Regional Technical Advisor - Climate Resilient WASH

WaterAid; Pakistan; Hybrid; PKR 9,540,000 - 15,154,000; Full time

Job summary

An international non-profit organization is seeking a Regional Technical Adviser for Climate Resilient WASH in South Asia. The role involves providing technical guidance, implementing capacity-building initiatives, and developing strategic partnerships. Candidates should have a relevant advanced qualification and significant professional experience in climate resilient WASH. This position offers opportunities to travel across South Asia, specifically to Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan, making a significant impact on communities' water and sanitation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Relevant technical qualification in climate resilient WASH.
• Extensive senior technical experience in climate resilient WASH programmes.
• Proven stakeholder engagement experience with government and private sectors.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and quality assurance to country programmes.
• Implement capacity building initiatives for staff and partners.
• Build strategic partnerships and enhance knowledge in WASH programming.

Skills

Technical guidance

Stakeholder engagement

Climate change understanding

Knowledge of WASH technologies

Education

Master’s degree in a relevant field

Civil engineer specialized in climate resilient WASH

Job description

Regional Technical Adviser – Climate Resilient WASH, South Asia

Contract type: 3‑Years Fixed term contract, (renewable) Full time. Location: The role can be based at WaterAid’s office in Bangladesh (Dhaka), Nepal (Kathmandu) or Pakistan (Islamabad), subject to right‑to‑work eligibility in the respective country.

Salary: Salaries and benefits will vary by country and experience, in line with the successful candidate's location. Bangladesh: 4,032,467–5,356,574 BDT with excellent benefits. Nepal: 4,428,304–5,632,539 NPR with excellent benefits. Pakistan: 9,540,888–15,153,840 PKR with excellent benefits.

Change starts with water. Change starts with you. Every day, millions of people live without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid exists to change that – for everyone, everywhere. Join us, and your energy will help unlock people’s potential and create a fairer future.

About WaterAid We’re a global federation driven by one vision: a world where everyone, everywhere has clean water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030. Powered by our values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation, we work alongside communities, partners and supporters to make change happen.

About the team The South Asia Regional Team provides strategic leadership and effective management of WaterAid’s country programmes in South Asia. We enable country programmes to enhance their impact by ensuring they have the skills, expertise, funding, and strategic partnerships to deliver WaterAid’s mission in the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance, quality assurance and support to country programmes including for climate resilient WASH programming, system strengthening and the sustainability of WASH services.
• Implement capacity building initiatives to enhance competencies of staff, partners and stakeholders to deliver sustainable and climate resilient WASH programming.
• Build and strengthen strategic partnerships, the knowledge base and thought leadership in WASH and climate resilient programming through networking, knowledge sharing and advocacy.
• Champion WaterAid’s commitment to equity, inclusion and safeguarding.

Key Qualifications

• A relevant, technical qualification, e.g. a civil engineer specialized in climate resilient WASH or a master’s degree relevant to climate resilient WASH from a related technical field.
• Extensive professional experience at a senior technical level in climate resilient, WASH-related programmes for LMIC countries in the South Asia region, preferably in at least one of the countries in which WaterAid operates.
• Demonstrated experience in strengthening WASH systems and understanding of the WASH sector’s interaction with other systems such as climate change, health, urban planning.
• Excellent and up to date knowledge of technologies, approaches, technical standards and guidelines related to climate resilient and sustainable WASH relevant to South Asia and how to practically apply these to programming.
• Willingness and ability to travel regionally, specifically to country programmes in Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan, and internationally (sometimes at short notice).
• Although not essential, we’d prefer you to have: A chartered membership with a recognised professional association in a relevant technical field.
• Proven experience of stakeholder engagement that include government, private sector, and donors with a high level of influencing skills.

Benefits

As a global organisation, WaterAid is committed to creating an environment where you can thrive and be yourself at your very best. Alongside our inspiring mission and meaningful work, we offer a range of benefits tailored to each country’s context and policies. These will be shared during the process.

Equal Opportunities

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions, ways of life and status. This includes, but is not limited to, race, ethnicity, caste, colour, gender, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, disability status, neurodiversity, age, marital and family status, sexual orientation and gender identity, health status, place of residence, economic and social situation.

Safeguarding

We are 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 to 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.

Application Process and Timeline

Closing date: Applications will close at 12:00 PM UKtime on 9th January 2026. Interviews are expected to take place the week commencing 2 February 2026. Please note that if you have previously applied for this role, you do not need to apply again. How to apply: Click Apply to upload your CV (no more than 4 pages) and Cover Letter (no more than 2 pages). At WaterAid, we strongly advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process.

Pre‑employment Screening

To apply for this role, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. This role does not include a relocation package. You must also be able to demonstrate your ability to travel, including at short notice, to the three countries where WaterAid works in South Asia (Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan). All pre‑employment checks will be carried out according to local law and WaterAid’s Safer Recruitment policy.