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We are WaterAid

Our vision is a world where

everyone everywhere has access
to safe water, sanitation and
hygiene.

Our mission
Transform lives through sustainable
and safe water, sanitation, and
hygiene.

Our values define our

culture and unite us across the
many countries in which we work.
They are at the very heart of
WaterAid - who we are, what we
do and how we do it.
Respect. We treat everyone with
dignity and respect and
champion the rights and
contribution of all to achieve a
fairer world.
Accountability. We are
accountable to those whose lives
we hope to see transformed, to
those we work with and to those
who support us.
Courage. We are bold and
inspiring in our actions and
words, and uncompromising in
our determination to pursue our
mission.
Collaboration. We work with
others to maximise our impact,
respecting diversity and
difference in the pursuit of
common goals.
Innovation. We are creative and
agile, always learning, and
prepared to take risks to
accelerate change.
Integrity. We act with honesty
and conviction and our actions
are consistent with openness,
equality and human rights.
WaterAid is an international not-for-profit, determined to make clean water, decent toilets, and
good hygiene normal for everyone, everywhere within a generation.
Since we started in 1981, we’ve remained resolutely focused on tackling these three essentials
that transform people’s lives.

Without all three, people can’t live dignified, healthy lives. With all three, they can unlock their
potential, break free from poverty, and change their lives for good. Children grow up healthy
and strong, women and men get to earn a living, whole communities start to thrive.

WaterAid is fully committed to protecting those with whom it comes into contact. WaterAid is
committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse
of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form
of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation of any
kind. The safeguarding of the communities in which we work, our staff, volunteers and anyone
working on our behalf, is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.
We are passionately committed to WaterAid being an organisation where everyone is
welcome, respected, included and empowered to be their best. We represent and celebrate
the diversity of our staff, partners and everyone with whom we work to create a culture where
everyone can reach their full potential. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this
commitment through our Global Code of Conduct.

We will conduct the most appropriate pre-employment references and checks to ensure high
standards are maintained.

WaterAid will carry out disclosure checks for roles that involve direct contact with children and
vulnerable adults. Applicants are required to provide details of convictions that, in other
circumstances, would be considered spent. For more information about safeguarding at
WaterAid, please visit our safeguarding webpage at:
https://www.wateraid.org/uk/safeguarding-at-wateraid
 Introduction

Dear Candidate:
Thank you for your interest in WaterAid. If successful you will be joining us at an exciting time
now whilst our global strategy is being recrafted to lead us towards our vision to reach
everyone, everywhere with safe water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030.

WaterAid works with communities in the world’s poorest countries to provide access to safe
water, sanitation and improved hygiene. Our work is sustained through collaborative
partnerships with NGOs, peer organisations, governments, technical & academic institutions
and the private sector in Africa, Asia and the Pacific region. Together with our partners we
work to deliver services, undertake policy influencing and global campaigns to realise our
vision of a world where everyone has easy access to safe & affordable water, sanitation and
hygiene.

WaterAid formally commenced its work in Pakistan in 2006 through our support to WASH
partners started in 1996. Since then, our work in the country has grown by leaps and bounds.
Alongside the development of the global strategy, WaterAid Pakistan will also be initiating the
revision of its own country strategy.

This role therefore offers a great opportunity for the selected candidate to shape and lead
WaterAid Pakistan on this exciting journey to achieve universal access to WASH in the
country. We seek an inspiring leader to direct WA’s vision and mission and lead
transformational change in the country. She/He will be a strategist, a change maker who
commands credibility with external audiences including government, national organisations &
civil society, donors, and with all our other stakeholders. Significant international experience,
including experience of working in an international, multi or bilateral agency or corporation,
will be desirable. The preferred candidate will also bring strong skills in organisation
leadership & management, business development, proven change management experience,
great influencing ability and a passion for our work.

WaterAid is a place for inspiring, stimulating work where individuals are encouraged and
empowered to be their very best. We look forward to passionate, creative and hardworking
people who seek to utilise their skills to make a difference in people’s lives.

We welcome applicants from relevant candidates to help us maximise WaterAid’s impact in

Pakistan, across the South Asia region and indeed within the global WaterAid federation.

Dr. Md Khairul Islam

Regional Director, South Asia
About the role

Job Title Country Director, Pakistan

Place of work: Islamabad, Pakistan

Pay band: Grade H (Intl)

Contract type: 3 years Fixed term contract, Full-time

Reports to: Regional Director – South Asia

Manages: Senior Management Team

Budget responsibility: Yes

Travel: The role will require in-country, regional and

international travel.

Job purpose
The primary purpose of the Country Director (CD) is to provide leadership to the Country
Programme (CP) and to contribute to the regional and global leadership of WaterAid. The
CD achieves this by steering the direction of the CP, empowering, and developing staff and
partners and influencing public and private institutions on the impact that improvements in
safe water and improved sanitation and hygiene can make to the poorest and most
excluded - therefore contributing to wider poverty reduction and human development.
Accountabilities

1. Development, Implementation and Monitoring of Country Strategy and Associated

Programmes (50%)

• Development and implementation of the Country Strategy, based on Global

Strategy

• Design and implementation of programmes and associated projects ensuring

the adherence and alignment with WaterAid's core approaches.

• Ensure continuous learning and knowledge management that supports the

generation of evidence to improve programme design and inform advocacy

• Ensure local, national and global representation for advocacy and policy
engagement

• Development of partnerships, engagement with external stakeholders and

external communication activities in country to further strategic aims and
maximize impact and sustainability
• Monitoring and measurement of strategic and programmatic indicators
2. Resource Mobilisation and Management (20%)

• Shared accountability for the mobilisation of funds through engagement with

external donors and consortia partners, development of funding proposals and
negotiation and management of contracts in collaboration with WA UK and
other federation member fundraising teams

• Effective financial management, including development and monitoring of

organisational budget and adherence to core financial assurance procedures

• Design and implement organisational structure and ways of working required

for effective programme implementation.

• Recruit, engage and manage staff f in country in line with organisational policies
and local employment laws. Develop talent for the future.

• Define CP support needs, timely request and manage the support through
Shared Service Model and other appropriate mechanisms
3. Compliance and Quality Assurance (15%)

• Ensuring adherence to all internal processes relating to planning, monitoring,

evaluation and reporting (PMER)

• Ensuring adherence to programme quality standards as well as adaptation and

implementation of programmatic approaches, frameworks, tools and guidelines
agreed at organisational level
 • Responsible for adherence to all other standard operating procedures in line with
organisational policy in areas such as financial management, funding,
procurement, security, safeguarding and human resource management

• Ensuring organisational compliance with donors and meeting national standards

4. Risk Management (10%)

• Development, monitoring and regular updating of country risk register,

encompassing all significant internal and external risks

• Management and mitigation of associated risks, with particular attention paid to

risks relating to organisational reputation, security of staff and partners as well as
issues of safeguarding.

• Request and manage any required support for risk mitigation from wider
organisation via Regional Team
5. Contribution to Global Initiatives and Support Services (5%)

• Use evidence and learning generated from programmes to contribute to global

research, learning and influencing agendas.

• Provide support on areas where Country Programme has comparative advantage

or has developed a specialist skillset to other Countries/Teams.

• Representation in and contribution to WA’s Global initiatives.

Person specification

Essential Desirable

1) Master’s degree qualification in a relevant field 1) Track record of leading a country

(Development Studies, Environmental or Social office in an international
Sciences, Climate Change, Public Health, Water development organisation.
Resources, Civil Engineering or any other field
2) Demonstrated expertise or familiar
relevant to WASH.
with the national sector actors on
2) Extensive proven experience of working at a Climate Change and/or Public
senior level with strategic leadership, Health.
management, and financial accountabilities.
3) Proven experience in managing
3) Track record of leading and managing diverse & organisational growth and change
multi-disciplinary professional teams (preferably and institutional development
WASH sector). especially within the development
sector.
4) Proven leadership and empowering
management style building trust and diverse 4) Experience of leading on
inspiring high performance. participatory monitoring and impact
assessment missions.
5) Ability to develop and implement long term
strategic country plans, translate into time 5) Significant experience of WASH in
bound operational plans. communities in urban and rural
settings.
6) Track record of developing strategic and
operational partnerships with national and 6) A good understanding of participative
international NGOs, leading, or working as a hygiene promotion approaches and
member in a consortium, and government methodologies.
authorities for programme, policy and advocacy
7) Ability to communicate clearly in a
interventions.
relevant local language.
7) Successful engagement with national
8) Understanding and managing
governments, bilateral and multi-lateral
relationship with the relevant
agencies on policy influencing with a track
Government offices related to
record of successful advocacy.
operations of INGO.
8) Proven record of raising funds from government
9) Experience of working in Pakistan
and/or international agencies
will be strongly preferred.
(bilateral/multilateral), managing large budgets
with diverse international donor base.
9) A sound understanding of international
development (policy and programme),
especially around WASH in developing
countries.
10) A strong commitment to equity and inclusion,
diversity, and pro-poor development.
11) High compatibility to WaterAid Global Code of
Conduct and ways of working.
12) Ability to plan own work, setting priorities and
completing it under pressure or when faced with
competing demands.
13) Demonstrating resilience and adaptability in
personal leadership style.

Interested candidates may send their letter of motivation along with an updated CV to:
CDrecruitmentPakistan@wateraid.org by November 15, 2023

Kindly be informed that only short listed candidates will be contacted.