The Country Director (CD) provides leadership and management of WaterAid PNG’s Country Program, leading our policy and advocacy with national government and other development stakeholders, and supporting the implementation of programs focused on WASH sector strengthening, WASH and hygiene behaviour change implemented through collaboration with sports organisations, and WASH and menstrual hygiene management.
This position involves championing, monitoring and reviewing the implementation of our Country Strategy (2017-2020), and will lead the development of the next strategy. The Country Director is accountable for ensuring that WaterAid PNG achieves its strategic objectives and has effective operations in order to promote and secure people’s rights with regards access to safe water, improved hygiene and sanitation.
A key goal for the Country Director will be supporting PNG staff to take on more senior positions within the organisation. Ideally, the Country Director will identify and mentor a PNG colleague to be their successor.
It is a requirement of this role that you are able to commit to up to 4 weeks international travel per year. The role also requires travel to rural and remote parts of PNG. For more information go to www.wateraid.org/au.
Key AccountabilitiesReporting to the regional Director of Policy and Programs based in Australia, the CD will support the WaterAid PNG team and partners to develop and implement the Country Strategy and manage operations as follows:
For more information including detailed Person Specification requirements and application instructions and timelines, please refer to the attached Job Description.
WaterAid is committed to welcoming people from the widest possible diversity of backgrounds, culture and experience. We will make any practical adjustments to enable people with a disability to participate fully in an inclusive working environment. Please let us know if you have a disability and require any special assistance in making your application or attending an interview.
Note: WaterAid is a child safe organisation. WaterAid’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety of children in all our activities. Criminal record checks will be undertaken for successful applicants for all countries of citizenship and for each country in which the individual has lived for 12 months or longer over the past five years.
WaterAid is an international NGO that enables the world's poorest people to gain access to safe water and sanitation. WaterAid's vision is of a world where everyone, everywhere has safe water, sanitation and hygiene. WaterAid’s mission is to transform the lives of the poorest and most marginalized people by improving access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene. WaterAid’s values are accountability, collaboration, courage, innovation, integrity and respect.
WaterAid PNG is well positioned to continue national level engagement with the government and key stakeholders through its presence in Port Moresby and project office in Wewak where we work closely with our partners.
WaterAid has been working in PNG since 2004 and our vision is that all Papua New Guineans should have access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030.
