity.
  • Foster teamwork and collaboration in a multicultural environment.
  • Deliver projects on time and within budget.
  • Demonstrate leadership and coaching skills, provide clear direction, motivate and empower others, recruit high-quality staff, and provide staff development and coaching opportunities.
  • Interact with donors and promote the profile of World Vision Senegal's WASH program.
  • Define, develop, and revise organizational program strategy and set direction for the WASH sector regarding new approaches and programs.
  • Build relationships across organizational levels and boundaries and with government leaders and stakeholders.
  • Identify urgent and potentially difficult decisions and act on them promptly; initiate and implement team- and department-wide activities.
  • Be available for on-call duties 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

  • Lead overall direction, strategic guidance, and management oversight of World Vision Senegal's WASH portfolio, ensuring the quality of program design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation across all areas of operation.
  • Lead planning, resource acquisition, data collection, and technical rigor for evidence-based WASH interventions, including needs assessments, baseline studies, and assessment of alternative water and sanitation technologies.
  • Represent World Vision Senegal as a key organizational contact for the WASH sector with donors, ministries, water and sanitation departments, hygiene authorities, and partner nongovernmental organizations; build relationships and networks to strengthen program implementation and influence.
  • Manage human, financial, and material resources, including staff recruitment, development, and performance evaluation.
  • Lead identification, assessment, and design of innovative WASH projects in development contexts, including preparing project proposals aligned with the WASH activity plan.
  • Support project implementation through regular targeted training, tools, and resources to enable timely, high-quality program delivery; participate in recruiting WASH staff, assess their competencies, and lead capacity building.
  • Support WASH monitoring, evaluation, planning, and reporting processes by implementing tools that ensure effective programming, quality project execution, and compliance with donor reporting requirements.
  • Review, contribute to, and validate technical aspects of WASH programs, including supporting procurement, provision, and delivery of equipment, materials, personnel, and other resources in coordination with relevant departments.
  • Monitor developments and changes in approaches used in development contexts and support World Vision's multisectoral advocacy strategy and its implementation nationally.
  • Integrate cross-cutting issues and priority approaches across World Vision WASH programs, including gender equality, disability and social inclusion, child protection, youth programming, faith and development, climate solutions, and resource management; emphasize child well-being outcomes, including those in the GRANDIR IPF sector approach to health and nutrition.
  • Develop meaningful formal partnerships with government entities, United Nations agencies, peer nongovernmental organizations, civil society organizations, research institutes, and other local actors to complement World Vision's WASH programs.
  • Facilitate innovative practices, methodologies, or concepts in World Vision WASH programs, including research and pilot projects on project impact, innovative financing approaches, and program adjustments to ensure effectiveness.
  • Represent World Vision Senegal and coordinate with relevant technical ministries and other national WASH sector actors; participate in relevant national meetings and workshops, track key sector developments, and contribute to WASH policies and protocols.
  • Coordinate implementation of recommendations from internal and external evaluations and audits, and lead WASH quality-assurance and results-monitoring initiatives to ensure project and investment impact quality.
  • Maintain accurate, up-to-date records of program documents, resources, lessons, and good practices, and facilitate their use and dissemination within the office, partnership, and among partners.
  • Perform other relevant duties assigned by the supervisor.

About the Company

World Vision International

Christian humanitarian organization supporting children worldwide

What World Vision International does: It is a Christian humanitarian, development, and advocacy organization focused on children. It operates in nearly 100 countries with 33,000+ staff and works with supporters to help more than 200 million vulnerable children by addressing the root causes of poverty. How its product works: Through long-term programs and rapid relief, it provides essentials like water, food, and tools for families to overcome poverty, guided by faith and field expertise, and coordinated across communities by staff and partners. How it is different from competitors: It combines a large, faith-guided global network with a clear focus on sustainable, root-cause approaches to development, serving all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender, and stressing lasting impact that endures beyond one-time aid. What the company’s goal is: To improve the lives of children, families, and communities around the world and create lasting, generational impact.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Monrovia, CA
Founded
2012

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