Programme Officer Water and Sanitation

Programme Officer, Water and Sanitation
The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is looking for an experienced Programme Officer to work on different water and sanitation programs at the global level, in different regions.
About the Department and related programs:
The Water and Sanitation Department implements a number of major programs in the areas of water and sanitation service delivery, and also conducts several activities in coordination with the water resources department, with the aim to contribute to achieve sustainable and resilient water and sanitation services.
Accountability for Sustainability is a partnership with UNICEF and UNDP aimed to improve governance as a means to increase sustainability of water supply and sanitation services. The partnership includes a global program and two dedicated regional programs for Latin America and Middle East and North Africa. These programs provide on demand support to regional and country offices, including in water and sanitation enabling environment analyses and related action planning (e.g., WASH Bottleneck Analysis) and for the integration of water scarcity and climate resilience into water and sanitation programming. Another program, the City Water Resilience Approach, is working to better understand and plan for water resilience at city level. GO-WATER (Building Governance Capacity for Improved Water Security) is a capacity development programme that aims to make policy impact at systemic level through more effective water sector institutions in six countries. The Department is also implementing a number of research and capacity building oriented initiatives.
Description of the position:
The assignment is a full-time position. The Officer will contribute to implementation and development of water governance related projects in relation to resilient water supply and sanitation. This includes supporting management aspects, as well as contributing to capacity building, technical support and advice on water governance, and support to research; development of methodologies, tools and knowledge products and promote exchanges of best practices.
The main duties of the Programme Officer will include the following:
The Officer will support UNICEF to deliver sustainable, climate resilient WASH programs, through support on climate risk analysis and related action planning, integration of WASH into key national climate priorities (NAP, NDCs), and contribute to the implementation of innovative approaches to tackle water scarcity and take preventive action to avert water crisis.
The Officer will contribute to the implementation of other programs in the water and sanitation department, with a focus on climate resilience and sustainability.
development of SIWI’s portfolio in the areas of resilient and sustainable water supply and sanitation
Contribute to the development of knowledge products, training materials, methodologies, tools, and research
Support the organization of workshops / trainings as needed, including facilitation.
Provide technical support and advisory seSIWIrvices to support water governance processes to countries and to SIWI partners as per demand, in collaboration with the rest of the team.
Contribute to the identification, and development of project proposals and strategic partnerships
Contribute to financial and administrative oversight and results reporting of the programs in charge.
Represent SIWI in international fora, as appropriate.
Contribute to internal knowledge management and collaboration with other SIWI departments.



Required skills and competencies:
For more information please visit the SIWI webpage www.siwi.org
Education and work experience:
Bachelor or Master’s degree in relevant Social or Natural / Engineering Sciences.
At least 3-5 years of experience working with policy development and implementation of water services in emerging and developing economies contexts.
Experience in water scarcity and climate change issues as they relate to water supply and sanitation
Experience of water supply and sanitation service provision and management approaches for fragile and emergency contexts is desirable



Availability to travel
Ability and willingness to travel and be part of short-term missions is required (up to 25% of the time, depending on the current COVID-19 context).


Duty Station
The full-time position will be based at the Stockholm International Water Institute headquarters office in Stockholm. For those candidates eligible for a South African working permit, placement at the SIWI Africa Regional Center in Pretoria can be considered.
Duration of contract
The position is a 15 months contract, subject to renewal upon good performance and availability of funds.
Starting date
Feb-March 2022