Senior Advisor, WASH Technical Director PRO-WASH & SCALE (P4)

Save The Children • Lexington, KY

73d • Hybrid

About The Position

As the WASH Technical Director of the US Department of State (DoS)-managed PRO-WASH & SCALE activity, you will be integral to our work in helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. In this role, you will provide expertise in a variety of sub-sector topics including (but not limited to): adult learning, emergency response programming, behavior change, marketing approaches, and research methods in support of DoS. In this capacity you will lead strategic and sustainable capacity strengthening, learning, and knowledge-sharing activities focused on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). You will serve as the primary WASH liaison and representative of the project to DoS's WASH technical experts, colleagues at the Global WASH cluster and with other partners to ensure project responsiveness to the donors and key stakeholders. You will exercise independent judgment and discretion on significant matters and will implement objectives independently to achieve key milestones and overall success. NOTE - this role is contingent on award funding that is anticipated to end late February 2027.

Requirements

• Bachelors' degree in a related field, including, but not limited to, civil and/or environmental engineering, environmental science/health, public health, behavioral science, hydrogeology, natural resources management, plus at least 7 years' experience implementing WASH or IWRM programming in the context of programs in international and resource-limited and emergency settings with at least 5 years in a leadership role
• Experience serving as a Technical Director or WASH Team Lead on a multi-sectoral project or at a multi-sectoral organization
• Demonstrated experience supporting former USAID/BHA-funded food security and/or emergency activities, or similarly funded rural WASH or IWRM targeting highly vulnerable populations in both humanitarian and development settings
• Experience designing and implementing WASH or IWRM capacity building, research and/or knowledge-sharing activities
• Proven ability to communicate effectively and maintain productive relationships with donors, implementing partners, research institutions, and national governments
• Demonstrated strong management, planning, supervisory, and leadership skills as they apply to team, budget, workplan and donor management
• Ability to think critically, strategically, and operationally
• Willing and able to travel up to 20% of the time. Travel includes both international and domestic trips.
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in a WASH and/or water security-related field, including, but not limited to, civil and/or environmental engineering, environmental science/health, public health, behavioral science, hydrogeology or natural resources management
• Professional proficiency in French strongly preferred
• Experience working on DoS-funded international development projects
• Familiarity with former USAID-funded activities, particularly within the former Bureau for Resilience and Food Security
• Experience deploying adult learning techniques
• Knowledge and experience applying human centered design principles, behavior change, and/or marketing approaches
• Experience designing, implementing and documenting quantitative and qualitative research using various methods
• Emergency response programming

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the implementation and monitoring of program workplan activities related to WASH and water resource management (WRM)
• Ensure annual workplan activities focusing on WASH/WRM are successfully carried out on time and with quality
• Oversee the implementation of the project capacity strengthening, partner & stakeholder engagement and learning activities, curricula to achieve longer-term, sustainable learning capacities within implementing organizations
• Work with DoS, implementing partners, and other stakeholders to identify WASH and WRM gaps, needs, and knowledge sharing opportunities to ensure cost-effective and quality implementation of lifesaving support
• Provide quality assurance and oversight for PRO-WASH & SCALE capacity strengthening tools, trainings, and practice materials focused on integrated water resources management ( WRM )and WASH through multiple channels, including in-person trainings, distance learning, low-resource and low bandwidth A/V, and mentoring methodologies
• Provide follow-up remote mentoring support to DoS implementing partners, as needed, to deliver quality capacity-strengthening and learning activities and other technical assistance needs as indicated by the donor or implementers
• Provide technical oversight for learning events and webinars focused on sharing successes and lessons learned around implementation of activities inclusive of WASH and IWRM
• Lead the development of documentation, learning documents, toolkits, and data collection and management methods for sharing with the larger food security and humanitarian community, including via FSN Network
• Serve as the primary WASH liaison with DoS implementing partners, the Global WASH Cluster and other relevant stakeholders
• Coordinate with consortium partners to ensure multi-sectoral collaboration and workplan achievement
• In coordination with the Project Director and other SCUS staff, ensure overall WASH program targets are met and help manage the WASH program budget in accordance with Save the Children standards and protocols
• Manage WASH technical staff in the PRO-WASH & SCALE activity and consultants and oversee their professional development
• Contribute to the capacity strengthening and professional development of PRO-WASH & SCALE technical Save the Children staff
• Build and nurture partnerships and/or networks with external agencies and organizations including multilaterals, NGOs, communities of practice, technical working groups, Global WASH Cluster, and contractors to share and promote WASH and IWRM learning and innovation and pursue opportunities to disseminate relevant tools
• Identify and support the solicitation of relevant qualified short-term technical assistance based on specific program needs
• Contribute to Save the Children's quarterly and annual reporting, strategic and operational planning and other management and documentation mechanisms.

Benefits

• Flexible schedules and time off: Flexible schedules, generous PTO, 11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays and hybrid working opportunities
• Health: Competitive health care, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
• Family: A variety of paid leaves: caregiver, parental/adoption, critical child illness and fertility benefits
• Employee Rewards Program: Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees
• Retirement: A retirement savings plan with employer contributions (after one year)
• Wellness: 15 safety and wellness days annually (if hired on or after July 1, safety and wellness days prorated to 8 days), mental health benefits and support through Calm and company-hosted events
• Employee Assistance Program: free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services
• Learning & Growth: Access to internal and external learning & development opportunities and mentorships

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Social Assistance
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees