Regional Technical Advisor – West Africa

Regional Technical Advisor – West Africa.

• Contract type : 2-Years Fixed term contract, Full time.
• Location : The role can be based at any WaterAid’s office in West Africa : Burkina Faso, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, subject to right-to-work eligibility in the respective country.
• Salary : Salaries and benefits will vary by country and experience, in line with the successful candidate’s location.

Change starts with water. Change starts with you.

Every day, millions of people live without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid exists to change that – for everyone, everywhere. Join us, and your energy will help unlock people’s potential and create a fairer future.

About WaterAid

We’re a global federation driven by one vision : a world where everyone, everywhere has clean water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030. Powered by our values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation, we work alongside communities, partners and supporters to make change happen.

About the team

The Regional Technical Adviser (RTA) is a member of the regional team, in the International Programmes Department. S / he will also be a member of WaterAid’s global technical programme and support function. The role of the International Programmes Department is to support, resource and enable delivery of our global strategy at the country, regional and continental levels. The role of the regional team is to provide strategic leadership and ensure effective management of Country Programmes and Region, support and develop the capacity of our country programmes in the region to maximise their impact at the national and regional levels, contribute to the development of a strong WASH sector and thus enable the poor, marginalised and excluded people realise their rights to equitable and sustainable access to water, sanitation and hygiene.

About the role

The RTA will lead on ensuring that the technical quality of delivery of our programmes (in terms of hardware and software) is consistent with national and global best practice in the sector as well as with WA global programme frameworks and standards. The RTA will be responsible for ensuring that technical competence in country programmes is at the right level.

In this role, you will :

Technical and Advisory Support :

Capacity development :

Quality Assurance, monitoring and evaluation :

Learning, Innovation and knowledge management :

Host, co-ordinate, anchor discussions and seminars on technical issues to promote our knowledge and understanding.

Regional collaboration and representation :

Requirements

To be successful you will need :

Desirable skills :

Closing date : Applications will close at 12 : 00 PM UK time on 26 January 2026.

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