WaterAid is an international non-profit organisation with one goal: to change the world through water. Along with decent toilets and good hygiene, a reliable supply of clean water is essential for health, dignity and a life full of opportunity.

WaterAid Nepal is looking for Public Health Specialist to play a vital role in our mission to transform lives with safe water, sanitation and hygiene essential foundations for healthy and dignified lives.

Job Title Public Health Specialist
Place of work: Kathmandu, Nepal
Pay band: F2
Contract type: 2 years
Fixed term contract, Full-time (6 months’ probation)
Reports to: Head of Programme
Line management: TBD
Travel: Frequent travel to programme and project areas

Job purpose 

• Coordinate and drive WaterAid Nepal’s (WAN) internal and external teams and Partners including Government, WAN’s Aim 2 WASH in Public Health by providing strategic contribution to strengthen WASH to improve Public Health programme, planning, implementation, policy influencing and advocacy work.
• Guide internal WAN projects based on Public Health to navigate relevant policies, plans and adapt to their works. This includes hygiene integration, WASH in Health Care Facilities (WASH in HCF), Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH), and WASH into public health policy. 
• Explore and initiate organizational learning on above pathways (HBC, WASH in HCF, MHH and policy influencing) for greater impact, and issues related to WASH and public health. 

Essential skills 

• Master’s Degree in Public Health (MPH) or relevant degree
• Minimum 5-7 years of professional experience similar roles
• Experiences in programme design, policy influencing, implementation, evaluation and capacity building
• Experience and understanding of working modality of Health sector in Nepal
• Ability to create networks between HCFs, local governments and stakeholders that further sustain behavioural change interventions
• Experiences in integrated health programme, public health and hygiene promotion and behaviour change initiative    
• Ability to clearly articulate complex WASH and Public Health issues to both non-technical and technical audiences 
• Excellent skills in writing, producing excellent monitoring and programme / project reports and learning documents for wider audience
• IT skills particularly MS Word, Excel and Outlook
• Experience in WASH or public health programme delivery and coordination of programme/project
• Good communication skills in written and verbal English and Nepali, with good interpersonal, negotiating and persuasive skills and experience 
• Commitment to WaterAid’s values and a working style that reflects WaterAid’s values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation.

Desirable skills

• Medical Degree (MBBS) with Master’s in Public Health (MPH) will be added advantage
• Experience in research in public health, WASH and Integrated programme/policy work.
• Excellent skill in community consultation, organising group discussions with different and diverse group of people, field observation, interviewing with people and facilitating meetings internally and externally
• Ability to work flexibly, to manage varying competing priorities under your own initiative, meet strict deadlines
• Ability to design, manage and evaluate behavioural change interventions.
• Experience of managing and supporting staff or volunteers 
• Experience of working effectively within a culturally diverse and matrix organisation.

If you are interested in the position and have the right skills and attributes, please fill up an online application form available on www.p2p.com.np and submit a letter of interest and a CV no later than 14th March 2025.

We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.

WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for abuse (of power, privilege or trust), inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, harassment, bullying or exploitation of any kind.

Detailed Job Description for the position can be obtained from www.p2p.com.np.  or download from the link below;

https://docs.google.com/document/jobd description/Public-Health-Specialist

For queries, please contact People2People at01-5439788/ 5439746

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.