Senior Manager, WASH Services (Asia Regional Focus)

Job title: Senior Manager WASH Services (Asia Regional Focus)

Location: CAWST is based in Calgary Alberta Canada. This is not a remote position and you must be able to work on location in our Calgary office.

Employment type: Full-time permanent

Reports to: Senior Director Global Services

Travel requirements: This position will require international travel of minimum 7 weeks per year.

Eligibility: Preference will be given to candidates with valid Canadian work authorization. If you are not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident please provide specifics of your Canadian work eligibility in your cover letter.

Recruiting timeline: First round interviews will begin the week of September 14th 2026. However the position will remain open to applications until filled.

Position Summary

The Senior Manager WASH Services Asia is a strategic leadership role responsible for advancing CAWSTs mission and impact throughout Asia. This position provides leadership for the regional strategy service delivery business development and partner engagement ensuring CAWSTs services effectively strengthen the capacity of local organizations to deliver sustainable water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) solutions.

As the leader of CAWSTs Asia team the Senior Manager is accountable for achieving regional goals by developing a high-performing team building strong client and partner relationships and successfully implementing annual work plans. The role is also responsible for expanding and supporting our Training Partner network fostering collaboration with key stakeholders and identifying opportunities to scale impact across the region.

As a member of the Global Services Leadership Team the Senior Manager collaborates across regions and business units to share learning advance organizational priorities and contribute to strategic initiatives that enhance CAWSTs effectiveness and global reach.

Key Responsibilities

• Regional Strategy & Impact: Develop and execute a regional strategy aligned with CAWSTs organizational vision and strategic priorities. Monitor regional trends opportunities and challenges to identify new approaches that strengthen CAWSTs impact expand its reach and support sustainable WASH outcomes across Asia.

• Team Leadership & Development: Provide leadership coaching and oversight to the Asia WASH Services team. Foster a high-performing collaborative culture by supporting staff development recruitment performance management succession planning and continuous learning to ensure excellence in service delivery.

• Regional Service Delivery & Program Quality: Oversee the planning implementation and continuous improvement of WASH training consulting mentoring and technical support services delivered throughout the region. Ensure services are relevant client-centered high quality and adapted to local contexts while achieving regional performance and impact objectives.

• Training Partners: Strategically lead CAWSTs engagement with current Training Partners. Strengthen partner capacity to independently deliver training consulting mentoring and capacity development services while identifying opportunities to expand and deepen regional partnerships.

• Regional Collaboration & Strategic Relationships: Represent CAWST in regional networks sector forums and strategic partnerships. Build and maintain strong relationships with government agencies NGOs academic institutions funders and sector leaders to strengthen collaboration elevate CAWSTs reputation and identify opportunities for greater collective impact. 

• Monitoring Learning & Evidence-Based Decision Making: Champion the collection and use of data to measure reach effectiveness and impact. Support regional monitoring evaluation learning and research activities ensuring insights are used to improve programming inform decision-making and contribute to organizational learning.

• Strategic Collaboration: Act as a key contributor to CAWSTs Global Services Leadership Team by collaborating across regions and business units to share best practices address organizational challenges leverage expertise and advance cross-functional initiatives that strengthen CAWSTs global impact and effectiveness.

Any and all other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Senior Director Global Services.

Qualifications :

Education and Experience

• Bachelors or graduate degree in engineering sciences public health or other relevant discipline

• 10 years of experience implementing Water Sanitation and Hygiene programs with experience delivering training and capacity development services.  Experience in a consulting or advisory role is an asset.

• 3 years of team management experience

• Canadian Professional Engineering designation is an asset

Languages

• Fluency or proficiency in French Spanish Arabic or any local languages in the region is an asset. 

Desired Skills and Abilities

• Strategic results-oriented leader.

• Exceptional communication facilitation and influencing skills.

• Proven ability to lead motivate and develop high-performing teams.

• Skilled at coaching performance management and fostering a collaborative accountable and growth-oriented team culture.

• Strong relationship builder with diverse stakeholders.

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

• Client-focused and service-oriented.

• Collaborative and adaptable in cross-cultural environments.

• Digital data and innovation mindset.

Additional Information :

When applying please include:

• A cover letter that tells us more about you past what we can see on your resume and why you are excited to work with CAWST. Applications missing this requirement will not be considered.

  • Please note: Your application will be read by real humans on our team not a bot. Wed rather read a genuine note from you than a formal letter composed by AI (we can tell). 

• Your resume

CAWST values equitable opportunities sustainable solutions and collaborative and inclusive processes. CAWST recognizes and accepts differences in cultural religious and political processes and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race sex disability religion/belief sexual orientation or age.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time