SNV is hiring for a Global Head of Water (Netherlands based or any country SNV is based): Apply Now!
Application Deadline: 7 February 2025
SNV is hiring for a Global Head of Water (Netherlands based or any country SNV is based): Apply Now!
Company Description
SNV is a global development partner, deeply rooted in the countries where it operates. SNV is driven by a vision of a better world: A world where across every society all people live with dignity and have equitable opportunities to thrive sustainably. To make this vision a reality, SNV need transformations in vital agri-food, energy, and water systems. SNV contributes by strengthening capacities and catalysing partnerships in these sectors. SNV help strengthen institutions and effective governance, reduce gender inequalities and barriers to social inclusion, and enable adaptation and mitigation to the climate and biodiversity crises.
SNV’s water sector programming aims at improving global water security by ensuring the reliable availability of sufficient and high-quality water for health, livelihoods, ecosystems, and agricultural production. In an increasingly water-scarce and polluted world, SNV help manage water-related risks through thoughtful local and regional water-cycle interventions. SNV strives to deliver sustainable and equitable outcomes in WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), irrigation, water resource management, and urban water cycles. SNV recognizes that water security for one community often affects water security for all.
Job Description
SNV is seeking for a Global Head of Water reporting to Director of Technical Expertise and heading a team of technical experts. The Global Head of Water will lead SNV water sector portfolio and support its water teams across Africa and Asia. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape and support the implementation of impactful solutions for water security in an organization that is working on programs across water, agri-food and energy sectors.
The role combines technical expertise, strategic influence and team management – continuing to position SNV as a “partner of choice” in the global water sector. There is an exciting opportunity here for global reach while influencing local solutions and impact.
Areas of responsibility include:
Technical Excellence: Ensure the highest quality of programming, integrating innovative and context-adapted approaches into current and future initiatives
Knowledge Development and Learning: Enable and stimulate learning from and between projects, connect with relevant knowledge institutes and partners, develop and test innovative approaches, publish evidence based findings
Business Development: Drive technical strategy, program design, and organizational positioning to expand SNV’s impact and storytelling.
Representation, Networking and Influence: Build SNV’s profile by engaging with key stakeholders, including knowledge institutions, partners, donors, governments, and the private sector.
Team Management: Provide thought leadership, guidance and support to a high-performing, global (geographically and culturally), and multidisciplinary team.
Qualifications
Candidate profile:
A technically grounded and inspirational leader who excels at translating technical concepts into practical, scalable solutions across diverse development contexts, you bring significant hands-on experience in implementing water management strategies that can map to SNV’s focus areas.
A natural collaborator, you thrive in partnerships with a range of stakeholders—governments, private sector actors, internal management, and donors. You are analytical and adept at translating concepts into action and are driven by a passion for impact and systems-level change. You don’t shy away from public speaking opportunities; you are proficient in both written and spoken English and proficiency in French is highly desirable.
You uphold to principals of diversity and inclusion for your team. Above all, you are a dynamic leader who empowers and inspires teams to deliver transformative results for communities worldwide.
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