Inter Aide
Inter Aide is a non-governmental organization founded in 1980, specialised in the implementation of development programmes, in response to the essential needs expressed by the most vulnerable populations. It has been implementing programmes around Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Agriculture and Community Health in the Central and Southern regions of Malawi.
Inter Aide launched the rural water point maintenance programme in 2008, and then scaled up to 15 districts in the Central and Southern regions. The programme aims at increasing the population who have access to safe water by developing professional maintenance services for rural water supply facilities. Two maintenance programmes are currently carried out; the Southern Region Programme covering the districts of Balaka, Thyolo, Machinga and Phalombe, and the Central Region Programme covering the districts of Mangochi, Ntcheu and Nkhotakota, with cross-cutting actions and a joint coordination from Lilongwe.
Our community health program aims to improve the health of children and women in the target area, by combating the major health risks linked to maternal and/or reproductive health, etc. and major communicable diseases. The programme focuses on raising awareness of rural communities in preventive practices and supporting local public health services to improve access and quality of care.
Therefore, Inter Aide is looking to fill the following three vacant positions under the two programs.
TECHNICAL ADVISOR: RURAL WATER SERVICES & SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Purpose of the position
Overall coordination, monitoring-evaluation and team capacity building of Inter Aide’s water point maintenance programmes (in the Central and Southern regions).
Major responsibilities
Your main responsibilities will be as follows:
1. Supportive supervision for the implementation of the maintenance programmes
- Coordination and technical support for the programme teams and Managers to define and implement programmes strategies.
- Ensure the HR, financial and administrative management of the programmes; in liaison with the financial and administrative managers based in Malawi.
2. Management and monitoring of cross-cutting actions for both projects:
- Management and supervision of the monitoring and evaluation team.
- Coordination and follow-up of ongoing transversal pilot actions with other local actors/partners.
- Support for the organization and conduct of external program evaluations.
3. Representation, visibility and capitalization
- Collaboration and representation of Inter Aide’s maintenance programmes to sectoral actors (institutional and others) in Malawi.
- Advocacy to promote the adoption and support-financing of existing maintenance services within the framework of local policies and with other sectoral programmes.
- Support for the capitalization of programme results and acquired experience, for local promotion of maintenance services and wider dissemination – in liaison with the Knowledge and Capitalization Officer based in France.
- Seek out and follow up any local funding opportunities for programmes.
Qualifications, skills and experiences
- Master’s Degree in a relevant field (Water & Sanitation, Engineering, Rural Development, Project Management, Social Entrepreneurship, etc.).
- More than 5 years of prior experience in project management in developing countries (essential).
- Previous experience with Inter Aide will be an added advantage.
- Capacity to work with institutions (good interpersonal skills, ability to listen, diplomacy).
- Practical knowledge of monitoring-evaluation tools and databases.
- Fluent in English (fluency in French is an added advantage).
- Able to work independently with minimal supervision
- Flexible, adaptable, excels in field work, committed to successfully achieving project objectives
How to apply
Candidates meeting the required qualification and experience should send their CV (3 pages max.), cover letter and names of 3 traceable referees in PDF file.
Applications must be accepted on/ before 30th August 2025.
Applications are accepted only by email to recruitment.pm.mwi@interaide.org with the position you are applying for in the subject line.