University of Westminster: Masters (MS) Degree

Deadline: 16 Oct 2015 (annual)

Study in: UK

Next course starts January 2016

SNV’s WASH Sector seeks qualified candidates for inclusion in a roster of consultants who are available for short and medium term assignments. Depending on the assignment, the work may either be performed in-country or remotely.

Under the general supervision of the Innovation & Learning Director, the Maternity leave cover has the responsibility to achieve a few of the year’s deliverables related to the assessment, planning and development of human resources capacity development in the sector, and mainstreaming learning and professional updating throughout its member activities.

IWA’s strategic plan (2014-2018) has added a new strategic priority area that is focused on IWA as a facilitator Towards learning and professional development. Its main goal is to have water and environment professionals improve their knowledge and skills by using the IWA learning and professional updating mechanisms. This also means that the sector’s organisations need support in becoming learning organisations on their own. We are in the initial stages, this requires scoping on key principles for effective capacity development for IWA’s and its member organisations, developing a larger water sector competencies framework, and a water sector’s career development framework.

IWA’s strategic plan (2014-2018) has added a new strategic priority area that is focused on IWA as a facilitator towards learning and professional development. Its main goal is to have water and environment professionals improve their knowledge and skills by using the IWA learning and professional updating mechanisms. We are in the initial stages, and require thus a lot of scoping work on what learning and professional updating mechanism the IWA can provide.