Private Sector Engagement and Partnership Specialist, Kisumu at Catholic Relief

Job Summary:

Reporting to the WASH Finance and Partnerships Technical Lead, you will be responsible to support private sector engagement interventions. This includes but is not limited to; sector mapping, establishing and cultivating strategic relationships between water utilities and private sector players.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

•  Work with the county government and water services provider to creatively design Private Sector Engagement strategies
•  Support the county government to identify viable opportunities in water sector for Private sector engagement
•  Design and develop market-led solutions to water services delivery and identify and guide appropriate partnerships with private sector players
•  Participate in WASH networks, meetings, and select technical working groups as appropriate to champion Private Sector Engagement in the WASH sector
•  Maintain relationships with key staff of consortium partner organizations regarding private sector engagement in line with CRS partnership principles

Required Languages – English Fluency, Knowledge of a main national language preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

•  Very good strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment and decisions.
•  Very good relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship.
•  Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented, and results-oriented.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Key Working Relationships:

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

•  Graduate/Master’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., finance, business administration, economics, public policy etc.) required.
•  Relevant professional qualifications an added advantage.
•  Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience in WASH sector.
•  Demonstrated experience of successful management, including management of functions of complex, multi-activity projects.
•  Experience engaging partners and strengthening partnerships.
•  Experience in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio), Web Conferencing Applications, and information and budget management systems.
•  Demonstrated commitment to respect, equity, diversity and inclusion including gender equality.