Policy Analyst – Private Sector
Contract: Permanent, Full-time
Location: The role will be based in a WaterAid Office in either United Kingdom, United States, Sweden or Ghana. All locations are subject to right-to-work eligibility in the respective countries. Hybrid working options are available and can be discussed at the interview.
For the UK Location, we offer a minimum of 40% of working time is spent face to face, either in London office, or as a result of external engagement or travel for WaterAid. WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base.
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:
* London, UK: GBP 45,851- 51,583 per annum with excellent benefits
* USA: USD 65,000 - 87,500 per annum with excellent benefits
* Sweden: SEK 47,000 – 50,000 per month with excellent benefits
* Ghana: GHS 182,753 – 286,864 per annum with excellent benefits
About WaterAid:
Want to use your skills driving companies and other private sector players to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?
We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.
Join WaterAid as Policy Analyst - Private Sector to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.
About the Team:
The WaterAid's Private Sector Policy and Advocacy team works to change company practices while capturing private sector know-how and innovation to ensure everyone has access to clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. The private sector policy and advocacy team works closely with WaterAid's partnerships and programmes team to drive change through 3 areas: leveraging private finance, bringing about greater water security through integration of WASH in corporate practice, and engaging private sector actors to help extend and ensure sustainability of water and sanitation services.
About the Role:
As a critical thought leader, communicator, and connector, the Policy Analyst - Private Sector will be a critical resource for WaterAid to advance the private sector’s contribution to WASH, working closely with other colleagues across the organisation, and developing informed WaterAid positions and advocacy on the key areas through which WaterAid can work to influence the behaviours and actions of these critical actors in the achievement of water security and WASH services.
In this role, you will support the development of a coherent and evidence-based narrative on the private sector’s contribution to improving water security and WASH outcomes with an emphasis on their role in the delivery of WASH services and impacts on water resources.
You’ll also:
* Understand and document the best models of WASH service delivery where the private sector has played a key role.
* Support the development of frameworks for integrating WASH into the most salient corporate sustainability mechanisms (both social and environmental), building on existing work completed at WaterAid and facilitating their adoption.
* Lead the work of documenting and developing case studies of positive private sector actions across the federation working closely with colleagues working on private sector projects or approaches.
* Develop a strong project management system for tracking progress and support delivery of all centrally managed WaterAid private sector initiatives, working closely with leads.
* Work with colleagues to conduct analyses of policies that enable the uptake and implementation of the most impactful private sector actions, across service providers to impactors and financiers, for WASH.
* Lead work with Communications and Media teams to disseminate research through media and social media channels and internal communications working with colleagues in program support and knowledge team.
* Coordinate, support and accompany technical and policy leads to represent WaterAid at key meetings, and act as lead when they are not available.
* Coordinate and directly build a strong network of key players – both within the WASH sector and in broader private sector and development communities – to increase influence and position WaterAid as a leading organisation in terms of leveraging core strengths of the private sector for WASH outcomes.
* Travel as necessary to regions and Country Programmes, as well as to relevant international events and conferences.
To be successful, you’ll need:
* Very strong project management skills with the ability to work and communicate effectively with and across key internal stakeholders across different geographies, in establishing the necessary evidence, policy positions and research gaps.
* Knowledge and experience working with private sector actors (with an emphasis on service providers) and understanding how they can provide solutions for improved WASH outcomes, including the key enabling factors necessary.
* Knowledge, interest, and experience in working in and developing frameworks related to corporate sustainability (both environmental and social) that impact on WASH outcomes.
* Excellent verbal and written skills in English with proven experience of authoring high-impact policy briefs.
Although not essential, we also prefer you to have:
* Masters’ degree, or post-graduate qualifications and research experience in a relevant water-related or development field AND/OR significant experience in private sector delivery of WASH Services.
* Functional fluency in French, Spanish or Portuguese.
* Excellent communication and presentation skills.
* Strong IT skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 on 23rd February 2025.
How to Apply: Click ‘Apply’ to complete the pre-screening questions and upload your CV.
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