Project Manager – SWISH Project

Project Manager – SWISH Project, Zambia

Contract type: Fixed Term Contract, Full Time, 37.50 hours per week

Location: Lusaka, Zambia subject to the right to work.

Salary: ZMW 384,653 – 480,816 per year with excellent benefits

About WaterAid

Want to use your skills in project management to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?

We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.

Join WaterAid as Project Manager under the SWISH Project to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.

About the Team

This role is an integral part of the Provincial Manager’s team The Provincial Manager leads a dynamic sub national programme team, which includes Project Managers, Project Officers, M&E Officer, WASH Infrastructure Specialists, Technical Officers, Community Facilitators/Hygiene Behaviour Change Officers, and Policy Influencing Officers/Specialist. This team is responsible for the development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of robust WASH projects at the sub-national level.

About the Role

The Project Manager will be responsible for the planning, execution, and monitoring of SWISH activities at sub-national and community levels within the Southern Province. The role will also involve active collaboration and engagement with WaterAid staff in Liberia and Pakistan who are part of this initiative, ensuring alignment and shared learning across the project’s implementation sites.

In this role, you will lead the implementation of the Strengthening Wholistic and Inclusive Systems for Health (SWISH) project.

You’ll also: 

• Work closely with the Provincial Manager, in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of the SWISH project across target locations, ensuring alignment with project goals and donor requirements.
• With support from the Provincial Manager and other experts, ensures integration of gender-responsive and inclusive approaches within RMNCH and WASH services and practices.
• Supports capacity building of health workers and community leaders to strengthen health governance, service delivery, and workforce resilience.
• Together with the Programme Quality, Accountability and Learning Manager, develops and implements robust monitoring frameworks to track progress and measure the impact of SWISH interventions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with government agencies, donors, NGOs, and community-based organizations.
• Manages the project budget, ensuring compliance with financial policies and donor requirements.

To be successful, you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, International Development, Health Systems Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of five 5years of managing large-scale health or WASH programmes.
• Demonstrated experience in gender-responsive and inclusive programme design and implementation
• Experience working with government health systems and building multisectoral partnerships.
• Strong knowledge of RMNCH, WASH, and IPC frameworks and best practices.
• Excellent leadership, team management, and communication skills.
• Proficiency in project planning, budgeting, and reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-country projects and achieve results.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on adaptive learning and innovation.

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Closing Date: Applications will close at 12:00pm UK Time on 17 March 2025. Availability for interview is required on Tuesday 27 March.

How to Apply: Click ‘Apply’ to upload your CV and an essential Cover letter.

Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application? At WaterAid, we strongly advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well.

Our Benefits:

• 13th Month
• 24 days’ paid annual leave
• End of service gratuity
• Prepaid Medical Insurance

Our Global Commitment:

Our People Promise: We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have.  We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.

Equal opportunities: We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.

Safeguarding: We are also 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 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. As a safeguarding measure, WaterAid carries out background checks on all potential employees. This is done following the conclusion of recruitment and prior to assuming full employment.