Organization Overview
Water for Good (operating in conjunction with Lifewater International) is a non-profit Christian water development organization dedicated to effectively serving vulnerable children and families with safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) solutions.
Open Position & Requirements
Sustainability Team Leader
- Job Title: Sustainability Team Leader
- Number Required: 1
- Duty Station: Dodola / Bensa (Responsible for program areas including Bensa and Nensebo Sustainability Program Groups)
- Salary: Negotiable
- Terms of Employment: One-year contract with the possibility of extension and a probation period of 60 working days.
- Reporting Lines:
- Administratively and operationally reports to the Programs Director based in Hawassa.
- Receives technical guidance and support from the Sustainability Coordinator based at the Headquarters office in Addis Ababa.
- Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, supervise, and support the sustainability field team in the assigned duty station.
- Coordinate the implementation of monitoring, operations, and maintenance activities.
- Provide oversight and technical follow-up to assigned Sustainability Program Groups and local service providers.
- Ensure timely collection, review, validation, and use of water point functionality and service performance data.
- Support the assessment of water systems, identify maintenance and rehabilitation needs, and follow up on agreed corrective actions.
- Lead and coordinate the preparation, implementation, and regular updating of water safety management plans, risk assessments, and mitigation measures.
- Coordinate routine sanitary inspections, water quality monitoring, and follow-up actions with woreda water offices, health offices, service providers, and community structures.
- Prepare regular activity reports, progress updates, and field findings for the Programs Director and Sustainability Coordinator.
- Coordinate with regional, zonal, and woreda government offices and other relevant stakeholders.
- Educational Qualifications: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Water Resources Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a closely related field.
- Work Experience: Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in WASH, rural water supply, water-system sustainability, operation and maintenance, rehabilitation, water safety, or community-based water service delivery. Proven experience working with NGOs in the WASH sector is mandatory.
- Technical Software & Modeling Competencies: Strong practical experience using HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, ArcGIS Pro or QGIS, EPANET, AutoCAD/Civil 3D, and WEAP for hydraulic modeling, hydrological analysis, GIS mapping, water-supply system design, and water-resources planning.
- Key Competencies:
- Leadership and team management.
- Technical judgment in water supply, rehabilitation, and sustainability programming.
- Strong knowledge of water-point functionality monitoring, data quality assurance, and reporting.
- Excellent communication, coordination, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
- Willingness and ability to travel regularly to field locations and work effectively in rural and remote program areas.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates who fulfill all the requirements are invited to submit their application letter, CV, and copies of relevant credentials via email.
- Application Deadline: Within 10 consecutive days from the date of the announcement.
- Submission Email:ethiopia@waterforgood.org
- Eligibility: Open to both internal and external applicants.