The
Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) is a global,
multi...
The
Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) is a global,
multi-stakeholder membership and partnership organization that works with poor
people, organizations, governments and local entrepreneurs to improve
sanitation and hygiene at scale.
Founded
in 1990, WSSCC’s mission is to ensure sustainable sanitation, better hygiene
and safe drinking water for all, with focus on the poorest and most
marginalized members of society in Africa and Asia. WSSCC facilitates sector
coordination at national, regional and global levels, and engages rights
holders and duty bearers to adopt policy guidelines on menstrual hygiene and
disability. WSSCC also supports national sanitation and hygiene improvement programmes,
coordinates knowledge platforms, and advocates on behalf of the 2.3 billion
people without access to improved sanitation across the globe. UNOPS is the
legal and administrative host of WSSCC.
WSSCC
partners with UN agencies, governments, and private corporations to promote SDG
6.2, which includes equal access to sanitation and hygiene for adolescent
girls, people with disabilities and the elderly. The partnerships combine traditional
and non-traditional modalities, innovative ways of working, networking, policy
advocacy, knowledge sharing and learning, as well as targeted communications
and media outreach. Much of this support is directed to coalition building and
sector coordination to bring about policy reforms and large-scale improvements
in sanitation and hygiene. Read more at www.wsscc.org
The Finance and Operations
directorate is under the direction of the WSSCC Executive Director, provides support
on financial and grant management processes and issues such as budget
management and supporting grants development and compliance. The internship will
be placed within the Finance and operations Unit within the directorate to
support the finance and grants operations working under the supervision of Head
of Finance and Operations Unit.