Manager, Urban Investments (U168) at Guinness

Summary

The Water Sector Trust Fund (WSTF) is established under the Water Act 2016 as a water sector financing institution. The objective of the Fund is to provide conditional and unconditional grants to counties, in addition to the Equalization Fund and to assist in financing the development and management of water services in marginalized areas or any area which is considered by the Board of Trustees to be underserved. The Fund actively seeks funding from various sources including the Government of Kenya and development partners and is responsible for the design and effective implementation of the programmes and projects that enable it to achieve its mandate. For more information, visit www.waterfund.go.ke

Job Purpose

One of the key programme areas at the Fund is Urban Investments, a program implemented through the Water Services Providers (WSPs) and is aimed at providing support towards water supply and sanitation projects for low income urban areas. We are seeking a self-driven, open-minded and passionate individual to fill the position of Manager, Urban Investments who will be responsible for the effective management of this program. He/she will oversee the effective and efficient design and implementation of projects for urban water and sanitation services of the Fund, ensuring accurate accountability, timely completion and value for money.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Chief Manager, Investments & Programs, and working with both internal and external teams directly or indirectly, the Manager, Urban Investments will have the following key responsibilities. A detailed job description can be downloaded from the WSTF website.

• Contribute to the development of the Investments & Programs departmental strategy, through the generation of new ideas, alternatives, strategies, policy papers and solutions for Urban Investments In liaison with the resource mobilization department, develop concepts and proposals in respect to Urban Investments as well as marketing documents as necessary
• Coordinate the internal communication and cooperation with other managers to ensure a smooth and planned operation of Urban Investments at WSTF High level representation of WSTF to investors, Ministries, Counties, etc as necessary and the management of relationships with various stakeholders in regard to project implementation
• Effective people management including the development of appropriate job descriptions, managing team performance, mentoring and coaching as well as discipline
• Determine trends and develop market understanding, that facilitates the generation of new ideas, alternatives, research and solutions, and prepare concept notes for the design of projects
• Effective projects implementation through the design of project selection criteria, interpretation of project proposals and agreements, operational planning, supervision of implementation, budgetary control, risk management and monitoring and evaluation of the projects
• Effective reporting and documentation throughout the project life cycle, and especially at project closure ensuring that lessons learned are captured and disseminated to the different stakeholders

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Engineering, Water Resource, Social sciences or related field and a Master’s Degree in a relevant field
• Relevant professional qualifications and registration with the Engineers Registration Board or any relevant body
• At least 10 years’ work experience with 5 years in a managerial or supervisory position.
• Proven program management experience
• Demonstrable people management experience, preferably multiple teams. Experience in a matrix organization structure will be an advantage.
• Good understanding of the water sector and the challenges of water in the Urban and Peri-urban areas
• Strong verbal and written communication with solid experience in report writing
• Meet the conditions of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya