Job Vacancy for Program Coordinator at WaterAid, Abuja, Nigeria

WaterAid is a UK registered international charity with a vision of a world where everyone has access to water, sanitation and good hygiene. We support local organisations to manage low cost, sustainable projects and also influence policy makers to secure the right of poor people to affordable water and sanitation services.

To effectively implement our country strategy, WaterAid Nigeria is inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following position to be based at our office in Abuja, Nigeria.

Job Title: Program Coordinator, Sustainable Total Sanitation-Nigeria (STS-NIGERIA) Project (1 year fixed term - renewable)

This role will oversee programme planning and delivery; programme monitoring and reporting; communication and partnership liaison and staff management on a new programme which seeks to consolidate WaterAid's years of work to improve effectiveness, efficiency, inclusiveness and sustainability of sanitation approaches in 3 states of Nigeria. This position will be expected to provide day to day coordination towards achievement of the project goals and ensuring the integration of the project's activities with broader WaterAid in Nigeria programme priorities.

The ideal person for this position would possess:

• an undergraduate and Master's degrees in the natural, physical or social sciences;


• minimum 10 years of experience, of which at least 5 of which MUST be in a senior development programme management or coordination role;


• strong demonstrable experience in the effective management and delivery of complex community based development projects with multiple stakeholder in a developing country context;


• experience with managing multiple project stakeholders including community level stakeholders, government officials; donors etc;


• excellent competencies in writing project reports;


• strong demonstrable experience with managing people in a direct supervisory role and strong experience with implementation of an action learning and research project in a development setting.

Method of Application

Qualified and interested candidates should access the application pack on our website www.wateraid.org/jobs and fill out the application form. Candidates who do onot meet the minimum requirements for the positions need not apply . Completed Electronic Appplication Forms should be emailed to hrnig@wateraid.org.

Deadline for submission of applications is Thursday, June 6, 2013 and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

WaterAid is an equal opportunity employer; women and persons with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply.