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Are you looking for Engineering jobs in Uganda 2025 today? then you might be interested in Sector Advisor – WASH Systems job at Welthungerhilfe (WHH)
About the Organisation
Welthungerhilfe (WHH) is one of Germany’s largest private aid organizations, with a mission to eradicate hunger and achieve food security through sustainable development and humanitarian aid initiatives across the globe. Founded in 1962, WHH has earned a stellar reputation for its integrity, transparency, and impactful work in over 35 countries, including Uganda, where it actively addresses issues related to nutrition, water, sanitation, and agriculture.
The organization fosters a collaborative and inclusive work culture that values diversity, continuous learning, and staff well-being, offering dynamic job opportunities in both field and administrative roles with flexible and mission-driven work arrangements. WHH’s evolution has seen it shift from direct food aid to supporting long-term development and resilience-building among vulnerable communities through innovative, community-based models.
With more than 2,500 staff worldwide, WHH operates at both grassroots and policy levels, emphasizing values such as accountability, partnership, and empowerment. Its CSR commitment is embedded in its core operations, promoting environmental protection, gender equity, and local capacity building. Through impactful programs and strategic collaborations, WHH continues to champion the global fight against hunger and poverty. For more information, visit https://www.welthungerhilfe.org.
Kampala, Uganda
Full Time
Job Title
Sector Advisor – WASH Systems job at Welthungerhilfe (WHH)
Welthungerhilfe (WHH)
Job Description
Job Title: Sector Advisor – WASH Systems
Organisation: Welthungerhilfe (WHH)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Job Summary:
The position is to be based at the Country Office with an overall technical oversight across the entire country program, WHH field offices and in collaboration with partner organisations. The initial contract duration will be until 30th June 2026. Any contract extension is subject to performance and available funding. The position is to be filled as of 01.01.2026.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Lead the development and implementation of WHH Uganda’s WASH strategy, ensuring alignment with national frameworks, WHH country strategy, and global standards (SPHERE, CHS, WHO).
Provide technical leadership for the design and delivery of emergency, transitional, and long-term WASH interventions.
Promote systems strengthening in WASH, addressing institutional, policy, financial, and technical aspects for sustainable service delivery.
Ensure integration of WASH with health, nutrition, protection, livelihoods, and climate resilience programming.
Lead the technical design of WASH project components, including BoQs, engineering designs, and budgets that meet donor and WHH standards.
Oversee implementation quality, conduct supervision visits, and ensure robust quality assurance and risk management mechanisms.
Strengthen capacity of WHH staff and partners through structured training, mentoring, and technical guidance.
Provide expertise in community-based WASH approaches (CLTS, PHAST/PATS, MHM, water safety planning, waste management, climate-smart WASH).
Support partners to build institutional capacity for sustainable WASH service delivery and governance.
Represent WHH in national and sub-national WASH coordination platforms, fostering collaboration and sector alignment.
Advocate for systemic change in WASH through engagement with government, donors, and private sector actors.
Collaborate with MEAL teams to design and apply monitoring tools for WASH access, quality, and sustainability indicators.
Lead sector diagnostics and assessments to inform program design and adaptive management.
Document and share best practices, innovations, and lessons learned to strengthen learning and reporting.
Contribute to global WHH WASH learning platforms, bringing evidence and field insights from Uganda.
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Qualifications, Education and Competencies
Master’s degree in Civil, Water Resources, Environmental Engineering, Public Health, Hydrogeology, or a related WASH field.
Bachelor’s degree with substantial relevant experience may be considered.
Specialized training in water and sanitation system design, hygiene promotion, humanitarian WASH standards (Sphere, CHS), climate-resilient WASH, DRR, and emergency response.
Minimum 7 years of experience in technical leadership roles within international development or humanitarian settings.
Proven experience in resource mobilization, donor engagement, and technical input for competitive proposals.
Demonstrated expertise in strategy development, program quality assurance, innovation, adaptive management, and systems strengthening.
Strong ability in external representation, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement with donors, government, and sector networks.
Excellent leadership, team management, and capacity-building skills.
Solid understanding of Ugandan WASH policies, regulations, and institutional frameworks.
Strong analytical, reporting, and presentation skills, with fluency in English.
Proven ability to build partnerships, represent WHH in technical forums, and promote collaborative learning.
High integrity, adaptability, and commitment to sustainable WASH systems and WHH’s humanitarian principles.
Our offer
We offer you the opportunity to work in a responsible and interesting field as part of an extremely dedicated team. Welthungerhilfe attaches great importance to the personal and professional development of its employees. Remuneration is based on our gender-independent salary scale.
How to Apply
Please send your application via our online recruiting system by October 26, 2025.
Deadline: 26th October 2025
