WASH Innovations and Partnerships Specialist

WASH Innovations and Partnerships Specialist World Vision Verified Employer · Accra, Greater Accra Full-time Mid Level (3-5 years) Posted 1 month ago Share Job Overview Salary Salary negotiable Vacancies 1 Deadline Open Job Type Full-time Location Accra, Greater Accra Apply on Company Site Want to track your applications, save jobs, and get alerts? Create a free account Want faster job alerts? Join our Telegram channel for fresh Ghana jobs, urgent openings, and National Service updates the moment they land. Join Telegram Job Description With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and

Experience

fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories! Employee Contract Type: Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term) Job Description: Purpose of the Position The WASH Innovations and Partnerships Engagement Specialist will support the WASH Associate Director to identify and adopt new initiatives in the sector and conduct strategic engagement roles at National Level. Apart from the identification of new initiatives, the role will coordinate and support the scaling up of innovative models from the Ahafo Regional Integrated WASH Project to other WVG intervention areas. The role will work with the Associate WASH Director to ensure that WV Ghana is represented in national WASH fora, participate in government and donor WASH initiatives, identifying opportunities for funding, learning and policy influencing and partnerships. Network with agencies at the Regional and National levels to foster synergy, information sharing and scaling up of GI-WASH interventions and participate in the development of concept papers, human interest stories and proposals for mobilization of additional resources. Being a role based at the Head Office - Accra, the WASH Innovations and strategic engagement specialist will also support the WASH Associate Director in arranging logistics for all WASH program visitors, and Senior Leadership Team and Senior Management Team visits that will happen to government and partner offices. Key

8 years of

in similar field, two of which should be in the WASH sector Deep understanding and hands-on

in supporting donor-funded projects, including strategic and business planning skills; partnership management and a good appreciation of financial management. Deep understanding of community-based approaches, including clear involvement of children, women and People with Disabilities in the hygiene promotion and others sector that are related to WASH.· Ability to build trust and relationships, organize people and manage performance of teams.· Strong public relations, networking and communication, coordination and advocacy skills.· Excellent skills in speaking, reading and writing English.· Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.· Attend and participate/lead in daily devotions. Perform other duties as required Other

in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector is required. Strong management training and capacity building skills Good planning and organizational skills External engagement, networking and partnership skills Ability to maintain effective working relationships with staff and sector stakeholders Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint. Familiarity & Knowledge of mWater is an advantage Good communication and strong interpersonal skills. The

Responsibilities

Promote New Initiatives In consultation with the WASH Associate Director, initiate and support identification of new initiatives and innovations in the WASH Sector. Coordinate and support the scaling up of innovative models from the Ahafo Regional Integrated WASH Project to other WVG intervention areas Implement new initiatives (including the School Sanitation Solutions Challenge) aimed at increasing Child Participation in WASH and building their capacity to become agents of change and co-create sustainable WASH solutions that last Coordinate the WASH thought leadership initiatives at the national level including executive breakfast conversation and other initiatives. Advocacy and Policy Influence In consultation with the WASH Associate Director, support the identification of national level partnerships and follow up the preparation, signing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of MoUs to support the implementation of the Universal WASH Program. Support in WASH sector researches in partnership with academia, research institutions and other organizations to generate evidence that would support knowledge management, inform policy and programming decisions. Work with relevant stakeholders to influence national and sub-national policies, remove barriers and promote access to sustainable WASH services for children and their families, especially the poor and vulnerable. In liaison with the WASH Associate Director, support the GI-WASH teams and help in defining advocacy related intervention targets for all GI-WASH implementing area programs whilst ensuring that targets are met timely within approved budgets. Network with Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, development partners, civil society and relevant stakeholders to foster synergies and promote information sharing. Represent WV Ghana on all relevant WASH sector platforms when requested by the WASH Associate Director. Feedback to WV Ghana on the policy dynamics and context- specific WASH concerns at the National level, to inform programmes and projects designs that meets National and Global WASH standards. Provide technical support to existing and new advocacy coalitions to promote WV and sector efforts at greater prioritization and increased financing for sustainable WASH services delivery. Resource Mobilization Support the WASH resources development in alignment with the new NO strategy and the FY 26-30 WASH Business Plan. Take up further

on the Universal WASH Initiative in Ghana including: engage with donors and mobilize more funding through engagements with corporate Ghana, Government donors and others to ensure full and continuous funding for Universal WASH in Ghana. Produce and/or review concept notes, human interest stories, fact sheets and capacity statement in WASH to generate donor support and participate actively to all WASH grant/PNS project proposal design for mobilization of additional resources. Support the WASH Associate Director to meet donor

Requirements

and take necessary steps to share GI-WASH Program outcomes and best practices with existing and potential donors Qualifications Degree in hydrogeology (Master's is added advantage) , and/or engineering, behavioral science, public health, project management

Preferred Qualifications

candidate must be a committed Christian. Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement Ability to work with large diversity of individuals and groups in rural and remote areas with diverse culture and believes, Ability to undertake long term travel in diverse regions, including remote area On call: Available for communication with partners and colleagues Applicant Types Accepted: Local Applicants Only Similar Jobs View all → Retention Officer Old Mutual Verified Employer Full-time Accra, Greater Accra Salary negotiable Posted 4 weeks ago Electrician Journeyman - Lead (Tier 3) - Accra Fluor Corporation Verified Employer Full-time Accra, Greater Accra Salary negotiable Posted 4 weeks ago Mgr Category American Tower Verified Employer Full-time Accra, Greater Accra Salary negotiable Posted 1 month ago E T Temporary - Program Assistant World Bank Group Verified Employer Full-time Accra, Greater Accra Salary negotiable Posted 1 month ago Job Overview Salary Salary negotiable Vacancies 1 Deadline Open Job Type Full-time Location Accra, Greater Accra Apply on Company Site Want to track your applications, save jobs, and get alerts? Create a free account About the Employer World Vision Verified Employer NGO / International Development · 201-500 employees World Vision Ghana is the Ghana country office of World Vision International, a global Christian humanitarian and child-focused development organisation. Operating in Ghana since 1979, it partners with communities, government bodies and donors to run programmes in education, health and nutrition, water and sanitation (WASH), livelihoods, child protection and disaster response. As of late 2024 it was implementing 18 Area Programmes across most of Ghana's regions, working toward reaching millions of vulnerable children. It offers career opportunities for professionals in programme management, finance, communications, IT and humanitarian/development fields. View Company Profile Apply on Company Site