Senior Associate Advisor Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) - RWANDA

Are you interested in joining an organisation with a long term commitment to fighting poverty? Would you like to work in a challenging environment and develop an international career focused on demonstrating shared core values that achieve results?

SNV Rwanda is looking for a:

Senior Associate Advisor Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Based in Kigali, Rwanda

(International consultancy contract)

Background

SNV is an international not-for-profit development organisation working in over 30 developing countries for more than 40 years. SNV has been working in Rwanda since 1980 and is active in all of SNV’s three sectors: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Renewable Energy and Agriculture.

The WASH programme in Rwanda contributes to extending access to Water, Sanitation and improving Hygiene in 3 sub programs:

• Functionality of Rural Water Supply Services
• Sustainable Sanitation and Hygiene for All in rural areas
• Water and Sanitation Services in Schools

SNV Rwanda is looking for a suitable candidate for the position of Senior Associate Advisor. The advisor will contribute to the overall quality of program content, business development, resource mobilization and management of programs. He or she will provide capacity development services to government, non-government and private sector clients at local and national level.

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the Sector Leader, develop SNV WASH sector by
• enhancing the quality, visibility, applicability and up-scaling expertise in the country to position SNV Country as a knowledgeable organisation in the sector;
• Support SNV management in mobilisation of resources for SNV advisory services to clients;
• Assure quality of WASH advisory services in country by content leadership in the identification, formulation, execution, monitoring and reporting of/on SNV program in the WASH sector;
• Conduct progress monitoring and assignment reviews with clients, and take an active role in managing for results;
• Lead the SNV WASH team in development and coordination of strategic partnerships for joint service delivery, knowledge development and resources mobilisation purposes;
• Maintain up-to-date information on sector developments through an on-going analysis of trends and issues;
• Ensure good documentation and dissemination of knowledge;
• Actively participate in external and internal networks that contribute to the WASH programme development.

Candidate Profile

• Master degree in Sanitation, Rural Water Supply, Water Resource Management or related field;
• Eight to ten years of experience in sanitation and behaviour change communication
• Strong experience in institutional development and organisational strengthening
• Proven experience in business development/resource mobilisation
• Knowledge of value chain development approaches;
• Demonstrable high level of competence in training and advisory methods;
• Strong strategic and analytical skills
• Advocacy, networking, lobbying and knowledge brokering skills
• Experience in writing practice-based knowledge documents
• Willingness to frequently travel inside the country
• Strong computer skills
• Proficient in English, and preferably working knowledge of French

Contract Duration: 18 months with possibility of extension

Desired start date: 1st March, 2014

Salary scale: Competitive Consultancy rate package

Please apply by clicking on the http://snv.devhire.devex.com/jobs/328757 and completing your application in our in-house recruitment systembefore 3 February 2014.

More information about SNV

SNV is an international not-for-profit development organization. We believe that no-one should have to live in poverty and that all people should have the opportunity to pursue their own sustainable development.

Starting out in the Netherlands more than 40 years ago, we now work in over 30 of the poorest countries worldwide. Our global team of local and international advisors work with local partners to equip communities, businesses and organizations with the tools, knowledge and connections they need to increase their incomes and gain access to basic services - empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own development.

By sharing our specialist expertise in Agriculture, Renewable Energy, and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene, we contribute to solving some of the leading problems facing the world today – helping to find local solutions to global challenges and sowing the seeds of lasting change.

SNV aims to make a lasting difference in the lives of 40 million people living in poverty over the period 2011-2015.

For more information, please refer to our website:www.snvworld.org

We do not appreciate third-party mediation based on this advertisement

Closing date: 

Monday, February 3, 2014

Type of contract: 

Consultancy