About the Organisation’s

Water For People is a global nonprofit working across nine countries, bringing together communities, local entrepreneurs, and governments to build and maintain water and sanitation services that will last. We have a sustainable solution to end the global water and sanitation crisis, and our employees across the world help drive this solution. 

About the Position:

The Regional Program Officer (RPO) – India supports the overall development, implementation, and promotion of Water For People’s programmatic work in India.

As a member of the Strategic Accountability and Adaptation team, the RPO understands and champions the organization’s Destination 2030 (D30) strategy by contributing to monitoring, evaluation, and learning throughout the year. It is important that the RPO is able to demonstrate clear understanding of organizational priorities, mission, vision, values and strategic goals and objectives, as well as trust and teamwork in all aspects of Water For People business. The RPO must model effective teamwork and problem-solving skills and maintain a proactive and positive attitude when faced with challenges.  

Roles and Responsibilities:

Facilitate evidence-based programmatic planning in the region

  • Support the development of India country strategy and implementation plan guided by Destination 2030 vision and strategy
  • Lead review of planning and reporting documents, including Multiannual Operational Plans, Costs to Reach Everyone, among others
  • Support process of updating Multiannual Operational Plan, Biannual Report, and Tracking Spreadsheet templates annually in coordination with other RPOs and Strategic Accountability and Adaptation team 

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Promote adaptive management of programs through Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) 

  • Engage in MEL activities, such as Reflection Sessions, Biannual Narrative Reporting, Sustainable Services Checklist, and Level of Service Monitoring, among others, to help promote adaptation in programming at country level
  • In collaboration with the Global and in-country Monitoring & Evaluation colleagues, compile, analyze, and track WASH outputs and progress toward strategic objectives for internal and external audiences
  • Provide technical guidance to country programs on integrating equity and inclusion (E&I) considerations into annual monitoring processes and support ad hoc evaluations and E&I validation studies  

Execute effective grant management for India country program 

  • Serve as the main link to Donor Impact (DI) team from the Global Programs team for all programmatic information needed from India for pitching to donors, answering donor questions, proposals, and grant reports  
  • Maintain historic programmatic information such as people reached through WASH interventions  
  • Understand current revenue situation and goals, including links between budgets, secured, and potential funding sources 
  • Serve as GP-Designated reviewer on all active and prospective grants – Global and in-country – ensuring programmatic accuracy for all proposals and reports
  • Liaise between Global and Water For People India finance teams on basic finance-related tasks, as assigned 
  • Participate in Grants Unit meetings to help identify India’s grant management needs, upcoming proposals/reports, and business development resource needs
  • Update and disseminate PPSSRs to provide up-to-date information on the status of current grants and prospects pipeline

Support creation and dissemination of knowledge products to influence the WASH sector 

  • Collaborate with Knowledge Management team in India to develop content geared towards sector audience and national government as part of national impact pathway strategy  
  • Support capacity development of India team to produce high-quality products such as documentation of best practices, technical articles, and blogs to raise the profile and influence of Water For People in India 
  • Facilitate and participate in learning and knowledge exchange opportunities, including trainings, workshops, and webinars 

Manage clear communication flows across the organization regarding programmatic information

  • Serve as the central point of contact on Global Team for India country program
  • Main link to Donor Impact team from the Global Programs team for all programmatic information needed from India including Marketing & Communications products such as campaigns, human interest stories, and the EF Tracker platform
  • Understand and communicate organizational approach in different contexts to different internal and external audiences, including current and potential donors, and sector partners 
  • Provide programmatic review of various internal communication tools, such as the GP newsletter, Internal Organizational Update messages, Biweekly Standup Meeting Global Team updates  
  • In general, provide up-to-date information on programs in India for the organization including:   
    1. Current program progress and challenges 
    2. Status of organizational impact goals, e.g., milestones and scale objectives 
    3. Good understanding of key learning points around analysis, evaluation, and program documentation 
  • Other duties assigned by the Chief Impact Officer and Country Director, including communications and activities related to managing Water For People’s affiliate relationship with Water For People India 

Eligibility:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in international development or related field, or equivalent work experience
  • Master’s Degree in relevant field preferred 
  • At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in related field
  • Professional-level proficiency in English, written and spoken is essential 
  • At least one year of field experience in a developing country is strongly preferred, preferably in India
  • Experience with nonprofit business development preferred
  • Good “people skills” and situation judgment in dealing effectively with a variety of constituencies, such as staff, donors, volunteers, and representatives of related organizations
  • High degree of commitment to programs in international development and effectively coordinating across departments and cultures
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience in or familiarity with the water and sanitation fields; with international development organizations and foundations; and with partner organizations

Salary Range:

  • US anticipated annual salary range $54,000 – $69,500 
  • India anticipated annual salary range INR 487,255 – INR 540,150 

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