Senior Programme Officer, Sanitation and Hygiene Specialist, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, The Netherlands [deadline 05 February 2012]

The Senior Sanitation and Hygiene Specialist will be part of the (South) Asia team and will be expected to: participate in multi-disciplinary project teams and the IRC Sanitation and Hygiene team; bridge conceptual development and on the ground realisation of improved sanitation and hygiene services; bridge academic rigour with effective adaptive management of sanitation and hygiene implementation programmes. The incoming Senior Programme Officer will primarily work on sanitation and hygiene related projects and assignments in the (South) Asia region, involving travelling at least 25% of the time but likely to be more.

Organisation: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
Salary scale: Senior Programme Officer, BBRA scale 12 or 13 (min. €3,340.33 to max. €5,553.35), depending on qualifications and experience

Requirements include:

• Academic degree at master’s level, a PhD is considered to be an advantage
• At least ten years of relevant professional experience in an international context including at least 5 years of field experience in (South) Asia
• A work permit for The Netherlands (granted automatically for EU citizens)

Application procedure

• Send motivation letter explaining your interest in the position, and curriculum vitae to IRC, attn. Ms Angela Broek, HR Manager, e-mail address recruitment@irc.nl
• Job interviews will be scheduled on Tuesday, February 14, 2012
• For additional information contact Mr Joep Verhagen at +31 70 3044029 or verhagen@irc.nl

Application deadline: 05 February 2012

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Read the full job advert at: www.irc.nl/page/68276