Water.org is hiring Sector Engagement and Infrastructure Manager 2022 in Dhaka

Water.org is hiring Sector Engagement and Infrastructure Manager 2022 in Dhaka.

Key Responsibilities:

This position is responsible for managing the water and sanitation financing advocacy initiatives and for the planning and management of infrastructure partnerships. Some key responsibilities are as follows:

Sector Engagement (50%)

• Coordinate, facilitate and contribute to the development of Water.org’s policy input at different levels in line with the country and organizational strategy and priority
• Develop and strengthen partnerships and alliances with key sector stakeholders such as Ministry of Water resources, Ministry of Planning, Prime Minister’s Office, financial authorities such as Bangladesh Banks, MRA, PKSF, international organizations such as UNICEF, and government department such as DPHE, LGRD for effective collaboration & co-ordination in line with Water.org’s advocacy strategy
• Identify, prioritize and manage advocacy programs and undertake effective engagement with policy process to explore opportunities to bring impact investors into the WSS market to expand capital mobilization
• Ensure the advocacy strategy is grounded in Water.org’s priority areas of work and national context analysis to maximize the prospects of successful policy change for WSS sector
• Communicate and ensure compliance to grants agreements or contracts among partners and stakeholders to ensure grant deliverables are timely met
• Oversee a high-quality policy and research agenda that shapes and supports Water.org’s advocacy agenda and is well utilized to build thought leadership in Bangladesh to expand capital mobilization in water and sanitation sector.
• As Project Manager, coordinate efforts of existing Water.org Program Managers, to leverage their technical input as required into the said pilot projects
• Assist Regional Leadership in overall strategy development for the Bangladesh country function

Infrastructure Partnership & Business Development (40%)

• Manage development, execution and sustainable growth of key infrastructure partnerships and priorities for impact across the country
• Contribute to the development of strategies at regional and country-specific levels and assist in the development of programmatic roadmaps, action plans and budgets.
• Oversee the country landscaping of the service provider sector, identify Water.org opportunities to enter the market and showcase Water.org’s services to financial institutions and capital providers.
• Develop and manage a diverse portfolio of influential relationships and partnerships with water and sanitation infrastructure projects, municipalities, water technology companies, governments and regulatory bodies, bilateral / multilateral bodies, impact investors and other stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain a strong position for Water.org’s impact and visibility across the country,
• Strengthen Water.org’s efforts to drive investment in WSS sector through new resources and large investments, ensuring new water and sanitation services reach low-income households in the community

Organization Support (10%)

• Participate in assisting with the development of new tools and processes, membership on cross-functional committees as requested, and/or participation at internal or external conferences or workshops.
• Serve as a knowledge base for Water.org and represent Water.org at events and in written publications to advance the organizational mission and vision.
• Generate timely reports related to sector engagement and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with the Grants Management team to develop and review written proposals and progress reports, connecting donor interests to Water.org’s Bangladesh programs
• This description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required. Some duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Management Responsibility

• Individual contributor with no subordinates.

1 in 10 people around the world lack access to safe water and 1 in 4 people don’t have access to a toilet. We are working every day to change this. We are Water.org. We’re here to bring water and sanitation to the world. We want to make it safe, accessible and cost-effective because we believe that water is the way to empowering a bright future that we can all share in, worldwide.