Company Profile

WaterAid is an international not-for-profit, determined to make clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone, everywhere within a generation. Since we started in 1981, we’ve remained resolutely focused on tackling these three essentials that transform people’s lives. Without all three, people can’t live dignified, healthy lives. With all three, they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty, and change their lives for good. Children grow up healthy and strong, women and men get to earn a living, whole communities start to thrive.

WaterAid is fully committed to protecting those with whom it comes into contact. WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege, or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of the communities in which we work, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. We are passionately committed to WaterAid being an organisation where everyone is welcome, respected, included and empowered to be their best. We represent and celebrate the diversity of our staff, partners, and everyone with whom we work to create a culture where everyone can reach their full potential. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct.

We will conduct the most appropriate pre-employment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained. WaterAid will carry out disclosure checks for roles that involve direct contact with children and vulnerable adults. Applicants are required to provide details of convictions that, in other circumstances, would be considered spent. For more information about safeguarding at WaterAid, please visit our safeguarding webpage at: https://www.wateraid.org/uk/safeguarding-at-wateraid

Job Description

• Assess the sufficiency of budget allocations for SRHR and gender equality programs and determine if the allocated funds meet the needs and demands of these health sectors.
• Examine the timeliness and consistency of fund releases compared to allocations and identify discrepancies between allocated and released funds and understand the reasons behind them.
• Highlight the key challenges in the budgeting process, from allocation to release and utilization and as well identify systemic issues, administrative hurdles, and political influences affecting the budget.
• Offer evidence-based recommendations to improve budget allocation, release, and utilization and suggest future policy changes and strategic actions to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of SRHR and gender equality funding.

Specific Tasks

• Gather and analyze budget documents and reports to evaluate the sufficiency of allocated funds.
• Examine the release schedules of funds and identify discrepancies between allocated and released amounts.
• Document systemic issues, administrative hurdles, and political influences affecting budget allocation, release, and utilization.
• Engage with stakeholders through interviews and surveys to gain insights into the challenges and sufficiency of budget allocations.
• Synthesize findings and propose improvements for budget allocation, release processes, and policy changes to enhance SRHR and gender equality funding.

Outputs

• Detailed final SRHR and GE Analysis Report with district specific issues.
• Report from sensitization using the outcome of the SRHR and GE report.