Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist – The World Bank

The World Bank Group is looking for qualified applicants for following position.

Job Title:  

Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist

Job Overview:                             

Job Type: Full Time

Salary:  Company’s Scale

Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Job Position:                                

Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist

Duties:

• Support the task team and the Country Management Unit on various aspects of the water program in Ethiopia including proactively following up to address matters as they come up.
• Co-lead and/or contribute to operations led by water or other GPs (both under implementation and preparation);
• Coordinate activities under the Ethiopia water program with other members of the water team. This would include proactively identifying solutions to enhance development impact, including innovations.
• Coordinate capacity-building activities to the client under the Ethiopia water program with other members of the water team to ensure adherence to fiduciary and safeguard requirements.
• Contribute to the Water GP’s global knowledge and operational platforms, ensuring that the Water GP globality is maintained. Also, incorporating the Water GP’s strategy in the Ethiopia program through – Sustaining Water Resources; Delivering Services (water supply and irrigation); and Building Resilience.
• Collaborate with other GPs, given the cross-sectoral nature of water. The Water GP provides support to other GPs in the Ethiopia program, including with the Education, Health, Social Protection, Urban, Transport, Agriculture and Environment GPs.
• Contribute as a team member of strategic analytical, and advisory services, including policy and regulatory development along with technical assistance linked to enhancing operational engagements.
• Co-lead discussions with client engagement on matters related to the portfolio and business development.
• Co-lead the preparation and implementation of regular and interim implementation review & support missions, follow up and support implementation of agreed actions.
• Engage with donors and development partners to coordinate support to the government on water matters.
• Assist the Practice Manager on matters related to the Ethiopia work program as needed.
• Provide cross-support to activities in other countries in the region and SAEW2 unit upon request and agreement with Practice Manager.
• Ability to travel to project areas in short notice.

Job Requirement:                       

Qualification:

Education: 

• At least a master’s degree in water resources, hydrology, hydraulics, sanitation, environment, civil engineering, economics, or a related discipline with a focus on water management.

Experience:

• Recognized technical, operational, and/or policy-oriented expertise, with at least 5 years of relevant work experience. This experience may include work in governments, academia, the private sector, consulting firms, and/or bi/multilateral institutions.

Skills:

• Knowledge of water supply and sanitation services delivery (WSS), utility/institutional reform and public-private partnerships, sector coordination and policy dialogue, private sector participation and pro-poor strategy and program development.
• Prior work experience and results on the ground and hands-on experience with Government counterpart agencies.
• Ability to think innovatively and strategically in dealing with technical and/or policy issues while maintaining a strong client focus;
• Effective verbal, analytical and written communication skills in English, and a demonstrated ability to produce high-quality documents and analytical reports;
• Knowledge of cross-cutting issues related to the water sector: climate change, environmental and social issues, inclusion, and poverty reduction.
• Excellent teamwork skills and ability to work and coordinate activities for cross-sector work, outside the Water GP.

How to apply

Interested applicants, who fulfill the above requirement, can submit your CV, copies of relevant documents and Application to:

https://fa-enhf-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/requisitions/preview/2909/apply/email

Deadline: 09, March , 2023.

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