France: Local Recruitment, WASH Director

Oct 27, 2023 | Relief International
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Relief International (RI) is currently recruiting a Director of WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) to join its Programsteam, the role to be based in Paris, France. This role can be offered on a hybrid or remote basis. RI is offering a competitive salary plus benefits.

Relief International is committed to building a representative, inclusive and authentic workplace. RI strongly encourages applications from candidates from minoritized backgrounds those who bring lived experience of the contexts in which RI works.

Note this position is only open to applicants who are based in France and have the right to work in France.

This role is classified as requiring standard pre-employment checks.

About Relief International

Relief International (RI) is a leading nonprofit organization working in 15 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. RI specializes in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty.

About the opportunity

RI invests in four broad program sectors: Health; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH); Economic Opportunity; and Education; while integrating protection, climate change, conflict mitigation, and utilization of cash modality in partnership with the communities RI serves.

Climate change is dramatically impacting the world. Changing weather patterns are affecting rain patterns, food production, and extreme weather events are gaining in frequency and intensity. The WASH Director will lead a highly collaborative process, to implement RI’s Water Security, Sanitation and Hygiene vision, strategy and theory of change.

Key Responsibilities

Vision & Strategy 

  • Against the backdrop of climate change, armed conflict, and acute onset disasters, the WASH Director will drive the development and support implementation of RI’s Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) vision strategy/theory of change.

New Business Development 

  • Lead and support WASH program design. Support new business development, most notably for donors spanning bilateral (governments), multilateral (UN and EU), Foundations and Corporations, with an eye towards facilitating public-private partnerships.

RI’s WASH Capacity 

  • Build RI’s on-the-ground capacity to deliver quality and holistic WASH programming, through the use of innovative and entrepreneurial solutions to complex problems. 
  • Work through and with host-country government WASH services, local and industry standards.

Representation & Engagement | Telling the Story 

  • Share RI’s accomplishments, internally and externally.  
  • Plan for WASH-specific and multi-sectoral evaluations.
  • Lead representation and engagement efforts in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Provide thought leadership in leading WASH networks. 

Value-Added Partnerships 

  • Explore, lead, and facilitate value-added partnerships – at global, regional, and country levels. 
  • Serve as RI’s spokesperson on Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene and develop entrepreneurial partnerships with the private sector.  

About the Applicant

Experience and skills

  • Deep contextual understanding of the places RI works and the partners.
  • Unsurpassed communication and presentation skills (written and verbal) 
  • Kindness, humility, and compassion 
  • Master’s degree in engineering and a background in environmental science, business management concerning water and sanitation, or similar field or equivalent experience  
  • Successful professional experience in the WASH sector working on donor-funded projects; including experience in fragile countries 
  • Previous experience in successfully supporting and managing WASH project teams on full project cycle technical needs
  • Demonstrated understanding and experience with EU, US, UN and other public and private donors desirable.
  • Track record of achievement developing winning bid packages for large scale projects.
  • Excellent communication skills, and ability to work virtually with team members spread out around the world  
  • Must be comfortable as a spokesperson for RI, representing RI with donors, partners, and key networks 
  • Ability and interest in traveling to support country offices  

How to apply

To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button in the job advert page.

  • Applicants will be asked to upload a CV and Cover Letter. 
  • The cover letter should be two pages, and explain why applicant is interested in this post with Relief International and how applicant skills and experience make a good fit.

Closing date: 4 November 2023

As a humanitarian organization, Relief International is committed to the safeguarding of all those RI comes into contact with through its work. RI is committed to the core humanitarian principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse. Relief International expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and uphold the values and behaviors outlined in the Code of Conduct.

Recruitment to all roles in Relief International include a criminal records self-declaration, references, and other pre-employment checks, which may include police and qualifications checks.