Job Description: Head of Policy and Advocacy

The Head of Policy and Advocacy will lead WaterAid Ethiopia’s policy and advocacy initiatives as per the Country Programme Strategy in areas of policy analysis, advocacy, campaigns, communication, research and knowledge management. The job holder is responsible for promoting the organisation's national, sub-national, regional and global policy-advocacy agenda in the context of WaterAid’s Global Strategy (2023-2032) that is aimed at ensuring everyone everywhere has access to safe and sustainable water, improved sanitation, and hygiene. The role draws on WaterAid’s global advocacy priorities and national influencing strategy to achieve transformational change.   

Along with relevant teams across the organisation, the job holder is expected to have strategic engagement with stakeholders such as government representatives including policy/decision makers, sector actors, civil society, academia, donors, partners, private sector, communities etc. to promote WASH and climate resilience agendas. In addition, s/he will lead and manage the policy and advocacy department team, facilitating the implementation of WaterAid Ethiopia’s policy and advocacy strategy and annual plans and advise staff and the Country Leadership Team on policy and advocacy work.  S/he will work with the programme team to ensure that advocacy goals are reflected in programme priorities and MEAL and these inform and reinforce the policy and advocacy work. S/he is expected to engage with WaterAid East Africa Regional and UK teams in advancing the organisation's overall advocacy priorities. The role also contributes to WAE resource mobilization processes.

Deadline for application is Deadline: September 30, 2024To apply click here

Project Coordinator

The main purpose of the job is to provide quality support to the implementation of WAE projects in line with Climate Resilient (CR) priorities identified in the country program plans by linking with the WAE country strategy. The position is expected to provide technical advice and facilitation in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of a project or projects assigned. The role includes but not limited to facilitating community mobilization; capacity building to the WASH sectors (water, education and health); introduce appropriate sanitation techniques/technologies and ensuring appropriate documentation is available for strategic and policy influencing work. Project Managers will oversee a particular project/number of projects dependent on the size of the project and portfolio it covers.

Deadline for application is Deadline: September 18, 2024. 

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