Extensive proven experience of working at a senior level with strategic leadership, management, and financial accountabilities.
Track record of leading and managing diverse & multi-disciplinary professional teams (preferably WASH sector).
Proven leadership and empowering management style building trust and diverse inspiring high performance.
Ability to develop and implement long term strategic country plans, translate into time bound operational plans.
Track record of developing strategic and operational partnerships with national and international NGOs, leading, or working as a member in a consortium, and government authorities for programme, policy and advocacy interventions.
Successful engagement with national governments, bilateral and multi-lateral agencies on policy influencing with a track record of successful advocacy.
Proven record of raising funds from government and/or international agencies (bilateral/multilateral), managing large budgets with diverse international donor base.
A sound understanding of international development (policy and programme), systems approaches and human rights especially around WASH in developing countries.
A strong commitment to equity and inclusion, diversity, and pro-poor development.
High compatibility to WaterAid Global Code of Conduct and ways of working.
Ability to plan own work, setting priorities and completing it under pressure or when faced with competing demands.
Demonstrating resilience and adaptability in personal leadership style.
We also prefer you to have:

Track record of leading a country office in an international development organisation.
Demonstrated expertise or familiar with the national sector actors on WASH.
Proven experience in managing organisational growth and change and institutional development especially within the development sector.
Experience of leading on participatory monitoring and impact assessment missions.
Significant experience of WASH in communities in urban and rural settings.
A good understanding of participative hygiene promotion approaches and methodologies.
Ability to communicate clearly in a relevant local language.