Working within WaterAid Rwanda, the Head of Policy and Research will play strategic and management roles in policy, research and analysis, networking, advocacy and communication as well as monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
- Deadline : 14 Dec 2015
It’s hard to believe that today over 650 million people still don’t have clean, safe water and 2.3 billion live without a toilet. The resulting diseases kill one child every two minutes.
WaterAid is looking for a Head of Policy and Research to play a vital role in our mission to transform lives with safe water, sanitation and hygiene in the world’s poorest communities. Based in the WaterAid office in Kigali with frequent and sometimes extensive travel to rural parts of Rwanda and the East Africa WA countries.
Working within WaterAid Rwanda, the Head of Policy and Research will play strategic and management roles in policy, research and analysis, networking, advocacy and communication as well as monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
To be successful, you will need to have sound experience in policy and advocacy work, good working experience in programme management in a development field. You will need to have excellent negotiation, facilitation, presentation and reporting skills and will need to be excellent in research and public speaking.
Please see the Job Description here: JD Head of Policy and Research Rwanda
By 2030 we want everyone, everywhere to have clean water, sanitation and hygiene. We need you to help us make it happen. If you bring your expertise, passion and professionalism, you will not only gain personally, but will also contribute to wider poverty reduction and human development.
How to apply:
We have exclusively retained NFT to manage this recruitment process on our behalf. Applications must be addressed to NFT via their website (see below) where you will find further information about our opportunity.
1- Please visit the following link: http://career.nftconsult.com/index.php?m=careers&p=showJob&ID=1778
2- Click onto “Apply to Position” and kindly attach your CV (in English) and a motivation letter (of 350 words or less) which summarizes how your profile aligns with the key requirements, skills and abilities of this role.
3- Kindly send these as word files only or PDF.
Thank you in advance for your interest in this position. Please note that only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted by NFT for follow-up.
Please note: in order to apply for this role you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in Rwanda.