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Purpose of Role CIFF's WASH portfolio is central to its ambition of improving child survival, nutrition, education outcomes and climate resilience through universal access to safely managed, climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene services. As Senior Manager, WASH, you will lead the delivery of CIFF's Zambia WASH portfolio, providing strategic leadership, technical oversight and operational management of major rural and institutional WASH investments while helping Government and partners convert committed financing into measurable results for children. The role combines programme leadership, infrastructure delivery, government engagement, financing mobilisation and systems strengthening. This is a significant role with direct responsibility for approximately US$25 million of CIFF WASH investments in Zambia. Your Key Responsibilities Provide strategic leadership for CIFF's Zambia WASH portfolio, ensuring alignment with the Africa WASH Mission and CIFF's corporate priorities, including leading the design, appraisal, implementation, adaptive management and closure of WASH investments, and developing and managing a pipeline of high-quality investment opportunities. Oversee delivery of climate-resilient, solar-powered groundwater schemes serving rural communities, schools and health facilities from feasibility through commissioning and handover, ensuring investments deliver agreed outputs relating to beneficiaries, schools, health facilities, functionality, sustainability and value for money. Serve as CIFF's principal WASH representative in Zambia, building trusted relationships with senior government officials, utilities, regulators, donors and development partners, including engagement with ministries responsible for Water, Finance, Health, Education and Local Government. Support the Government of Zambia to accelerate implementation of committed WASH financing, identify implementation bottlenecks delaying government and MDB-funded programmes, support preparation of bankable WASH investment pipelines, and help strengthen Zambia's country-led WASH platform, including support for mobilisation of climate finance. Ensure robust monitoring systems are implemented across all investments, support independent verification of outputs and outcomes, promote learning from implementation to improve programme quality and contribute to CIFF's thought leadership in climate-resilient WASH and innovative financing.