For those of you in - or with access to - New York City, please try to attend this photo exhibit (details below, please RSVP). And if you haven't yet seen WaterAid's latest damning report on waterborne diarrheal disease, go here.
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Please join us - Thursday September 23
The Burden of Thirst
A benefit exhibition by renowned photojournalist Lynn Johnson
Thursday September 23, 5:30 - 10 pm, at The Soho Gallery, 138 Sullivan St., New York, NY
Meet the photographer
Lynn Johnson shot powerful images for the "Burden of Thirst" feature in the April 2010 special water issue of National Geographic magazine. These photos from Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania depict how the burden of water collection dominates women's lives.
Prints will be available for sale - 100% of the proceeds will support WaterAid's vital work bringing safe water, sanitation and improved hygiene to the world's poorest communities.
View an online preview of the exhibit or sign up for the chance to win a signed, framed photo on the megree website.
RSVP to kfrew (at) wateraidamerica (dot) org or 212-683-0430 Oxford Landing Wines courtesy of the Australian Trade Commission. Donations accepted at the door.
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Monday, September 13, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Policy / Advocacy / Washington DC / WaterAid America job
WaterAid is currently recruiting for the position of Head of Policy and Advocacy in our Washington, DC office. Please see the job description and details on how to apply below. Also, please forward this along to contacts who you think might be good candidates for the position.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
WaterAid America
Head of Policy & Advocacy
July 2010
POSITION SUMMARY
Under the direction of the CEO of WaterAid America (WAA) and in close coordination with relevant colleagues throughout WaterAid, the Head of Policy & Advocacy is responsible for providing strategic direction and leadership in planning, implementing, and evaluating WAA’s policy analysis and advocacy work. S/he will also play a significant role in representing WAA, its work and public policy positions to high-profile external audiences and in adapting and disseminating policy and advocacy messages for various written and online communications, media, and fundraising purposes.
The Head of Policy and Advocacy is a permanent, full-time position and based in the Washington, DC office, with some time expected to be spent in WaterAid offices in New York. The Washington, DC office is a one person office with support from an intern. Additional positions may be added in the future, but this is contingent upon fundraising.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• Design, implement, and evaluate WAA’s policy analysis and advocacy work.
• In coordination with the CEO, identify key goals, objectives, and activities to guide WAA’s policy analysis and advocacy work in order to further WaterAid’s global policy and advocacy agenda in the US context
• Undertake research and analysis on key policy issues related to international development, particularly US international water, sanitation, and hygiene policies and programs; track developments in the US policy environment, including ongoing assessment of Congressional actions, actions by the Administration, and related policy implementation processes
• Write and produce policy and advocacy outputs, such as reports, briefings, fact sheets and position papers.
• Serve as co-chair of a coalition of NGOs working on policy and advocacy related to water, sanitation, and hygiene; provide strategic guidance and oversight on priorities of the coalition; develop work plan for the group and lead on the execution of that work plan. This WASH working group is hosted by Interaction.
• Build effective relations with relevant US stakeholders, such as NGOs, think tanks, educational and research organizations
• Work closely with the policy and advocacy staff of other WaterAid members, specifically and predominantly with WaterAid UK, to ensure overall policy coherence and complementarity in advocacy activities
• Serve as a principal point of contact between WAA and other US advocates for water and sanitation, including the private sector, other NGOs, and the US government
• Work with WaterAid country programs as appropriate on policy research and contribute to country programs’ understanding of U.S. policies and processes
• Commission and supervise research undertaken by consultants, interns and students
• Build and strengthen relationships with relevant US government agencies and Members of Congress and their staff
• Work closely with WAA’s media and communications staff to communicate policy and advocacy messages; serve as a spokesperson for WAA when appropriate
• Support international and US campaigning activities, including liaising with the End Water Poverty Campaign.
• Represent WAA’s interests in selected national and international forums, as requested
• Manage the day-to-day activities of the WAA Washington, DC office
• Undertake other duties as requested by the CEO
QUALIFICATIONS
• Strong understanding of and commitment to WaterAid’s vision, values and approach
• A strong working knowledge of US government international development policies and processes and of US political, legislative, and NGO institutions
• The capacity, maturity and poise to represent WAA with high-level constituencies
• An understanding of international debates in water and sanitation and of how to influence international development institutions and aid agencies in this area
• Demonstrated high level advocacy and/or negotiation experience with government departments and agencies, politicians and relevant sectoral interests.
• Proven experience in coalition building, negotiation, and influencing
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, including excellent writing ability
• Media handling and public speaking skills
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically, coupled with strong analytical acumen
• Proven leadership and management skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, multi-task, set priorities, and meet deadlines
• Post-graduate [or equivalent] qualification in one of the following areas: water, sanitation, hygiene education, community development, public policy, economics, social sciences or other relevant areas.
• Significant experience of working in the field of international development
To apply for this position, please send a resume and cover letter to Kay Frew at kfrew ((at)) wateraidamerica ((dot)) org with your name and “Head of Policy and Advocacy” in the subject field. No phone calls please. Deadline for applications is August 25, 2010.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
WaterAid America
Head of Policy & Advocacy
July 2010
POSITION SUMMARY
Under the direction of the CEO of WaterAid America (WAA) and in close coordination with relevant colleagues throughout WaterAid, the Head of Policy & Advocacy is responsible for providing strategic direction and leadership in planning, implementing, and evaluating WAA’s policy analysis and advocacy work. S/he will also play a significant role in representing WAA, its work and public policy positions to high-profile external audiences and in adapting and disseminating policy and advocacy messages for various written and online communications, media, and fundraising purposes.
The Head of Policy and Advocacy is a permanent, full-time position and based in the Washington, DC office, with some time expected to be spent in WaterAid offices in New York. The Washington, DC office is a one person office with support from an intern. Additional positions may be added in the future, but this is contingent upon fundraising.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• Design, implement, and evaluate WAA’s policy analysis and advocacy work.
• In coordination with the CEO, identify key goals, objectives, and activities to guide WAA’s policy analysis and advocacy work in order to further WaterAid’s global policy and advocacy agenda in the US context
• Undertake research and analysis on key policy issues related to international development, particularly US international water, sanitation, and hygiene policies and programs; track developments in the US policy environment, including ongoing assessment of Congressional actions, actions by the Administration, and related policy implementation processes
• Write and produce policy and advocacy outputs, such as reports, briefings, fact sheets and position papers.
• Serve as co-chair of a coalition of NGOs working on policy and advocacy related to water, sanitation, and hygiene; provide strategic guidance and oversight on priorities of the coalition; develop work plan for the group and lead on the execution of that work plan. This WASH working group is hosted by Interaction.
• Build effective relations with relevant US stakeholders, such as NGOs, think tanks, educational and research organizations
• Work closely with the policy and advocacy staff of other WaterAid members, specifically and predominantly with WaterAid UK, to ensure overall policy coherence and complementarity in advocacy activities
• Serve as a principal point of contact between WAA and other US advocates for water and sanitation, including the private sector, other NGOs, and the US government
• Work with WaterAid country programs as appropriate on policy research and contribute to country programs’ understanding of U.S. policies and processes
• Commission and supervise research undertaken by consultants, interns and students
• Build and strengthen relationships with relevant US government agencies and Members of Congress and their staff
• Work closely with WAA’s media and communications staff to communicate policy and advocacy messages; serve as a spokesperson for WAA when appropriate
• Support international and US campaigning activities, including liaising with the End Water Poverty Campaign.
• Represent WAA’s interests in selected national and international forums, as requested
• Manage the day-to-day activities of the WAA Washington, DC office
• Undertake other duties as requested by the CEO
QUALIFICATIONS
• Strong understanding of and commitment to WaterAid’s vision, values and approach
• A strong working knowledge of US government international development policies and processes and of US political, legislative, and NGO institutions
• The capacity, maturity and poise to represent WAA with high-level constituencies
• An understanding of international debates in water and sanitation and of how to influence international development institutions and aid agencies in this area
• Demonstrated high level advocacy and/or negotiation experience with government departments and agencies, politicians and relevant sectoral interests.
• Proven experience in coalition building, negotiation, and influencing
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, including excellent writing ability
• Media handling and public speaking skills
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically, coupled with strong analytical acumen
• Proven leadership and management skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, multi-task, set priorities, and meet deadlines
• Post-graduate [or equivalent] qualification in one of the following areas: water, sanitation, hygiene education, community development, public policy, economics, social sciences or other relevant areas.
• Significant experience of working in the field of international development
To apply for this position, please send a resume and cover letter to Kay Frew at kfrew ((at)) wateraidamerica ((dot)) org with your name and “Head of Policy and Advocacy” in the subject field. No phone calls please. Deadline for applications is August 25, 2010.
Friday, August 13, 2010
WaterAid America needs a rockstar Development Director in NYC - any takers?
And another addition to the Blogging on Water jobs board. The water sector is growing growing growing. And must keep growing until universal coverage...
Must say WaterAid and WaterAid America are impressive outfits and aren't just 'doing water programs' or raising funds for their own work, but also are thought leaders and advocacy leaders in the sector. And by the way, HERE is a link to the US State Department's Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act 2010 Report to Congress. More on that soon.
On to the business:
WaterAid America
Director of Development
New York, NY
http://www.wateraidamerica.org/
WaterAid transforms lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in the world’s poorest communities. Since its creation in 1981 in the UK, WaterAid has expanded its programs to 26 countries and has benefited almost 15 million people. WaterAid’s recently launched Global Strategy for 2009-2015 sets the ambitious aim of ensuring that by 2015 an additional 25 million people will have access to safe water, improved sanitation and hygiene as a direct result of its work; and that by influencing the policies and practices of government and service providers WaterAid will have reached a further 100 million people.
WaterAid America, one of the four self governing members (along with the UK, Australia and Sweden) of WaterAid International, was created six years ago. It is poised to dramatically increase and expand its annual income from $3.7 million to $15 million within the next five years. With this clear organizational vision and vital fundraising goals, WaterAid America seeks a dynamic Director of Development to lead the strategic growth and build a diversified and sustainable flow of funding from private and public sources.
This position provides an unmatched opportunity to develop and implement a fundraising strategy for a leading global not-for-profit organization with a strong track record in securing peoples’ rights to water and sanitation. The Director will design and execute a five-year fundraising plan in close consultation with the CEO. The plan will incorporate strategies to increase support from individuals, foundations, corporations, other organizations, and the US government; effectively position the CEO and Board Members to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gifts, as well as expand WaterAid America’s public image and visibility among targeted constituencies; build and maintain a portfolio of prospects; and manage a small team of development staff.
The ideal candidate for this role will be a highly entrepreneurial professional with the development expertise to effectively inspire and secure major new donations. Requirements: track record of building a fundraising operation that resulted in marked revenue growth; ability to successfully leverage major gifts, ideally within a dynamic, fast-paced environment in which he or she actively expanded and engaged a non-traditional donor constituency base; and experience managing annual and planned giving campaigns, internet-based initiatives, and the submission of proposals to private and family foundations and USAID.
Full position profile at www.glfreeman.com.
Confidential applications to Freeman Philanthropic Services, LLC to my attention (tara ((at)) glfreeman.com).
Learn more about WaterAid America at www.wateraidamerica.org and read National Geographic's April 2010 feature article, Our Thirsty World, in which WaterAid's Ethiopia program is featured. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/04/water-slaves/rosenberg-text/5
Please contact me with your confidential suggestions, referrals, and/or questions. I'm happy to provide more information or speak with you at your convenience. Many thanks for your consideration!
Thank you, Tara M. Reese
Executive Recruiter
Senior Consultant, Freeman Philanthropic Services, LLC
tara ((at)) glfreeman.com
http://www.glfreeman.com/
Must say WaterAid and WaterAid America are impressive outfits and aren't just 'doing water programs' or raising funds for their own work, but also are thought leaders and advocacy leaders in the sector. And by the way, HERE is a link to the US State Department's Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act 2010 Report to Congress. More on that soon.
On to the business:
WaterAid America
Director of Development
New York, NY
http://www.wateraidamerica.org/
WaterAid transforms lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in the world’s poorest communities. Since its creation in 1981 in the UK, WaterAid has expanded its programs to 26 countries and has benefited almost 15 million people. WaterAid’s recently launched Global Strategy for 2009-2015 sets the ambitious aim of ensuring that by 2015 an additional 25 million people will have access to safe water, improved sanitation and hygiene as a direct result of its work; and that by influencing the policies and practices of government and service providers WaterAid will have reached a further 100 million people.
WaterAid America, one of the four self governing members (along with the UK, Australia and Sweden) of WaterAid International, was created six years ago. It is poised to dramatically increase and expand its annual income from $3.7 million to $15 million within the next five years. With this clear organizational vision and vital fundraising goals, WaterAid America seeks a dynamic Director of Development to lead the strategic growth and build a diversified and sustainable flow of funding from private and public sources.
This position provides an unmatched opportunity to develop and implement a fundraising strategy for a leading global not-for-profit organization with a strong track record in securing peoples’ rights to water and sanitation. The Director will design and execute a five-year fundraising plan in close consultation with the CEO. The plan will incorporate strategies to increase support from individuals, foundations, corporations, other organizations, and the US government; effectively position the CEO and Board Members to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gifts, as well as expand WaterAid America’s public image and visibility among targeted constituencies; build and maintain a portfolio of prospects; and manage a small team of development staff.
The ideal candidate for this role will be a highly entrepreneurial professional with the development expertise to effectively inspire and secure major new donations. Requirements: track record of building a fundraising operation that resulted in marked revenue growth; ability to successfully leverage major gifts, ideally within a dynamic, fast-paced environment in which he or she actively expanded and engaged a non-traditional donor constituency base; and experience managing annual and planned giving campaigns, internet-based initiatives, and the submission of proposals to private and family foundations and USAID.
Full position profile at www.glfreeman.com.
Confidential applications to Freeman Philanthropic Services, LLC to my attention (tara ((at)) glfreeman.com).
Learn more about WaterAid America at www.wateraidamerica.org and read National Geographic's April 2010 feature article, Our Thirsty World, in which WaterAid's Ethiopia program is featured. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/04/water-slaves/rosenberg-text/5
Please contact me with your confidential suggestions, referrals, and/or questions. I'm happy to provide more information or speak with you at your convenience. Many thanks for your consideration!
Thank you, Tara M. Reese
Executive Recruiter
Senior Consultant, Freeman Philanthropic Services, LLC
tara ((at)) glfreeman.com
http://www.glfreeman.com/
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Global Safe Drinking Water Advocacy Day - March 23, Washington DC
Advocacy on Capitol Hill on behalf of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act (and related appropriations) continues apace. The latest opportunity to lend your voice is below:
Please join us for the World Water Day Advocacy Day in Washington, DC on March 23rd from 9:00-5:00 p.m. On this advocacy day, we are convening supporters from across the country to call on Congress to increase support for sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs and child health programs. We are conducting a morning training session in which we will be providing all the information and tools that participants will need to be effective advocates in their meetings with Congress. In the afternoon, advocacy day participants will be meeting with congressional offices to ask for support for WASH and child health issues. This advocacy day is a collaboration of several organizations that are working together to mark World Water Day in the US – including CARE, PSI, Global Water Challenge, the US Coalition for Child Survival, Water Advocates, and WaterAid.
We hope that you or others from your organization will participate in this exciting opportunity. We also encourage you to disseminate the attached flyer to your supporters to ask them to participate. Please sign up to participate in World Water Day Advocacy Day at http://www.waterday.org/ (under the sign up section of the landing page).
Feel free to send me a note if you need more details.
Please join us for the World Water Day Advocacy Day in Washington, DC on March 23rd from 9:00-5:00 p.m. On this advocacy day, we are convening supporters from across the country to call on Congress to increase support for sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs and child health programs. We are conducting a morning training session in which we will be providing all the information and tools that participants will need to be effective advocates in their meetings with Congress. In the afternoon, advocacy day participants will be meeting with congressional offices to ask for support for WASH and child health issues. This advocacy day is a collaboration of several organizations that are working together to mark World Water Day in the US – including CARE, PSI, Global Water Challenge, the US Coalition for Child Survival, Water Advocates, and WaterAid.
We hope that you or others from your organization will participate in this exciting opportunity. We also encourage you to disseminate the attached flyer to your supporters to ask them to participate. Please sign up to participate in World Water Day Advocacy Day at http://www.waterday.org/ (under the sign up section of the landing page).
Feel free to send me a note if you need more details.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
World Water Day: March 22, 2010
The first of many posts regarding World Water Day 2010:
A diverse coalition of water, sanitation, hygiene and health organizations has come together for World Water Day 2010 to raise awareness and call for stronger commitments and more robust action to ensure universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation everywhere they are needed. Because the global water crisis can be solved with solutions available today. The 2010 coalition includes Action Against Hunger, AED, Africare, CARE, Catholic Relief Services, charity: water, P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program, Global Water Challenge, H2O for Life, InterAction, Millennium Water Alliance, Natural Resources Defense Council, ONE, PATH, PSI, U.S. Coalition for Child Survival, Water.org, Water Advocates, WaterAid, Water and Sanitation Program, Water For People, and the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council.
Please visit http://www.waterday.org/ and get involved...
A diverse coalition of water, sanitation, hygiene and health organizations has come together for World Water Day 2010 to raise awareness and call for stronger commitments and more robust action to ensure universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation everywhere they are needed. Because the global water crisis can be solved with solutions available today. The 2010 coalition includes Action Against Hunger, AED, Africare, CARE, Catholic Relief Services, charity: water, P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program, Global Water Challenge, H2O for Life, InterAction, Millennium Water Alliance, Natural Resources Defense Council, ONE, PATH, PSI, U.S. Coalition for Child Survival, Water.org, Water Advocates, WaterAid, Water and Sanitation Program, Water For People, and the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council.
Please visit http://www.waterday.org/ and get involved...
Monday, November 19, 2007
Beat the Rush
One of the things that keeps me awake at night is that the global safe drinking water and sanitation sector can't compete with Heifer International during the holiday buying frenzy and the end-of-year search for tax breaks. Buying two shares of a pig or a flock of chicks strikes me as more fun than buying a toilet or a pump.
But WaterAid comes close:
How about a puppet show for hygiene promotion for 31 quid, or a soap-making business for 100?
One of the keys to attracting more financial and political support for the water is telling the right stories to the right people, and making it fun. Go WaterAid.
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