Water For People (WFP) Water and Sanitation Business Development Officer Job Vacancy

Water
For People (WFP) is a global nonprofit working across
nine countries, bringing together communities, local entrepreneurs, and
governments to build and maintain water and sanitation services that will last.
We have a sustainable solution to end the global water and sanitation crisis,
and our employees across the world help drive this solution.

Job
Title:

Water and Sanitation Business Development Officer

Reports
to:
Country Director (Indirectly reports to the Regional Water and
Sanitation

Business
Coordinator)

Location:
Kigali, with frequent travel to all Everyone Forever (EF) districts

No.
of working hours: 40
hours in a week

Commencement
Date: October 1st,
2018

Duration:
One (1) year with the
possibility of renewal.

Background

Water
For People is an international not-for-profit organization established in 1991.
Our vision is a world where every person has access to reliable and safe water
and sanitation services. We exist to promote the development of high-quality
drinking water and sanitation services, accessible to all, and sustained by
strong communities, businesses, and governments. We value accountability,
courage, empowerment, partnership, and transparency. We operate in nine
African, Asian and Latin American countries.

The
Water and Sanitation Business Development Officer will support and coordinate
sanitation and water business development work in Rwanda.

Job
Summary

The
Water and Sanitation Business Development Officer will coordinate, support and
drive the implementation of Water For People’s market-based approaches in
sanitation and water, an initiative which seeks to facilitate private sector
development and increase access to sustainable urban and rural sanitation, and
safe drinking water through local market channels.

The
successful candidate will develop and implement a market-based approach towards
the provision of sustainable WASH services in Rwanda.

This
will include but not limited to providing business development technical
expertise to the program, carrying out due diligence through comprehensive
assessments of potential business partners, developing and testing new business
propositions for rural and urban water and sanitation management, creating
financial service linkages for water and sanitation businesses, identifying and
providing technical support to water and sanitation service providers in the
districts where Water For People has programming, assisting service providers
in developing business plans, setting their Key Performance Indicators
(KPIs) and tracking progress.

Major
responsibilities and duties

1.
Participation in strategic and operational planning

Drive
innovation in the water and sanitation business in line with the overall
vision of Water for People and Rwanda Country Program;
Provide
business development technical expertise to the program;

Provide
technical leadership on sanitation and water business strategies, business
modeling and operational planning to partners/entrepreneurs;
Conduct
business landscaping studies, and oversee the management of market
analysis work in all the district where Water For People has programming;
Identify
needs, opportunities, gaps, and constraints in potential water and
sanitation markets, models, and service providers/entrepreneurs;
Support
partners to develop business growth strategies, operational plans,
marketing and promotion strategies and plans, and working capital analysis
for identified businesses.

Financing
water and sanitation businesses

Review
opportunities for financing water and sanitation businesses, and
developing market linkages;
Undertake
consultations with finance institutions (e.g. micro-finance institutions,
Savings and Credit Cooperatives, banks, etc.) to evaluate financing
mechanisms;
Work
with relevant institutions to develop and implement national and
district-wide strategy relating to improving co-financing for Water and
sanitation services.

Partnerships

Build
trust and relationships with key local entrepreneurs, and gain an
understanding of the private sector and water and sanitation businesses in
the district Water For People intervene in;
Identify
and maintain regular contact with partners, including private sector
organizations and government bodies supporting water and sanitation
businesses;

Engage
with local government to understand and, if necessary improve the
regulatory operating environment for emerging water and sanitation
businesses.

Capacity
building and learning

Promote
entrepreneurial development by coaching and mentoring WASH businesses to
build their entrepreneurship capacity and ability to innovate, market
their products/services and run successful businesses;

Document
successes, failures and lessons learned, and share knowledge both
internally and externally;
Actively
collaborate with Water For people strategic partners and other sector
players to promote marketing approach to sustainable sanitation;
Undertake
any other duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the
supervisor.

Competencies
& Behaviors

Connects
to the Mission – Embraces
the mission of Water For People and is passionate about advancing the
dynamic role it plays Lethe adding social impact in international
development;
Demonstrates
Ethics and Integrity –
Understands ethical behavior and business practices and ensures that own
behavior is consistent with these standards and aligns with the values of
the organization;
Manages
through Ambiguity –
Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability in responding to change and
ambiguity;
Demonstrates
Cultural Awareness – Able to
engage the wide range of stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds and
cultures;
Action-oriented –
Maintains an attitude of open, curious and proactive learning, continually
expanding own area of understanding and expertise.
Connects
with Others – Listens and fosters open
communication through questioning, dialogue, and information sharing;
Self-confident –
Demonstrates humility, mature confidence and courage to innovate, risk,
and lead in own role.

Qualifications,
knowledge & skills required

Bachelor’s
Degree in business development/management, social marketing,
entrepreneurship development or other related disciplines. A postgraduate
degree will be an added advantage;
At
least five years of experience in social and commercial marketing
approaches, ideally with work in the water and sanitation sector;
Extensive
experience in small and medium enterprise development, preferably in
Rwanda;
Experience
in business modelling and financial forecasting;
Excellent
representational experience and skills;
Advanced
proficiency in financial modelling software;
Excellent
report writing, documentation and presentation skills;
Excellent
communication, interpersonal, networking and negotiation skills;
Good
analytical skills and the ability to extrapolate lessons to other
situations;
Experience
with running or investing in a business, would be an added advantage.

Note:
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties,
responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.

How
to apply

Submit
your application letter along with detailed curriculum vitae (resume), relevant
academic documents, and contact details of at least two (2) referees.

Applications
can either be hand-delivered to Water For People—Rwanda Office located in
Kicukiro District, KK 15 Rd, KK 371-399 Streets or via e-mail at rwanda@waterforpeople.org
not later than 24th September 2018 by 5:00pm (Local
Time)

Note:
all application materials will not be returned.