Employment Opportunities

WASH and Groundwater Specialist

Application Deadline: 15th September 2020

We are seeking to recruit a WASH and Groundwater Specialist. The candidate should be willing to travel extensively in a demanding working environment, working with a variety of stakeholders.

The Role

The role will commence in November 2020, with an initial fixed term contract of 12 months.

The normal working location will be in our offices in Totnes, Devon, UK however the candidate must be available to deploy at short notice and expect to travel up to 50% of their time outside of the UK.

Responsibilities would include, but are not limited to:

Provide in-country field support to organisations as part of a specialist groundwater team; staff will be expected to work with technical specialist members to support groundwater resource assessments, groundwater engineering works, groundwater monitoring and management programmes and emergency response activities;
Work with Groundwater Relief’s membership to publish guidance documents, technical standards and deliver technical trainings;
Support innovation that will help Groundwater Relief meet its objectives as a charity;
Prepare funding applications and develop connections and relationships with potential donors interested in Groundwater Relief’s unique service provision;
Support and oversee the continued development of Groundwater Relief’s ‘Rapid Response Unit’;
Promote Groundwater Relief’s services within the humanitarian and development sectors.

Essential Experience

Relevant university degree within Water and Sanitation, Civil/Environmental Engineering, Hydrogeology, or another relevant field;
Minimum of 2 years experience working within WASH-related humanitarian programmes overseas, with experience working on groundwater projects;
Fluency in English.

Your Profile

We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate a long term passion and desire to improve the way groundwater is developed and managed, both within the humanitarian and development sector, for the benefit of the poor and marginalised.

Ability and enjoyment in interacting establishing and maintaining relationships with multiple different stakeholders on both a technical and social level including government officials, NGOs, local organizations, communities, donors and the Groundwater Relief members.

A desire to travel and work in difficult circumstances. Strong resilience and self reliance and ability to work under stress in remote and isolated locations with basic living conditions.

Skills in delivering effective and timely outputs under pressure with a smile.

A willingness to take on responsibility and make decisions whilst simultaneously engaging experts to advise and direct those decisions.

Commitment to the support and development of interns and members through mentoring and leadership.

A creative and practical problem solver, who will get jobs completed without fuss, whilst demonstrating strong initiative

Other Requirements

The ability to communicate in French or Arabic would be advantageous but is not essential;
Strong level of ICT skills e.g. Microsoft Office (including Excel) and GIS;
Knowledge of writing and developing proposals;
Demonstrable interest in the groundwater environment and its sustainable management and development;
Groundwater Relief will not sponsor visas. All applicants must have an automatic right to work within the United Kingdom. We will require evidence of your right to work at assessment stage.

Benefits

Salary of £26,000 to £30,000 per annum (depending on experience)

How to apply

Please send a covering letter, CV and two references to help@groundwater-relief.org by the 15th September 2020. Interviews will be held shortly after this.

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Application Deadline: 15th September 2020