Policy Manager ~ Paradaise Today

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Policy Manager

Deadline : 30 Oct 2014
Interview dates : 12 November 2014
Salary : Rw19, 000,000 pa with excellent benefits

It's hard to believe that today 748 million people still don't have clean, safe water and 2.5 billion live without a toilet. The resulting diseases kill one child every minute.

WaterAid Rwanda (WARw) is looking for a Policy Manager to play a vital role in our mission to transform lives with safe water, sanitation and hygiene in the world's poorest communities.

Working within the Programmes unit, the Policy Manager will;

Analyse the policy and strategy issues affecting the water and sanitation (WATSAN) sector in Rwanda and effectively capture the information in case studies, position papers and policy messages / briefing notes, targeting different audiences in order to pro-actively influence the efficiency of WATSAN investments in Rwanda.
Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of the wider social, political and economic contexts as well as sector-specific issues and best practice to ensure that WARw stays at the forefront of national policy debates
Oversee WARw's work to strengthen civil society's policy engagement in the water sector, and work closely with identified functional Society Organisation networks to build capacity to effectively engage with national policy making processes

To be successful, you'll need to be;

An excellent negotiator and facilitator with good presentation skills.
Excellent report writer with good knowledge of local level issues
At least 5 years sound experience in policy and advocacy work and a minimum of 3 years in development work
Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda (both written and spoken), and a working knowledge of French
Dynamic, creative, innovative and results oriented

By 2030 we want everyone, everywhere to have clean water, sanitation and hygiene. We need you to help us make it happen. If you bring your expertise, passion and professionalism, we'll give you a lot back.

Working with us, you will be entitled to a wide range of employee benefits, such as an exceptional pension fund, medical care, generous annual leave and others.

Please note: in order to apply for this role you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in Rwanda.