Technical Director, Water - Arlington, United States - Winrock International

Description

Job Description

Technical Director, Water

Agriculture, Resilience and Water. Winrock seeks a mission-driven Technical Water Director to provide technical and managerial direction to Winrock's Water Portfolio within the Agriculture, Resilience and Water Group (ARW). ARW's Water team prioritizes data-led consensus building solutions to strengthen water resource management to facilitate reliable, equitable access to the multiple uses of water services as unpredictable weather and rising temperatures and sea levels alter the availability and quality of water supply. The team has built a strong reputation for developing climate smart, at-scale sustainable solutions through private sector engagement, strengthening institutional capacity of public stakeholders and empowering community leadership.

The Technical Director is headquarters leader responsible for leading program design, technical performance and management of a portfolio of technically and geographically diverse projects. This role oversees and ensures high quality project management and technical implementation, impact reporting, provides robust technical leadership, and leads strategic new business initiatives with a vision of strategic growth. All of our programming aspires to be equitable, inclusive, climate smart, and locally led.

The Director will be responsible for:

• Technical, financial and operational management of projects in the water portfolio.
• Quality control of Winrock's water-related projects, and engagement with major donors (primarily USAID).
• Refining technical approaches to strengthen water security, multiple-use water services, resource allocation, water resource financing, and resilience.
• Meeting operational, technical, and management objectives for the portfolio.
• Expanding Winrock's portfolio of multiple-use water services, water resource management and resilience approaches through new business development.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Exceptional ability to analyze and identify problems, define obstacles and potential solutions, create consensus on course of action and utilize results to inform future analysis.
• Provide leadership and direction to HQ and field-based staff, including mentorship and supporting their professional and personal development, and promote a culture that reflects Winrock's mission to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources.
• Mentor and motivate field and home office teams, including COP, DCOP and US-based management staff.
• Oversee timely preparation and completion of deliverables including developing timelines and assigning responsibilities.
• Prepare and effectively manage annual internal and portfolio budgets.
• Nurture a network of experts and organizations to collaborate with.
• Assist with business development outside of the project towards growing Winrock's Water practice.
• Manage existing client and donor relationships, engaging new relationships with partners, donors, and clients through the life of project.

Education: Master's Degree in Water Resource Management, Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Hydrology, WASH, International Development, Public Administration, Public Policy, MBA or similar preferred

Experience:

• At least fifteen years demonstrated experience in management and/or technical implementation of programming to increase water security and water resource management.
• 10 years of USAID management experience required – examples include COP, portfolio manager, project manager, etc.
• Management experience in international project development and implementation, including budget and staff management, and strategic planning, is required.
• Must have established networks with organizations and clients involved in water initiatives.
• Home office experience, including managing a complex portfolio of projects from a US-based headquarters, is required.
• Demonstrated ability to hire, train and mentor staff, create and manage budgets, and cooperate effectively with other units.
• Field experience, particularly in Francophone Africa is a plus

Skills:

• Strong USAID project management skills managing complex, multifaceted, and/or multi-country projects resulting in measurable successes and program growth.
• Unwavering commitment to deliver quality programs and projects. Strong project monitoring and evaluation and CLA skills and experience required.
• Ability to identify and resolve key issues with project implementation, coordinating with senior staff, Chiefs of Party, and host governments.
• Excellence in organizational management with the ability to coach staff, manage, and develop high-performance teams, set and achieve strategic objectives, and manage a budget.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills.
• Ability to communicate a vision and work collaboratively with field teams and the COP to operationalize plans.
• Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.
• Passion, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is mandatory. Fluency in one or more additional languages, especially French, is strongly preferred.

The salary range for this position is between $160,000 and $185,000 with an additional 10% contribution to your 403b most candidates fall within the middle of the range. Additional benefits package details are here: benefits package.

Winrock would like to thank all applicants for their interest but only candidates who meet all requisite criteria and are shortlisted will be contacted.

Diversity

Guided by our belief that organizations do their best work when individuals with different backgrounds and perspectives are fully engaged, Winrock International is dedicated to building an inclusive workplace that respects the dignity of each individual. We are committed to fostering a culture that embraces diverse perspectives and believe that a diverse workforce broadens our understanding of the communities we serve and enhances and enriches our work.

Winrock International is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and we comply fully with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse workforce through our recruitment and employment practices.

At Winrock we have a clear mission: Empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources through unwavering dedication to accountability, equity, innovation, integrity and transformation.

Winrock is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and value diversity and inclusiveness. Winrock recruits, employs, trains, promotes and compensates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law.