WASH Specialist( Strategic

Application period 26-Aug-2025 to 07-Sep-2025
Functional Responsibilities:
B. Donor Engagement & Resource Mobilization C. Stakeholder Engagement and Sector Coordination Deliverables

• Strategic & Technical Leadership
• Provide high-level technical guidance to ensure quality, relevance, and sustainability of WASH programming.
• Develop or refine WASH strategy and technical frameworks in alignment with UNOPS policies and regional/global strategies.
• Support the implementation of WASH activities to ensure quality, timeliness, budget compliance, and alignment with donor requirements, while providing guidance on implementation and quality standards
• Identify and plan soft WASH activities in Sindh and KPK (e.g. trainings, capacity development workshops, technical exchanges) in coordination with government stakeholders and sector actors.
• Ensure designs and methodologies are culturally appropriate, environmentally sound, and cost-effective.
• Provide on-demand technical advice to field teams and review technical documents, assessments, and deliverables.
• Analyse global and regional donor landscapes, identify emerging opportunities and trends.
• Prepare donor engagement briefs (including objectives, eligibility criteria, decision-making timelines, and contact mapping).
• Draft high-quality concept notes, proposals, theories of change, logframes, budgets, ESG risk screens, and gender plans aligned with donor templates and UNOPS standards.
• Support UNOPS partnerships team in identifying programme development opportunities, new funding sources, and strategic partnerships.
• Be available for donor meetings and sectoral forums, as delegated, and develop talking points, pitch decks, and meeting briefs.
• Engage with relevant stakeholders including government bodies, UN agencies, and WASH partners to promote collaboration and coherence.
• Identify opportunities for cross-sectoral integration of WASH with protection, health, education, and environment.
• Update and maintain a mapping of WASH actors, resources, and interventions in project areas.
• Support coordination efforts through active participation in relevant inter-agency WASH sector meetings and working groups.
• Facilitate the alignment of partner activities with national WASH priorities and community needs.
• Detailed workplan with timelines aligned with UNOPS priorities.
• Soft activity implementation plans (Sindh and KPK) with stakeholder consultation records.
• Concept notes/proposals submitted to donors with all required documentation.
• Updated WASH actor mapping and engagement tracker.
• Training or capacity-building materials developed or reviewed.
• Technical review notes on project deliverables as required.

Education/Experience/Language requirements:
Education:

• Master's degree in civil/environmental engineering, water resources, public health, development studies, or a related field.
• A Bachelor's degree with 2 additional years of relevant experience may substitute for the masters degree requirement

Experience:

• Minimum 6 years of senior-level experience in WASH programming, preferably in humanitarian or development contexts.
• Demonstrated experience in identifying and implementing soft WASH activities is required.
• Experience engaging with donors, preparing proposals, and drafting technical content is required.
• Proven expertise in stakeholder coordination and inter-agency collaboration is required.
• Strong understanding of donor landscapes and sector priorities is required
• Experience in Pakistan or similar socio-political contexts is highly desirable.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English (written & verbal) is required.
• Knowledge of urdu and regional languages is an asset

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