Manager, WASH Technical Portfolio

Position Title: Manager, WASH Technical Portfolio
Department: Quality, Impact, and Learning (QIL)
Location: Remote in CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, MD, MA, NC, NJ, NY, OR, PA, Puerto Rico, TN, TX, VA, or WA
Travel Required: Up to 10% domestic and international travel
Reports to: Senior Technical Advisor, WASH
Number of Direct Reports: None
Assignment Type: Full-time; Time-Limited (12 months)
Compensation: $69,615 to $76,500
Application Requirements: Resume; completed application questions


Global Health Starts with YOU!
Americares is a global health and disaster relief organization that helps people and communities around the world access health in times of disaster and every day. Each year, Americares reaches 85 countries on average, including the United States, with life-changing health programs, medicine, medical supplies and emergency aid. Americares is one of the world’s leading nonprofit providers of donated medicine and medical supplies. For more information, visit americares.org. 

Americares Values:
We create global community, treating people as they want to be treated.
We respond effectively and responsibly, putting plans into practice.
We embed ethics and equity in our work and workplace.
We are better together; partnership is at our core.
We ask and listen, to create sustainable solutions for a healthier tomorrow.
We commit to quality, growing and improving to ensure individuals and communities thrive.

About the Position:
The Manager, WASH Technical Portfolio will support the implementation, coordination and management of Americares global WASH portfolio. This position will provide day-to-day support for country programs, grant management, proposal development, quality assurance and capacity strengthening. The Manager, WASH Technical Portfolio will strengthen implementation support, technical assistance, project design and program quality across the WASH portfolio.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate technical portfolio activities across multiple WASH programs, grants, stakeholders and geographic regions.
• Support proposal development, technical reviews, donor reporting and grant management processes.
• Provide technical assistance and implementation support to country offices and regional program teams.
• Develop and maintain systems to track proposals, technical assistance activities, donor deliverables and key portfolio milestones.
• Coordinate annual portfolio planning, technical workplans and portfolio monitoring efforts.
  Support knowledge management initiatives, including technical repositories, lessons learned and communities of practice.
• Coordinate external engagement activities, including conferences, abstracts and technical events.
  Support implementation and continuous improvement of the WASH operating model, including workflows, guidance documents and cross-functional coordination mechanisms.
• Participate in emergency preparedness activities and maintain readiness to deploy in support of humanitarian responses.
• Actively model and contribute to Americares values, work culture and mission.
• Engage in and contribute to team spaces with openness, global competencies, and a growth mindset.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Key Outcomes:

In the first 90 days:
-Build strong working relationships with Regional Programs, Country Offices, Development, MERL, Finance and Grants Management teams.
- Successfully complete the Americares onboarding program
-Learn and model Americares values
-Develop a strong understanding of Americares WASH portfolio, operating model and donor partnerships.
- Establish portfolio management systems to track proposals, technical assistance, donor reporting and deliverables.
- Review technical workflows and identify opportunities to improve coordination, communication and portfolio visibility.
- Support development of the WASH operating model and understand emergency response standards and protocols

In the first 6 months:
- Coordinate annual portfolio planning and technical workplans.
- Lead coordination of technical inputs for proposal development, donor reporting and technical reviews.
- Establish regular planning and coordination mechanisms with Regional Programs and Country Offices.
- Develop knowledge management systems and technical resource repositories.
- Support implementation of portfolio dashboards, reporting tools and operating model guidance.
- Contribute technical expertise to emergency preparedness and response activities.

In the first year:
- Operationalize a consistent WASH portfolio management approach across program pillars.
- Embed the WASH operating model into routine ways of working.
- Establish sustainable systems for planning, proposal coordination, donor reporting and knowledge management.
- Strengthen organizational learning through technical resources and portfolio-wide learning products.
- Improve cross-functional collaboration through governance structures, workflows and planning processes.
- Demonstrate readiness to deploy as a WASH Technical Officer during humanitarian emergencies

Competencies required for the role include:

• Relationship Building & Collaboration: Ability to build trusted relationships, communicate effectively and work collaboratively across technical, regional and cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization.
• Planning & Continuous Improvement: Ability to develop practical systems, workflows and tools that improve planning, coordination, knowledge management and operational efficiency.
• Technical & Analytical Thinking: Sound understanding of WASH programming and the ability to synthesize technical information, conduct desk research, support evidence-informed decision-making and maintain high standards of technical quality.
• Portfolio Coordination & Organization: Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex portfolios involving multiple workstreams, stakeholders and competing priorities while maintaining strong attention to detail and delivering results on time.
• Adaptability & Initiative: Self-motivated, proactive and adaptable, with the ability to manage changing priorities and support both routine portfolio management and humanitarian response activities.
• Project Management & Execution: Ability to translate strategies into actionable plans, monitor progress, identify risks and support successful implementation.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management: Ability to build relationships and work effectively across functions, regions and teams.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to coordinate information and engage diverse audiences within and across countries.

These competencies are preferred but not required for the role:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Public Health, Environmental Health, Engineering (Environmental, Hydraulic, Agronomic or Civil), WASH, International Development or a related field.
• Fluency in languages that are spoken in at least one of our core locations (India, Philippines, Tanzania, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Colombia, etc.), in addition to English

Additionally, our core competencies as an organization are:
Ownership and results
Communication
Problem solving
Equity and inclusion
Teamwork and conflict resolution
Leadership
Prioritization
Management
Strategy and planning
Decision making

Recruitment Process for this role:
Virtual Interview with People and Talent (1 hour)
Competency exercise
Virtual Interview with Hiring Manager (1hour)
Offer
Background checks and onboarding