Global WASH Director

Job Description

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Here’s where you come in:

As the new Global Director for WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) you will lead WASH programmes impacting over 3 million people worldwide each year. In this exciting role, you will give direction to World Vision’s growing WASH programmes working collaboratively with stakeholders across the organisation and with external partners to ensure technical excellence and innovation, build capacities and provide thought leadership internally and externally.

You will combine deep technical and operational experience in WASH with a strong leadership track record in complex and diverse organisational settings and ability to engage externally.

Requirements include:

• Master or PhD in WASH-related field (engineering in water, sanitation, or environment, or possibly Public Health)
• Minimum 10 years of experience in leading and managing WASH programmes and operations, preferably across several regional/country contexts.
• Strong technical track record - engineering in water, sanitation, or environmental; or possibly Public Health.
• Organisational, team and people leadership and management skills – able to lead and develop strategies, motivate and manage people and financial resources.
• Effective stakeholder relationship management in a complex, international and multi-cultural organisational setting
• Analytical skills – to track, understand and evaluate current research, advances, directions for the future of WASH programmes.
• Strong communication skills – effective written and spoken communicator including with external networks, events etc.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.

Compensation: For positions filled in the United States, the typical salary range for this role is $140,975 to $175,000 USD. Ranges are based on various factors including the labour market, job type, job level, internal equity and budget. Exact salary offers will be determined by factors such as the candidate’s skills, qualifications, experience and geographic location.

Is this the job for you?

Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position and apply online by the application deadline of 18 NOV 2024.

World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organisation working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people.

About the Organization

The World Vision Partnership is a global community of people passionately committed to improving the lives and futures of the world’s most vulnerable children.

We believe that every child is a precious gift to the entire world and that their well-being concerns us all. We will not rest while children suffer in situations that can be changed. We are looking for people who share our beliefs and our passion.

For more information on World Vision International, please visit www.wvi.org. Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.