Duties and Responsibilities: The Water and Environment Advisor will play a vital role in supporting the USAID’s Africa Bureau’s work in water, sanitation, hygiene, and environment and will carry out the following duties:
• Advises USAID/Washington (AFR and other pertinent Bureaus), country teams, and Missions on water and environment strategy, policy and program design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and the most effective approaches to address water, sanitation, hygiene, and environmental challenges, with an emphasis on using sound data, innovation, and private sector engagement.
• Visits Missions to provide technical and professional support for program development, implementation of new mechanisms, monitoring, and overall Mission support.
• Manages centrally administered programs/activities that promote water, sanitation, hygiene, and the environment. Conducts technical analysis and targeted research to inform the Agency on critical technical issues and emerging approaches to promoting water, sanitation, hygiene, and environment in USAID Missions abroad. Supports dissemination of findings and methodologies to USAID-assisted countries and the development community.
• Promotes coordination and collaboration with several USAID Operating Units, including the REFS, Center for Water and Sanitation, Center for Nutrition, and other technical teams, to advocate for sub-Saharan Africa programs. In addition, contributes to internal reporting and outreach by the SD team, particularly to bilateral Missions in which these activities operate.
• Provides general support for SD, including supporting portfolio review and preparation of relevant sections of core reporting documents, such as AFR Operational Plans, Performance Plan Reports, Congressional Budget Justifications, and Congressional Notifications, as appropriate.
• Attends and leads sector-specific water meetings, workshops, training, and sessions for professional interchange and knowledge sharing and establishes and maintains effective working relationships with colleagues and institutions. May undertake assignments, rotations, or short-term assignments in the AFR countries as needed.