End Water Poverty Global Coordinator

End Water Poverty Global Coordinator

Contract: 2 Years Fixed Term Contract, Full time

Location: WaterAid is a global and equal opportunities employer. The role will be based in any Global South country where WaterAid has has an office, subject to right-to-work eligibility in the respective countries. The role will be recruited by WaterAid UK office. The position will need to often work across time zones.

Salary: Salaries and benefits for different countries will vary in line with the location of the successful candidate and depending on experience. See further details below for some of the countries:

• South Africa: ZAR1,009,626 - 1,376,465 per year with excellent benefits

• Malawi: 1,376,465 - 1,376,46 per year with excellent benefits

About End Water Poverty 

End Water Poverty (EWP) is a WaterAid hosted Southern-led civil society coalition advocating for the fundamental human right to access water and sanitation. Rooted in local realities and influencing global decision-making, EWP promotes the decolonization of development agendas based on its Southern-led values and principles. By integrating environmental and gender perspectives, the coalition strives to ensure water and sanitation are accessible, affordable, high-quality, and available to everyone—both now and for future generations. 

About the Team 

EWP is a large southern-led civil society coalition working on water and sanitation issues. EWP has over 150 members in more than 90 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and North America. Our members range from grassroots, community-based organizations, local NGOs, and trade unions, all working within this coalition towards a more balanced world in terms of political, economic, and social power. 

As our EWP Global Coordinator you will provide strategic leadership, fundraising capacity, and campaigning knowledge to the EWP network,  

In this role you will:  

• Set the strategic direction for the organization 

• Manage and support EWP members across the globe 

• Ensure EWP is a southern-led coalition 

• Raise essential funds for EWP to thrive 

• Oversee all major EWP campaigning efforts 

• Report into WA and the EWP Steering Committee on progress and goals 

• Manage the EWP budget. 

To be successful, you’ll need:  

• 10 years working in a country considered “global south"  

• Educated to degree level or equivalent work experience, with a strong preference for work in the human rights 

• At least 5+ years of relevant professional experience working to advancing on water and sanitation and/or human rights (with a human rights interdependency lens) and improving water governance systems ensuring participation and leadership of vulnerable groups and/or local grassroots organisations . 

• Experience in fundraising, and budget management skills 

• Experience of working with grassroots networks, social movements, and/or in networks at a national or international level,  

• Track record of developing, implementing and monitoring international campaign strategies based on local needs, which have delivered long term political change. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, 

• Conversational in French and/or Spanish 

• Ability to work with minimum supervision. 

View the full job description here

Closing date: Applications will close at 12:00pm on 14th March 2025.

How to Apply: Click ‘Apply’ to upload your CV and answer the following questions:

1. Do you have 10 years experience working and living in the Global South?
2. Briefly describe your fundraising experience

1. Have you worked in a role that required you to meet and coordinate people across multiple timezones and countries?

Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application? At WaterAid, we advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well.

Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries.  All our UK-based vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy. 

As an organisation WaterAid is committed to creating an environment where you can thrive and be yourself at your very best. So, in addition to our inspiring global mission and engaging work environment, we have a generous benefit package to help you take care of your health, happiness and wellbeing.

Our Commitment

Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have.  We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.     

Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.

Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.