Senior Technical Advisor, WASH

Senior Technical Advisor, WASH Project    EpiC - WASH Project Reports To: Director, Global Health Security (GHS) Management Supervises  Senior Program Officer and project staff (up to 4); oversees the work of consultants as recruited Location: Maputo Travel Requirement: Approximately 25–40% Project Background FHI 360 is implementing a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) project in Mozambique to strengthen WASH services in health facilities and communities, improve infection prevention and control, support environmental and public health surveillance, and strengthen the resilience and sustainability of WASH systems at national and subnational levels. Position Summary The Senior Technical Advisor, WASH provides technical leadership and oversight for project implementation and serves as the primary technical focal point for WASH programming. The position is responsible for ensuring the quality, timeliness, and effective implementation of project activities and deliverables across all project objectives. The position serves as the primary liaison with the Ministry of Health and coordinates with donors, implementing partners, and other stakeholders. The Senior Technical Advisor reports to the Director, GHS Management. Key Responsibilities • Provide technical leadership and oversight for project implementation. • Oversee implementation of project activities and support achievement of project objectives. • Ensure activities are implemented according to approved workplans, budgets, timelines, and quality standards. • Serve as the primary technical focal point for WASH programming, including WASH in health facilities. • Provide technical guidance to central and provincial level staff, and consultants. • Ensure quality assurance of technical deliverables, reports, tools, training materials, and guidance documents. • Identify implementation bottlenecks and develop practical solutions. • Serve as the primary liaison with the Ministry of Health. • Coordinate with UNICEF, WHO, government counterparts, donors, and implementing partners. • Represent the project in WASH, IPC, cholera, and related technical working groups. • Support sustainability and scale-up approaches for provincial implementation. • Supervise the Senior Program Officer and other staff and consultants as recruited. • Contribute to work planning, reporting, monitoring, and learning activities. • Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor. Qualifications Education: •Master’s degree in Public Health, Medicine, Health Systems, or related field required. A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field plus an additional three years of relevant experience may be substituted. Experience: • Minimum 12 years of progressively responsible experience in WASH, public health, environmental health, health systems strengthening, or related fields. • Experience implementing donor-funded health or development programs. • Experience working with Ministries of Health and other government institutions. • Experience coordinating with development partners and technical working groups. • Experience supervising staff, consultants, or project teams. • Experience with WASH in health facilities and IPC preferred. • Experience in Mozambique or similar settings preferred. Competencies: •    Technical leadership in WASH programming, particularly WASH in health facilities and infection prevention and control. •    Ability to guide implementation across multiple technical areas, including health facility WASH, community WASH, environmental surveillance, and systems strengthening. •    Strong partnership and influencing skills, with demonstrated ability to work effectively with government counterparts and development partners. •    Strong project management and coordination skills, including oversight of workplans, deliverables, timelines, and technical quality. •    Ability to identify implementation challenges and develop practical, evidence-based solutions. •    Experience supervising and mentoring

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