It’s hard to believe that today 771 million people do not have clean water and 1.7 billion do not have a decent toilet around 1 in 5 of the world’s population. Every two minutes a child under five dies from diarrheal diseases caused by poor water and sanitation.
Join WaterAid as our Regional Advocacy Manager to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good. On top of that you’ll be joining a 2020 Great Place to Work® award- winning organisation.
As our Regional Advocacy Manager (RAM), you will be a member of the regional team in the International Programmes Department (IPD) of WaterAid. You will lead and manage regional initiatives around advocacy, policy analysis and research, support the Regional Director in his influencing role, and country programmes to strengthen their advocacy and policy influencing work. You will be the central point at regional level for global advocacy initiatives and you will work with the Pan Africa Programme Manager (PAPM) and RAMs of other regions to achieve our ambitious global strategic aims.
In this role, you will also:
Plan and develop proposals for regional advocacy, influencing, campaigning and research to contribute to the delivery of the Regional Strategy and proactively engage with raising resources for the same.
Lead regional as well as global advocacy and influencing programmes and campaigns and facilitate support to CPs within the region.
Lead and manage regional learning initiatives around advocacy, policy analysis and research.
Identify and support the development and/or strengthening of regional WASH sector programmes, partnerships and civil society networks.
Be the voice of the region on advocacy and influencing issues, and act as the key spokesperson for the region supported by the RCM.
To be successful, you will have:
Extensive senior level experience of action research and policy analysis, preferably in an international agency, based in the region.
Proven experience of advocacy and policy work and activity planning.
Ability to communicate clearly and persuasively to high level target audiences – both professional/specialist and lay audiences.
An understanding of technical, social and institutional issues relating to water, sanitation and hygiene promotion in developing countries (both rural and urban).
Fully committed to WaterAid’s vision, mission and values and a way of working that demonstrates this, with the ability to communicate this enthusiasm to others.