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• Under the leadership of the Chief of Party,
  lead the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of project activities
  as they relate to the private sector (e.g., developing and scaling up
  market-based sanitation products and services)
• The jobholder will facilitate linkages
  between sanitation supply and demand, including the development of the
  private sector’s ability to meet demand within the context of the project
• Work closely with prospective clients and
  financial institutions to develop financial instruments for scale-up of
  adoption of improved sanitation
• Serve as a technical resource on private and
  commercial health sector programs and initiatives
• Lead the program in mobilizing private sector
  financing for urban centers and rural areas
• Build the capacity of the government and
  other partners to engage private health providers using successful quality
  assurance models and to engage private health sector providers to follow
  national policies on licensing, staff skills and service standards in
  regards to WASH
• Stay abreast of major developments in the
  private health sector and disseminate state-of-the-art findings on private
  sector topics
• Provide with technical expertise, strategic
  planning guidance and management support in implementing PIHI in the
  private health sector
• Carry out routine visits to assist in the
  design, implementation, management and/or evaluation of activities
• Assist, as needed, with the preparation of
  information briefs, work plans, budgets, etc., including information for
  MOH, USAID, and others
• Provide overall strategic leadership for the
  implementation of high impact interventions in partnership with the
  private sector
• Keenly analyze, distill and share existing
  private sector experience relevant to achieving program goals
• Develop a private sector engagement strategy
  based on a thorough understanding of examples of successful approaches
  relevant to achieving program objectives
• Use knowledge and skills of private sector
  approaches, and examples of successful and scalable marketing
  interventions, to influence a range of in country partners including
  Ministry of Health, Ministry of Water and Environment, Ministry of
  Education, staff from implementing organizations and local policy and
  funding stakeholders
• Coordinate the efforts of consortium partners
  already engaging with the private sector to allocate appropriate skills
  and experience appropriately
• Based on successful examples, explore the
  opportunity of public-private partnerships to accelerate program success
• Mentor enterprises to launch and scale up
  sanitation products
• Contribute to the design of relevant private
  sector operational research
• Contribute to the development of project
  related documents such as donor reports, proposals, success stories and
  publications

• The applicant should hold a Master’s degree
  in Business, Management, Economics, Finance or related field
• A minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in
  the private sector or providing technical assistance to improve private
  sector performance
• Proven exposure and experience working with
  private sector clinics and medical associations in developing countries
• Prior experience with WASH and private sector
  development
• Strong experience and passion for developing
  markets for sanitation
• Previous experience in small and medium
  enterprise development and/or social marketing approaches in support of
  enterprise development
• Experience in WASH sector finance and
  micro-finance a plus
• Familiarity with commodities, logistics, and
  supply chain management is desirable
• Excellent management and interpersonal skills
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal
  communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work well as part of
  a team and effectively develop and manage a network of collaborating
  partners
• Fluency in English required
• References will be required
• The applicant must be authorized to work in
  the United States.   N.B. PSI
  [will/will not] consider work visa sponsorship for this position [subject
  to legal eligibility requirements]

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