Young Professionals Graduate Program – WaterAid

Job Description

Young Professionals Graduate Program

WaterAid is seeking a motivated professional to build a career in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), with a particular focus on attaining inclusive and safe WASH services. Do you want to be part of the team that drives an agenda for everyone in WaterAid Tanzania to have clean water, sanitation and hygiene? Do you have passion and commitment for WASH? Have outstanding academic and professional achievements? Do you wish to explore your leadership potential? If yes, you are the one we are looking for.

Tenure: 12 months, full time

Renumeration: A competitive package

About the Young Professionals Graduate Program

The Young Professionals Graduate Program is a one-year development and mentorship initiative designed to: Address capacity gaps and develop talent in critical skill areas. Support the implementation of WaterAid’s strategic objectives. Strengthen WASH as a sector of choice for aspiring professionals and provide young professionals with valuable experience and a solid foundation for their careers.

The program offers the possibility of extension and is an excellent opportunity for individuals passionate about making a meaningful impact in WASH while advancing their professional development.

About the role:

The graduate program will focus on the following areas:

• Management of water supply and sanitation services
• Quality program/Projects implementation
• Research and evidence generation
• Capacity building
• Citizen engagement and empowerment
• Policy and advocacy
• Monitoring and reporting

Eligibility

• To qualify you must be currently pursuing or have recently completed a master’s degree in environmental health, Public Health or related fields.
• Environmental Engineering, Public Health, Water Resources Management, or a related field.
• 1 year experience will be an added advantage
• Must be highly motivated and driven
• Intellectual rigor and willingness/ability to go through a highly competitive selection process
• Strong analytical and research skills, with the ability to collect and analyse data effectively.
• Knowledge of sanitation and hygiene issues, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
• Good understanding of government WASH policy.
• Familiar with the federal hygiene and sanitation strategy and promotional approach.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams and engage with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to prioritize tasks.

Desirable Attributes:

• Passion for improving sanitation and hygiene services in vulnerable communities.
• Familiarity with WaterAid’s core values and mission.
• Fluency in both English and local languages (e.g., Swahili) is an asset.

How to apply?

The graduate program is highly competitive. Interested applicants should send their current CV with names of their three most recent referees and a motivation letter to wateraidtz@wateraid.org by 7th March 2025. We request that you strictly indicate the subject line of your email as Young Professional Graduate Program.

Our Commitment:

Our People Promise:

We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.

Equal opportunities:

We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, federal or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.

Safeguarding:

We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. As a safeguarding measure, WaterAid carries out background checks on all potential employees. This is done following the conclusion of recruitment and prior to assuming full employment.