Thank you for your interest in the role of CEO for the Resilient Water Accelerator.
The CEO of the Resilient Water Accelerator (RWA) will provide leadership for the team and programme through this next exciting and demanding phase of delivery. The RWA is at a turning point in its development, as it secures long term funding and moves from start-up into implementation. The initiative is set to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of WaterAid, establishing its own governance and operations, while maintaining a strong relationship with its founder. This is a unique opportunity to join and lead the team as decisions are made to set the vision for the coming years and build on strong foundations to take the RWA into its successful establishment as its own organisation.
The CEO will be responsible for providing the vision for the RWA at global and country levels, bringing these elements together and learning from experience to date to strengthen impact and value proposition. The CEO will oversee the team as a whole, now 13 people across four continents, set to grow to 20 over the coming year; manage the budget (£11million over 4 years) and secure additional funding; lead the organisation to become a subsidiary of WaterAid, and lead the delivery of the RWA’s mission: to catalyse increased investment into improved water security and climate resilience in emerging economies.
The CEO will be an experienced leader, able to foster and build effective relationships with people and organisations around the world, from public and private sectors. They will have experience of finance and a strong background in climate and/or water, with a good understanding of the core issues and main players in these areas, to ensure the RWA delivers high impact and meaningful change in emerging economies. The CEO will have excellent strategic insight to spot opportunities; critical analytical skills to understand barriers to deployment and how to address these; leadership skills to harness the talents of the team; and an entrepreneurial spirit to ensure the RWA is at the vanguard of this critical and new area of work, testing and trying new things while having a rigorous approach to evaluation and learning.
We are a friendly, supportive and globally distributed team, bringing expertise and comprehensive perspectives, combining climate policy, water economics, private finance, measurement and evaluation, and governance. We are currently housed within WaterAid – the world’s largest non-profit focused on providing access to water, sanitation, and hygiene.
The RWA plans to extend our delivery from 2 countries (currently Nigeria and Bangladesh) to 5 or 6, and to secure additional financing to complement the investment we have secured from the UK Government.
This is an exciting time to join the RWA as we move from our early inception phase to implementation and delivery. If you are excited by this opportunity and feel that you could provide the leadership we are looking for, we would be delighted to receive your application.
Thank you
Peter Simpson
Chair Designate