Programme Officer, Water and Sanitation
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hela Sverige The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is looking for an talented Programme Officer to work on different water and sanitation programs at the global level
About the Department and related programs:
The Water and Sanitation Department implements a number of major programs in the areas of water and sanitation service delivery, and also conducts several activities in coordination with the water resources department, with the aim to contribute to achieve sustainable and resilient water and sanitation services. Accountability for Sustainability is a partnership with UNICEF aimed to improve governance as a means to increase sustainability of water supply and sanitation services. The partnership includes a global program and two dedicated regional programs for Latin America and Middle East and North Africa. These programs provide on demand support to regional and country offices, including in water and sanitation enabling environment analyses and related action planning (e.g., WASH Bottleneck Analysis) and for the integration of water scarcity and climate resilience into water and sanitation programming. Another program, the City Water Resilience Approach, is working to better understand and plan for water resilience at city level. GO-WATER (Building Governance Capacity for Improved Water Security) is a capacity development programme that aims to make policy impact at systemic level through more effective water sector institutions. The Department is also implementing a number of research and capacity building oriented initiatives.
Description of the position:
The assignment is a full-time position. The Officer will contribute to implementation and development of water governance related projects in relation to resilient water supply and sanitation. This includes supporting management aspects, as well as contributing to capacity building, technical support and advice on water governance, and support to research; development of methodologies, tools and knowledge products and promote exchanges of best practices.
The Officer will support program implementation in the water and sanitation department, with a focus on climate resilience, including the following:
§ Support the organization of workshops / trainings as needed, including facilitation and reporting.
§ Contribute to the development of knowledge products, training materials, methodologies, tools, and research
§ Contribute to the implementation of the UNICEF Accountability for Sustainability program, by providing support to country offices in aspects related to water governance, in collaboration with the rest of the team.
§ Contribute to the identification, and development of project proposals and strategic partnerships
§ Contribute to financial and administrative oversight and results reporting of the programs supported.
§ Represent SIWI in international fora, as appropriate.
§ Contribute to internal knowledge management and collaboration with other SIWI departments.
§ Contribute to the thematic development of SIWI's portfolio in the areas of climate resilient water supply and sanitation
The Officer will work within the Water and Sanitation Department and collaborate with other departments at SIWI, as necessary for the different assignments. The Programme Officer will be supervised by a Senior Manager at the Water and Sanitation Department
Required skills and competencies:
Experience of working with water governance in relation to water supply and sanitation at local, national, and international level.
Good understanding of water resource management, and water scarcity.
Good understanding of environmental and climate policies, strategies, institutions, and regulations
Familiarity with particular policy and governance aspects, such as IWRM, decentralization, multi-stakeholder participation, inter-sectoral coordination, accountability, water integrity and/or human rights based approaches
Experience of program/project development and implementation.
Familiarity with global and national water related policies and processes
Experience of working with capacity development, stakeholder facilitation, institutional strengthening and policy development.
Strong managerial skills, including: planning, budgeting and risk management; managing external and internal relations;
Experience in applied research will be an asset.
Good drafting, communication and interpersonal skills are basic requirements
Ability to function effectively as part of a team
Commitment to, and agreement with SIWI 's core values and vision.
Education and work experience:
Bachelor or Master's degree in relevant Social or Natural / Engineering Sciences.
At least 3-5 years of experience working with policy development and implementation of water and sanitation services in emerging and developing economies contexts.
Experience in water scarcity and climate change issues as they relate to water supply and sanitation
Experience of water supply and sanitation service provision and management approaches for fragile and emergency contexts is desirable
Language skills:
Proficiency in English is required
Good level of French will be a strong asset.
Good level of Portuguese and/or Spanish will be desirable.
Availability to travel
Ability and willingness to travel and be part of short-term missions is required, up to 30% of the time.
Duty Station
The full-time position will be based at the Stockholm International Water Institute headquarters office in Stockholm
Duration of contract
The position is a 15 months contract, subject to renewal upon good performance and availability of funds.
Starting date: January 2023
How to apply for the position
Please submit your CV and cover letter in English by the 15th October 2022 by using the link below.
Publiceringsdatum2022-11-17Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2022-11-21
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Arbetsgivare The We Select Company AB (org.nr 556841-1671),
https://siwi.org/ 111 44 STOCKHOLM
Arbetsplats Siwi
Jobbnummer 7178733
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