Programme Officer WASH and Climate at Simavi

Your role at Simavi

As programme officer you will be responsible for maintaining a productive relation with CSO partners in specific countries. Trust is key in building up effective partnerships. You will collaborate with these partners in the execution of their projects and programmes, liaise with them to ensure we follow our partnership principles, and uphold agreements on accountability and transparency. Both towards the donor, as well as to the ultimate stakeholder, and last but not least – to each other.

As Programme Officer you also support our integrated advocacy and campaign work, linking what partners do in-country with our L&A and campaign teams to inform and influence relevant audiences in the Netherlands and internationally.

You will also contribute to the development of new projects and programmes, and collaborate with CSO partners in the co-creation process. We apply an evidence-informed approach, therefore you will also be expected to deliver specific thematic and country expertise (of what has been tried and tested and has proven to be effective) to come up with creative and innovative new ideas.

Your result areas

Effective and trust-base relations with CSO partners in our focus countries, in support of their projects and programmes to achieve the greatest impact possible, in line with our mission and vision.
Co-create new projects and programmes with CSO partners, and support writing new funding proposals in line with our Theory of Change and long term strategy, including how we can shift, share and shape our power – to the benefit of women and girls as our ultimate stakeholders.
Develop and maintain sector expertise and networks, and contribute to external visibility and profiling of our work together with partners.*

What you bring

• Academic level of education (master degree) in the area of water, climate adaptation, gender or related field.
• At least three years of relevant working experience with an (international) NGO.
• Proven knowledge and experience with rights- and justice-based approaches.
• You belief in equal partnerships and are able to build trustworthy relationships with likeminded people and their organisations.
• You are a are a team player and are open to listen to and learn from others.
• You stand your ground and feel comfortable to provide constructive feedback.
• You are self-reliant, result-driven and entrepreneurial.
• You exhibit good communication skills within a multicultural context (our common working language is English, yet for many of our colleagues this is not their native language).

Eligible to work in the Netherlands or registered as an independent consultant in Bangladesh, Nepal, Uganda or Kenya.