Senior Policy Analyst - WASH (Cross-cutting)

Job description

Requirements

To be successful, you will need

• Extensive experience in policy, advocacy, or influencing in WASH or related development sectors 
  
• Strong understanding of global policy processes and multilateral systems (especially the UN) 
  
• Proven experience developing and delivering impactful policy influencing strategies 
  
• Excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills, including producing high-impact policy outputs 
  

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

• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field (e.g. international development, water, public policy) 
  
• Experience working across multiple countries or regions, particularly in low-income contexts 
  
• Additional language skills (European, African, or Asian languages) 
  

In this role, you will

• Influence key cross-cutting global policy processes (e.g. UN systems, global summits) and develop sector-leading policy positions 
  
• Coordinate planning and implementation of cross-cutting policy priorities across the WaterAid federation 
  
• Provide agile policy advice and rapid responses to strategic opportunities, including media engagement 
  
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams and external partners to strengthen collective impact 
  
• Champion WaterAid’s commitment to equity, inclusion and safeguarding 
  

Requirements

Education: Post-graduate education Experience: 0 months Languages: English