EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AT WATERAID TANZANIA
It is hard to believe that today 844 million people do not have clean water and 2.3 billion do not have a decent toilet – around one in three of the world’s population. Every two minutes, a child under five dies from diarrheal diseases caused by unclean water and poor sanitation. We started because no NGO like us existed. We will end when no organisation like us is needed.
We are making great progress – since 1981, we have reached 25 million people with clean water and, since 2004, 24 million people with sanitation. WaterAid has operated in Tanzania since 1983 and has been engaged in the WASH sector for 40 years with a vision of everyone everywhere has access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene. During the last 40 years WaterAid Tanzania has grown to become a nationally recognized leader in the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector, working closely with the government and partners, and is respected for innovation on best models with lasting change in the WASH sector. Alongside our footprints, WaterAid Tanzania country programme strategy 2023 – 2028 aligned to WaterAid’s ambitious global strategy (2022 – 2032) makes a bold commitment to “ending the water, sanitation, and hygiene crises together – for everyone, everywhere”. WaterAid Tanzania strategy focus on 2 Aims: Achieve universal, sustainable, and safe WASH services in focused geographic areas to influence wider change; and Prioritize WASH across the health sector to improve public health. Our innovative approaches to deliver our AIMS are System strengthening, influencing, innovative modelling, research & learning, partnership and alliances, gender equality and social inclusion (GESI), empower and support, sustainable WASH services and behaviour change. WaterAid Tanzania is aspiring for country where no woman/girl will walk long distance and queue for hours to collect water. Where no community is held back by cycle of sickness from broken and dirty water supplies and poor hygiene and sanitation.
WaterAid Tanzania seeks to recruit dynamic candidate to fill the Program Manager, Public Health Position that plays a vital role in our mission to make clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone, everywhere by 2030.
PROGRAM MANAGER, PUBLIC HEALTH POSITION
Job type: Full-time
Job purpose
The Programme Manager Public Health will provide thought leadership, strategic advice and support on WASH and Public Health programming. S/he will work collaboratively with other specialists across the wider WaterAid Tanzania Country Program to embed knowledge and approaches on WASH and Public Health. S/He will develop a Public Health and WASH policy and program concepts to inform the design of projects to deliver WAT’s Public Health Aim; identify and ensure delivery of relevant research, advocacy and campaign initiatives for Health and WASH; provide technical support for program development and fund raising; and ensure PMER core procedures are followed in all relevant and related areas of public health and WASH work including periodic reflection, review and learning.
To be successful, you will need the following:
Essential:
- Master’s degree in public health or relevant discipline
- Minimum 7 years of experience in similar managerial roles
- Experience and understanding of working modality of Health sector.
- Experience in WASH or public health program delivery and coordination of program/project.
- Competency in WaterAid common approaches to work including partnerships, convening, inclusion, systems strengthening, creating behavioral change, and mainstreaming gender and inclusion of youth.
- Ability to create networks between central government ministries, local governments and stakeholders that further sustain behavioral change interventions.
- Good communication skills in written and verbal English, with good interpersonal, negotiating, and persuasive skills and experience
- IT skills particularly MS Word, Excel and Outlook
Desirable:
- Experience in research in public health and WASH development issues.
- Excellent skill in community consultation, organizing group discussions with different and diverse group of people, field observation, interviewing with people and facilitating meetings internally and externally.
- Ability to work flexibly, to manage varying competing priorities under your own initiative, meet strict deadlines.
- Ability to design, manage and evaluate behavioral change interventions.
- Experience of managing and supporting staff or volunteers.
- Experience of working effectively within a culturally diverse and matrix organization.
A detailed job description is contained in the link below.
Application Instructions
Interested and qualified applicant (s) should download job descriptions and application form. Send your job application form by 13th December 2024 before 10.00hrs to
[email protected] stating title of the applied post in the subject line.
- Download the Job Advert here
- Download Job Description here
- Download the Job Application Form here
We are looking to attract people who share a commitment to our vision, people with an appreciation and respect for different people and ideas, and the energy and expertise to help tackle the most important challenges. In return, you can expect to get inspiration from the change you help make happen, a sense of belonging and the feeling of being part of a global community. You will also experience stimulation and fulfilment, the chance to grow, and space to be yourself at your best. This is our pledge to you.
We celebrate the diversity of our staff, partners, and everyone with whom we work to create a culture where everyone feels respected, included and can be their best.
If you are interested in these positions and have the right skills and attributes, please visit wateraid.org/tz/work-with-us to download job descriptions and application form. Send your job application form to
[email protected] stating title of the applied post in the subject line.
Only candidates shortlisted for interviewing will be contacted.
WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege, or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behaviour, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate preemployment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained.
WaterAid is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
