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• Offer
  strong strategic leadership to the country team promoting a management
  culture that is supportive, empowering and collaborative.
• Steer,
  manage and motivate a team, creating an environment that enables staff to
  maximise their potential and facilitates high performing teams; ensure
  that the Senior Management Team is effective in promoting effective
  internal collaboration and joined-up working.
• In
  charge of developing and delivering the Country Strategy in line with
  WaterAid’s Global Strategy.
• Ensure
  the successful, on time, delivery of all multi-year plans and budgets.
• Represent
  WaterAid externally, ensuring that WaterAid’s vision, mission, values and
  aims are communicated in a positive and compelling way. Facilitate the
  building of relationships between partners, staff and other stakeholders.
• Build
  and strengthen working relationships between sector stakeholders (actors)
  to support the development of the sector.
• Collaborate
  with colleagues from across WaterAid to enhance relationships and ensure
  effective organisational working.
• Contribute
  as a member of the Global and Regional leadership teams of WaterAid to
  support organisational effectiveness and development.
• Lead
  the approach to ensuring that the CP has integrated Rights, Equity and
  Inclusion into its work as well as being a diverse and inclusive place to
  work.
• Stay
  aware of local funding context and identify appropriate opportunities to
  increase income, in conjunction with the Head of Region and the Strategic
  Funding Unit.
• In
  charge of developing thorough understanding of the external environment
  WaterAid is operating in, identify and manage risk including ensuring appropriate
  health and safety and security procedures are in place.
• Ensure
  that WA’s global policies are adapted to the country context (as
  appropriate) and adhered to; represent WA’s stated global positions on key
  development issues effectively, adapting it to the country context as
  appropriate.

• The
  Country Representative should preferably hold a Degree or professional
  qualification in a relevant subject. Possession of a Post graduate
  qualification in a related subject.
• Proven
  experience of heading a Country Programme/Office.
• Strategic
  leadership and management of a multi-disciplinary team of professionals,
  preferably in water and sanitation sector.
• Past
  exposure and experience in strategic planning development in a senior
  management capacity.
• Prior
  experience of developing key strategic and operational partnerships with
  national level NGOs and government authorities for programme, policy and
  advocacy interventions.
• Experience
  of raising funds from government and/or international agencies
  (bilateral/multilateral), managing large budgets with diverse
  international donor base.
• Skilled
  in leading on engagement with national governments, bilateral and
  multi-lateral agencies on policy influencing.
• Proven
  leadership skills and strategic management skills.
• Senior
  management experience in an international development organization is
  desirable
• Proven
  experience in managing organisational growth and change.
• Prior
  experience of leading on participative monitoring and impact assessment
  missions.
• Past
  experience of working in Uganda is an added advantage
• Significant
  experience of community-based water supply, sanitation and hygiene
  promotion projects.
• Detailed
  knowledge and understanding of international development (policy and programme),
  especially in the water and sanitation developing countries.
• Ability
  to think clearly and analytically.
• Ability
  to develop long term strategic plans at an organisational level within a
  country and further developing operational short and medium term plans.
• Ability
  to plan own work, setting priorities and completing it under pressure or
  when faced with competing demands.
• Ability
  to lead financial and budget management processes and ensure high level of
  accountability to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability
  to communicate and make presentations clearly in English.
• Detailed
  understanding of participative hygiene promotion approaches and
  methodologies.
• Ability
  to use computers both for word-processing and spreadsheet packages.
• Ability
  to develop innovative approaches to development problems.
• Ability
  to communicate clearly in a relevant local language.
• Exhibit
  commitment to gender sensitive, inclusive and pro-poor development work.
• Show
  commitment to WaterAid’s values and approach.
• Consultative
  and empowering management style and willingness to learn from others.
• Willingness
  to work within an organisational framework in the spirit of mutual trust
  and the spirit of mutual trust and respect.

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