Position Title: WASH Business Development Officer

Portfolio: Integrated Programs

Department: WASH

Function: WASH

Level: TBD

Reports to: Associate Regional WASH Business Manager

Based in: Mille Woreda, Afar region

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

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

Application Deadline: December 27, 2023

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 to 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 a WASH Business Development Officer to support USAID TRANSFORM WASH Market development activities at woreda level.  The incumbent is expected to engage in supporting WASH Businesses to improve their performance by facilitating supply of improved WASH products and services and ensure sustained demand by coaching and mentoring demand creators and community health workers. The role is also expected to boost enabling environment for WASH market to sustain and thrive.

 Sounds like you? Read on!

Key Responsibilities:

 1.      WASH Business

• Ensure daily sales registration sales agents’ formats are appropriately used by business partners and sales agents

• Oversee routine planning and reporting among business partner and sales agents is maintained

• Monitor and report on implementation of local marketing events and appropriate use of sales and marketing tools by business partners and sales agents

• Support businesses to promote their products and services and ensure standard and quality of marketing activities.

• Conduct routine coaching for Mason installers to improve their capacity in conducting door to door sales

• Conduct routine check in and personal conferences for Mason installers and other demand creators to have aim and Plan hence improve their execution.

• Facilitate business development support for businesses by woreda BDS providers.

2.      Monitoring and evaluation

• Collect regular Business Partner information using Business partner survey in MWATER platform

• Collect verify and encode Monthly, sales Data and weekly door to door promotion and sales information into DHIS 2

• Ensure the deployment and correct utilization of innovative electronic data capture systems and protocols

• Facilitate/Follow the submission quality and timely reporting and documenting of project activities.

3.      Sector coordination, networking and Partnership

• Facilitate the annual and quarterly woreda WASH/Sanitation & Hygiene work plan preparation.

• Follow the woreda project sub- award budget utilization and timely liquidation, in consultation with woreda finance trigger the proper utilization.

• Support WWT/WWTT conduct periodical meeting and support the documentation of the meeting and other relevant meetings to the USAID transform WASH project to help coordinate and prioritize key tasks.

4.      Community mobilization and demand creation

• Support the link between saving groups with sanitation product retailors, producers and/or suppliers.

• Support district office, Kebele Administrators, HEWs, and other local level actors to employ proven SBCC approaches, according to the national strategy, to promote demand creation for improved sanitation and health hygienic behavior  

• Ensure all SBCC strategy activities documentation is filed and organized for accountability purposes

• Monitor and gather report on demand creation and linkage and sales referrals from HEW.

Job Requirements

Background

Qualification and Experience:

• B.A in Management, business administration, Economics, Marketing Management, public health/ environmental health 

• Four years’ relevant experience in market development and health programs

• Sound skills of motorcycle driving and license.

• Knowledge of local language

How to Apply

Are you intrigued? Apply!

By following our 3 steps application process:

1. Fill out the mandatory application form using the following link: CLIK HERE. It will only take 5 to 10 minutes.

2. Send your CV and application letter to recruitment@psiet.org clearly marking “Application for WASH Business Development Officer Position” in the subject line.

3. Check your email and make sure you receive an automatic response acknowledging receipt of your CV. 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 is December 27, 2023. 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.