Vacancy Announcement

Position Title: Deputy Chief of Party, USAID Transform WASH

Department/Program: WASH

Level: D3

Reports to: Chief of Party, Transform WASH

Based in: Addis Ababa

Duration of contract: Indefinite based on performance and availability of fund.

Remuneration: As per the organization pay scale plus other PSI/Ethiopia staff benefits

Application Deadline: February 23, 2021 

Who we are?

We’re Population Services International (PSI), the world’s leading non‐profit social marketing organization. We work to make it easier for people in the developing world to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire by marketing affordable products and services that range from mosquito nets to contraceptives to HIV testing. We are a $560m enterprise based in Washington, DC, operating in the private and public sectors in more than 65 countries.

Join us!

There are over 9,000 “PSI’ers” around the world. It’s a diverse group of entrepreneurs and professionals with an unusually wide range of backgrounds - from the medical industry to the music business - all with unique skills we bring to the job.

PSI/Ethiopia wants reimagine healthcare, put the consumer at the center, and whenever possible, bring quality care to the front door. We achieve health impact in Ethiopia by working with both government and private partners and harvesting technology innovation to bring quality care closer to communities, schools, and homes.  We empower consumers by including them in the design of healthcare solutions, offering them more healthcare choices, and helping them to have a voice in influencing national priorities. We work with all market actors in the health system to understand their needs, designing and delivering solutions so that market systems can sustainably serve consumers for the long term, helping to support the Government of Ethiopia in achieving Universal Health Coverage. 

We are looking for an experienced Deputy Chief of Party for the USAID Transform WASH project. The project has a strong focus on catalytic change and transformative impact and encompasses a set of innovative and strategic interventions with an overall goal of reducing under-five mortality, through increased use of WASH products and services achieved via four interrelated objectives: 1) Increased WASH governance and management capacity at the sub-national level; 2) Increased demand for low-cost quality WASH products and services, with a focus on sanitation; 3) Increased supply for low-cost quality WASH products and services, with a focus on sanitation; 4) Increased knowledge base to bring WASH innovations to scale.

The Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) should have significant leadership, management and 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. This position will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and will report to the Transform WASH Chief of Party. 

Your KPIs

• Excellence in team management and achievement of results
• PSI’s WASH visibility and reputation
• Documentation and dissemination of best practices
• Productive stakeholder relationships and communication, particularly GoE
• Technically sound workplans and reports to donors and government.

Sounds like you? Read on!

Your contribution

You will work under the supervision of PSI’s Chief of Party, USAID Transform WASH, in close collaboration with the WASH team. More specifically, you will:

• Support the COP with overall leadership and management of the Transform WASH team, including program directors and managers.
• Provide expertise in developing and executing sustainable business models for increasing demand and supply of WASH products and services, including research on existing markets and barriers to growth.
• Serve as a co-point of contact/representative of the project to USAID.
• Facilitate senior level policy and dialogue with the sub-national governments and relevant ministries and partners.
• Ensure the effective use and coordination of USAID resources and the compliance of the financial systems and controls with USAID standards.
• Collaborate closely with program directors to lead internal and external program planning and reporting, including annual work planning with sub-award partners.
• Contribute to supporting the design and diffusion of innovative business models and commercialization of technologies for WASH products in Ethiopia, 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, and marketing, in order to successfully co-create and support sustainable models for sanitation.
• 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 (quarterly and annual status reports, quarterly financial reports, etc.)
• Provide technical inputs on WASH market research, strategic planning, and data quality and analysis.
• Oversee participation in GoE WASH technical working groups and represent PSI’s WASH agenda and activities.
• Contribute to WASH project development by contributing to presentations, concept notes, and proposals.
• Manage WASH-related external communications in collaboration with the Country Representative, Chief of Party, and relevant PSI Ethiopia departments, including execution of communication strategy, development and maintenance of communication materials, supervision of social media content, and participation in communications with external WASH and corporate partners.
• Contribute to WASH knowledge management, specifically overseeing communication and content upload/management on MS Teams, Sharepoint, Asana, and data management tools.
• Serve as point of contact for coordination of PSI's presence at major international WASH meetings and fora.

Job Requirements

What are we looking for? The basics

• Master’s degree or higher in business, management, or related field with 15 (fifteen) years of demonstrated experience in the private sector or providing technical assistance to improve private sector performance.
• Minimum 10 years of successful experience as Project Director for large donor-funded technical assistance teams for projects of similar magnitude and complexity. Progressively responsible supervisory experience, including: direct supervision of staff; quality evaluation of staff performance and deliverables. 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. 

What would get us excited?

• Prior experience working with finance or business/market development services. Demonstrated ability in the concepts, principles, methods and techniques of delivering market-based approaches to sanitation or similar sector preferred.
• Demonstrated skills in effectively liaising with government counterparts, donors, UN agencies, other USAID projects, local organizations, and partners.
• Ability to successfully recruit, train, develop and manage experienced and results-driven staff.
• Ability to manage agreements and all required programmatic and financial reporting requirements, including sub-grants management.
• Knowledge of USG grant implementation is preferred.
• Ability to perform internal control functions to manage day-to-day operations of the projects.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written.
• Proven results-driven management and leadership skills.
• Capacity to effectively deal with and resolve conflict.
• Fluency in spoken and written Amharic and English is required.

How to Apply

Are you intrigued? Apply!

By following our 3 steps application process:

1.  Fill out the application form using the following link: Online Application Form It will only take 5 to 10 minutes.

2.  Send your CV and application letter to recruitment@psiet.org clearly mark “Application for Deputy Chief of Party, USAID Transform WASH Position” in the subject line.

3.  Check your email and make sure you receive an automatic response acknowledging receipt of your application that means your application was successful. If you don’t receive the automatic response, check again your subject line and if needed, re-submit your CV and application letter with the correct subject.

Application deadline February 23, 2021. We’ll call or e-mail you back if there is a good fit on both sides.

PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or disability.