This week’s top WASH roles and more social impact opportunities across the globe
Hello, aspiring do-gooders,
This week, in the lead-up to World Water Day on March 22, I’m highlighting opportunities related to water, hygiene, and sanitation, or WASH, roles. Keep reading to better understand the challenges, solutions, and skill sets needed for aspiring professionals to ensure that Sustainable Development Goal 6, access to water and sanitation, becomes a reality for everyone. For these featured job opportunities and more leads, check out global development’s largest job board — catering to all skill levels and sectors.
I hope you find this week’s Devex Jobs Alert useful, and if you’d like to share feedback or have any questions, feel free to reach out to me here on LinkedIn.
Happy hunting!
Katrina Lane | Interim Careers Editor, Devex
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In focus: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
From 2015 to 2022, the share of the global population with safe and well-handled drinking water went up from 69% to 73%, marking progress but revealing the persistent variance in coverage between regions that continue to need attention. Here are the skill sets needed for aspiring professionals to ensure that SDG 6 eventually becomes a reality:
🤓 Data literacy and analysis. Data analysis is crucial in identifying regions most needing improved WASH services. This knowledge helps governments and organizations allocate resources where they will have the most impact. It also establishes a basis for accountability, ensuring that commitments are met and targets achieved, which is why knowledge of how to collect and interpret data is highly important for professionals in this field.
🌦️ Knowledge of climate change and its implications. With climate change comes an array of threats to water and sanitation systems, including more frequent and severe weather events, altered precipitation patterns, and rising temperatures. It's not just about understanding the problem but also about knowing how to design systems that can thrive in the face of adversity, ensuring access to clean water and sanitation even as the climate evolves.
👛 Funding and finance management. One of the primary hurdles in achieving SDG 6 boils down to finances. Securing the funding required to implement projects that yield sustainable and cost-effective results is still difficult in many countries.
Read: Skills for SDG 6: Achieving sustainable water and sanitation (Career)
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