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• The applicant will serve as the overall
  technical lead and institutional liaison for the contract and provide the
  main administrative oversight
• Provide technical expertise in developing and
  executing sustainable business models for sanitation service delivery,
  including research on existing markets and barriers to growth
• Act as the main point of
  contact/representative of the project to USAID/Uganda and AOR
• Ensure the effective use and coordination of
  USAID resources and the compliance of the financial systems and controls
  with USAID standards
• Lead internal and external program planning and
  reporting including annual work planning with sub-award partners
• Ensure that cross-cutting themes such as
  gender and youth are fully integrated into programming
• Work closely with in-country staff and
  regional WASH teams to ensure clear, strategic direction in technical
  areas
• Facilitate senior level policy and dialogue
  with the Ministries of Health, Urban Planning, Ministry of Water and
  Environment, Ministry of Education, donors and partners
• Actively contribute to supporting the design
  and diffusion of innovative business models and commercialization of
  technologies for sanitation service delivery in Uganda, including
  providing effective guidance and support to technical members of the
  in-country management teams and staff assigned to the project
• Develop and manage a team that includes
  members of diverse backgrounds, including finance, marketing, engineering
  and product design in order to successfully co-create and support
  sustainable models for sanitation service delivery
• Develop business plan outlining financial
  sustainability of the initiative
• Ensure sound financial management including
  programmatic budgeting, spending projections and monitoring of payments
• Ensure high-quality periodic reporting in
  line with USAID and PSI requirements

• The ideal candidate for the USAID Chief of
  Party vacancy should hold a Master’s degree or higher in environmental or
  civil engineering, public health, business, governance or a related field
• At least ten years’ experience successfully
  implanting projects in water and sanitation, local governance, or private
  sector capacity building for improvement of water and sanitation services
  and behavior change promotion
• The COP should have significant leadership,
  management and international development experience; a demonstrated track
  record in successfully managing government relations; a commitment to
  capacity building; a strong interest in private sector approaches to
  development; and experience successfully implementing market-based approaches.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of the
  state of the Uganda WASH sector including Ugandan water supply and
  sanitation issues
• Progressively responsible experience,
  including: direct supervision of staff; quality evaluation of staff
  performance and deliverables
• Demonstrated ability to develop and
  communicate a common vision among diverse partners and the ability to lead
  multi-disciplinary teams
• Demonstrated experience leading large donor
  supported programs in strategic planning, management, supervision and
  budgeting
• Strong experience and commitment to
  developing markets for sanitation
• The successful candidate will be a creative,
  innovative and strategic thinker, and will have: excellent communication,
  analytical, organizational, interpersonal and cross-cultural skills; a
  passion for private sector approaches to development; and proven ability
  to produce results
• Demonstrated ability in the concepts,
  principles, methods and techniques of delivering market-based approaches
  to sanitation preferred
• Demonstrated skills in effectively
  negotiating with host governments, donors, UN agencies, other USAID
  projects local organizations and partners
• Demonstrated knowledge of USG grant
  implementation
• Ability to manage agreements and all required
  programmatic and financial reporting requirements, including sub-grants
  management
• Ability to perform internal control functions
  to manage day to day operations of the projects
• Excellent interpersonal and communication
  skills, both oral and written
• Excellent management skills
• Fluency in English required
• References will be required
• Must be authorized to work in the United
  States.  N.B. PSI will not consider
  work visa sponsorship for this position [subject to legal eligibility
  requirements]

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