Uganda: Program Manager

Oct 28, 2014 | Evidence Action

Evidence Action is looking for a Program Manager for Dispensers for Safe Water in Uganda. The position is located in Kampala. We are seeking a motivated , passionate, and skilled operational and people manager who will build a high-performing rural service delivery program and strong team to eventually serve 9 million Ugandans with access to safe water.

Our current flagship programs include:
Dispensers for Safe Water is an entrepreneurial program scaling the chlorine dispenser system – a proven innovation that dramatically expands access to water treatment at an extremely low cost.
Deworm the World Initiative actively supports the scale-up of school-based deworming programs worldwide to improve children’s health, education, and long-term development.

About the Dispensers for Safe Water Program:
Each year, over 1.8 million children under the age of five die from diarrhea, a leading cause of which is unsafe drinking water. Dispensers for Safe Water (DSW) is an entrepreneurial team tasked with scaling chlorine dispensers – a proven innovation that dramatically expands access to water treatment at an extremely low cost. The dispensers program is growing rapidly: we currently serve over 2 million in Kenya and Uganda. Our goal is to provide 25 million people in multiple countries with on-going access to safe water to reduce the disease burden by 2018.

About the Position:
We are looking for a motivated individual who is passionate about using operational and people management experience to build a high-performing rural service delivery program and strong team to eventually serve 9 million Ugandans with access to safe water.

As the head of Dispenser for Safe Water’s second largest country program, the Uganda Program Manager is a key member of our leadership team. Dispensers for Safe Water Uganda will continue to grow rapidly over the next years, breaking new ground in scale and operations while serving as a model and resource for new country programs. The new Program Manager will be a strong leader and manager who can guide and build our team in Uganda, translatingDispensers for Safe Water’s innovative financing (e.g. carbon crediting) and partnership opportunities into a nationwide program with world-class operations.

Our mission in Uganda is no less than to provide safe water to the millions of Ugandans who cannot currently access it. Dispensers for Safe Water’s Uganda team has made tremendous progress by piloting operational models, building partnerships, and reaching over 200,000 people. The new Program Manager will build on the team’s experience and innovation, leveraging technology and streamlined field operations to reach 9 million people by 2018. Day to day, the Program Manager will work with the Uganda field teams to build a platform for top-tier implementation and roll-out thousands of chlorine dispensers across Uganda.

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