PROJECT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE ADVISOR -WASH) (Kinshsa)

Responsibilities

Lead efforts to design and manage USAID/DRC programs that focus on improving water supply, sanitation, and hygiene

Lead efforts to monitor and evaluate all Mission activities contributing toward improved water supply, sanitation, and hygiene

Provide overall technical analysis and guidance to the Mission on strategies to improve water supply, sanitation, and hygiene

Serve as a liaison between USAID and other USG agencies, national WASH partners in government, NGO and donor agencies

Lead efforts to identify, prioritize and address policy and institutional constraints impeding the attainment of sustainable access to improved urban and rural water supply and sanitation in the country

Lead efforts to identify, prioritize and address key technical challenges, and policy and institutional structures, constraints, and opportunities in sustainable water and sanitation service provision and management in the country, including those related to private sector participation in the sector

Required skills

 Bachelor’s degree in civil or environmental engineering, Water and Sanitation,

Urban Planning, public health, agricultural engineering, International Development,

economics or related field is required.

Minimum 5 years of progressive management experience in urban and rural water supply, sanitation, and hygiene improvement including work in environments comparable to those of the country

The position requires a combination of managerial, technical, design, and analytical abilities combined with demonstrated ability to manage resources, programs, and people

Experience in the areas of sustainable rural and urban water supply provision, water infrastructure construction, basic sanitation improvement especially done in support of water and sanitation access improvements, financing, sector policy reform, and program design

Experience in analyzing sector data and translating into practice

To Apply

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