WASH Technical Manager

About the role

World Vision is hiring a WASH Technical Manager in Lilongwe, Malawi, on a local fixed-term contract. The role provides overall technical leadership for the WASH sector at the national office, aligning the technical approach with regional and global strategies and guiding field staff on quality programme implementation.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the design and adaptation of the WASH sector within the Integrated Health and WASH Technical Programme, advise on approved project models and track quality against standards, government policies and TP/DIP plans
• Work with the MEAL function on quality programming, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and learning, and promote research, documentation and scaling of best practices
• Manage donor and organisational resources, respond to audits, peer reviews and evaluations, develop and implement a departmental risk register and monitor audit recommendations
• Raise local resources, develop WASH grant proposals, track accountability to grants and support RAM in responding to requests for applications from bilateral and multilateral sources
• Maintain a national stakeholder register, network with national WASH stakeholders, represent the national office at sector forums and attend regional, national and local meetings
• Recruit, retain and mentor staff, assess competencies, engage subject matter experts for training gaps and supervise technical programmes
• Keep situation awareness of potential emergencies and ensure readiness for sector responsivity