Associate Director, Safe Water Now Africa
Organization: Evidence Action
Location: Washington, DC
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline for Applications: 12/03/2024
How to Apply: In order to be considered, please apply directly on Evidence Action's careers page with the link provided. Thank you!
Where to Apply: Apply here
Evidence Action’s Safe Water program provides safe drinking water to over 10 million people across rural Uganda, Malawi, and Kenya. Water treatment reduces all-cause child mortality by about 25%. We deliver safe water in rural settings through two interventions: our Dispensers for Safe Water (DSW) and newly launched In-Line Chlorination (ILC). Over the past two years, we’ve more than doubled our footprint in East and Southern Africa and are exploring expansion into new countries.
Here, you will play a pivotal role in supporting Safe Water Africa’s fundraising and partnership efforts by engaging with donors, contributing to the strategic expansion of Safe Water programs into new countries, overseeing the development of strategic directions, driving cost-effectiveness, and creating mechanisms for cross-regional and cross-program learning as part of our global team support. You will report to our Global Director of Safe Water and lead a team of four spread across the globe.
Position Location: There is some flexibility on a US-based location, with a preference for this role to be based in Washington DC, and frequent travel (25% or more) to Africa, particularly: Kenya, Uganda, Malawi.
Key Responsibilities:
- Fundraising and Partnerships:
- Lead donor outreach and engagement for Safe Water Africa fundraising.
- Coordinate work planning around donor relationships, ensuring clear communication, timely reporting, and effective stakeholder management.
- Develop fundraising pitches and create high-quality deliverables for external audiences to support increased funding diversification.
- Track and manage a wide range of grant-related activities, including funding commitments and reporting deadlines.
- Strategy, Innovation and Optimization:
- Develop sustainability plans by testing alternative options for transition and scale-up.
- Provide strategy oversight around the expansion of safe water programming into new countries.
- Oversee efforts focused on optimization of activities, driving towards greater cost effectiveness and efficiency.
- Program Management:
- Create mechanisms for greater cross-region and cross-program learning through standardized SOPs and guidelines.
- Coordinate global team technical and operational support to regional and country teams.
- Support coordination between the Dispensers for Safe Water program and other safe water interventions.
- Safe Water Expansion:
- Support scoping and piloting in new countries leading to scale up of large new interventions.
- Manage efforts to build partnerships with a range of stakeholders for safe water expansion.
- Team Development:
- Empower staff reporting to you, identify areas for growth, and effectively coach their learning.
- Maintain and promote a positive and healthy work environment for the staff reporting to you.
Requirements:
- 10 – 15 years experience working in diverse, global contexts; Bachelor’s degree.
- Strategic thinking and planning with the ability to connect ideas and turn open-ended problems into opportunities.
- Strong capacity for fundraising, including cultivating new relationships.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Enjoy building collaborative relationships across teams.
- Ability to iterate in real time and innovate to find success.
- Passion for the mission of Evidence Action and for creating value in international development.
- Experience managing large, multi-country programs in relevant sectors.
- Experience leading teams in a growth-oriented role, with 5+ years supervising direct reports.
- Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time across Evidence Action geographies in Africa.
About Evidence Action: Evidence Action is a global nonprofit organization scaling interventions that are backed by strong evidence and can be delivered with exceptional cost-effectiveness. Our programs have grown since our founding in 2013 to reach over 515 million people annually.
Benefits: The expected role range for this US position is $108,000-$119,500 per year. Evidence Action provides comprehensive benefits including international health care, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement plans with a matching component, generous leave options, and other employee perks.
Evidence Action is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.
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