Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Team Lead

(For detail information see the atached solicitation). The position will provide leadership, program management and technical support for USAID water security and sanitation-related programs. The WASH Team Lead is a senior professional and expert in strategic planning, program and activity design, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the full spectrum of WASH service delivery.

The incumbent serves as the Mission’s senior advisor on WASH and ensures that the Mission has the necessary strategic, technical, and management expertise to direct and successfully implement WASH programs. The incumbent supervises two other staff members that support the Mission’s $120 million WASH Project and mentors and cross-functionally supports one additional staff member sitting in USAID/Ethiopia’s Health Office.

The WASH Team Lead is expected to guide, coordinate, manage, and monitor the expanding and high profile WASH portfolio of the Ethiopia Mission, including effectively managing and motivating the staff members of the WASH team as well as ensuring that the Mission’s WASH activities are being effectively implemented and achieving their intended results.

Finally, the incumbent will serve, in conjunction with other staff of the EGR office, as the Mission’s senior representative in various policy, strategic, and technical engagements related to 4 WASH with the interagency, host country government, international and bilateral organizations, and donor agencies to address technical issues and coordinate efforts.