County Coordinator - TUMAI MAJI Water Programme

About the role

TUMAI MAJI is a five-year, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands-funded programme tackling water insecurity in Kenya's Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) as a governance and systems challenge. It works across the Rift Valley Basin (Turkana and West Pokot) and the Ewaso Ng'iro North Basin (Samburu, Marsabit and Laikipia), strengthening water resource management, water and sanitation services, institutions and governance, and finance and investment. SNV Kenya is recruiting four County Coordinators, one in each county, to give technical assistance and implementation support to county governments, utilities, Water Resource Users Associations and communities, reporting to the Project Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance and implementation support to county governments, utilities, WRUAs and communities in line with the work plan and its four systems (A-D)
• Support the county Living Lab and coordination platforms, and share evidence and lessons learned
• Coordinate with consortium partners, county departments, the Water Resources Authority and other stakeholders
• Integrate gender equality and social inclusion, youth employment, climate resilience and conflict sensitivity into all activities
• Contribute to work planning, budgeting, MEAL and progress reporting, and represent the programme in county and basin forums
• Area-specific tasks: WASH (support water resource management, water accounting platform, service provider performance and asset management); GESI (mainstreaming, action plans, participation of women, youth and pastoralists); Governance (policy, legislation, planning, budgeting, multi-stakeholder dialogue); Business development and access to finance (business models, bankable proposals, link to the Innovation Challenge Fund)

Required profile

• Advanced degree in a field relevant to the applied area of expertise
• At least 5 years of experience with international organisations in technical advisory or programme implementation roles
• Experience engaging with county governments on policy and legislative review
• For WASH: degree in water engineering, hydrology, environmental science or natural resource management, with WASH experience, preferably in ASAL contexts
• For GESI: degree in gender studies, social sciences or development studies, with GESI analysis and mainstreaming experience
• For Governance: degree in public policy, public administration, law or political science, with experience supporting county governments
• For Business development: degree in business, economics, finance or entrepreneurship, with experience in PPPs and access to finance

Required skills

• Programme management (planning, administration, finance and monitoring)
• Excellent facilitation, communication and writing skills
• Experience working with local partners and county-level agencies
• Good knowledge of the ASAL context and the county applied for; fluency in a local language is an advantage

Applicants state their county and area-of-expertise preferences in the application. The role closes on 13 November 2026 at 5pm.