Programme Support & Knowledge Director at WaterAid

Abuja

With a population of over 150 million people, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. Political unrest, poor governance and corruption have led to decades of water shortages, while the population has increased rapidly. Though there is surface and ground water, rapid population growth, particularly in urban areas, has not been supported with additional resources. Only 11% of people have access to safe sanitation and 42% live without access to clean water.

We are recruiting:

Job title: Programme Support & Knowledge Director

Location: Abuja

About the role

  • As our Programme Support and Knowledge Director, you will play a key role in delivering our mission by providing strategic leadership to the PSK team and the wider IPD, as part of the department’s SMT. You will also input into organisation-wide initiatives, external collaborations and global networks to drive sustainable change.

In this role, you will:

  • Provide strategic and technical leadership to WaterAid UK’s programmes
  • Lead the Programme Support & Knowledge Team
  • Lead programme learning and knowledge management
  • Oversee programme support and capacity development
  • Support fundraising, external engagement, partnerships and communications
  • Champion WaterAid’s commitment to equity, inclusion and safeguarding.

Requirements

To be successful, you will need:

  • Extensive and deep experience in WASH development across multiple contexts
  • Strong technical WASH skills – e.g. sustainable rural and /or urban water supply service delivery and management, climate resilient WASH,
  • Systems-thinking capability to support transformational WASH programming
  • Proven ability to lead strategic, impactful initiatives in large organisations
  • Strong understanding of planning, monitoring and evaluation in development
  • Experience in knowledge management, learning and capacity development
  • Proven experience of developing propositions and donor engagement and
  • A track record of leading high-performing teams and supporting change

Although not essential, we’d prefer you to have:

  • Working knowledge of French, Portuguese or Spanish
  • Experience leading or managing applied research
  • Experience establishing and promoting technical standards.

Application closing date  December 21, 2025

How To Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should: