Global Programs Specialist

**Water For People** is a global nonprofit working across nine countries, bringing together communities, local entrepreneurs, and governments to build and maintain water and sanitation services that will last. We have a sustainable solution to end the global water and sanitation crisis, and our employees across the world help drive this solution.

**POSITION OBJECTIVE**:
As a member of the Strategic Accountability and Adaptation (SAA) team, the Global Programs Specialist supports the overall monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) processes that lead to evidence-based planning and adaptive management of Water For People’s global programs work. The position is critical to the coordination, consolidation, and analysis of programmatic processes, information, and data throughout the organization. Coordination extends to external stakeholders and individuals who reach out to the Global Programs team. The Global Programs Specialist prioritizes supporting the activities of the Regional Program Officers for Africa, Latin America, and India and requires strong proficiency in Spanish to communicate with personnel in Latin America. This is a diverse and dynamic role, in which priorities and projects will evolve in parallel with the strategic priorities of the SAA team and full organization.

As a member of the Global Programs department, the Global Programs Specialist also helps to foster a strong working relationship between the SAA and Influence teams. It is important that the Global Programs Specialist demonstrates clear understanding of organizational priorities, mission, vision, values and strategic goals and objectives, as well as trust and teamwork in all aspects of Water For People business.

**ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS & DUTIES**:
**Support evidence-based planning for adaptive management through Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)**
- Develop templates, processes, and tools for internal reporting on programmatic progress, such as Multiannual Operational Plans, Biannual Reports, Tracking Spreadsheets, and Cost to Reach Everyone reports in collaboration with Regional Program Officers
- In collaboration with Monitoring & Evaluation colleagues, compile, analyze, and track WASH outputs and progress toward strategic objectives for internal and external audiences
- Support Regional Program Teams to update the tools and processes for annual reflection workshops
- Monitor progress on specific projects and deliverables across all country programs
- Support overall development and implementation of the MEL Framework and the Destination 2030 (D30) Results Framework
- Support implementation of organizational strategy, including advancing the objective of Equity & Inclusion in WASH through data analysis, evaluation, writing, and other relevant initiatives
- Other duties to support both the Regional Program Officers, SAA, and Influence teams, as assigned

**Manage effective communication flows regarding programmatic information across the organization and to external audiences**
- Attend regular meetings of both the SAA and Influence units of the Global Programs department to facilitate seamless collaboration between both teams
- As needed and appropriate, attend Donor Impact team meetings to support collaboration and relationship between departments
- Ensure regular internal communication of programmatic updates from country programs and Global Programs team in the form of a newsletter or other internal communication platform in both English and Spanish, with programmatic review from Regional Program Officers; manage compilation, editing, and translation as needed
- Research and collect programmatic information needed for donor communications, grant proposals, and grant reports, with the ability to lead the review of select global reports and proposals, in support of requests from the Donor Impact team
- Compile global programs information to support creation of content for external communications and marketing, with the ability to lead the review of select content such as human-interest stories and translations in support of requests from the Marketing and Communications team
- Support “Impact Tour” donor trips as the representative for the Global Programs department, including guiding itinerary development and liaising with team members in country program offices on an as-needed basis, and leading and participating during the trips (or virtual visits)
- Manage World Water Corps volunteers and assignments in collaboration with the Community Engagement Manager
- Serve as the programmatic point of contact globally for other potential volunteer engagements
- Facilitate internal and external visits to Country Programs, including planning, initiating, and maintaining ongoing working relationships
- Coordinate special projects and/or new initiatives to strengthen cross-department and cross-office connections, and other activities as needed
- Communicate technical aspects of global development projects to non-techn