Water Service Delivery Advisor for USAID Resilient Cities Limpopo

Tetra Tech

Pretoria, Gauteng
Permanent
Full-time

1 month ago

Tetra Tech International Development ( ) is currently accepting expressions of interest from qualified candidates for a potential Water Service Delivery Advisor position on a USAID-funded program in Southern Africa.Position Description/Summary:The purpose of the Resilient Cities Limpopo Activity is to increase access to safely managed and reliable critical services, namely water, sanitation, and solid waste management for urban residents in the Limpopo River Basin. This includes improving public financial management and increasing private sector engagement. This will be a five-year position based in Southern Africa overseeing activities in South Africa, Botswana, and Mozambique.The Water Service Delivery Advisor will be engaged in a wide variety of technical activities designed to expand and improve water service delivery, including increasing the capacity of municipalities, utilities, and national governments to effectively manage water services.Responsibilities:

Support the building and maintaining of strong, productive working relationships with supported WASH sector government stakeholders, private representatives, and our USAID client;

Support the coordination of execution of project scope activities with sector stakeholders, peer development agencies, implementing partners, and other key sector players.

Supervises technical personnel;

Directs and supervises engineering design work, construction management services, and construction activities;

Oversees the timely applications for required approvals and permits from the relevant authorities.

Qualifications:

Master’s degree in engineering, urban planning, economics, social science, or other relevant field;

Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in water service delivery, non-revenue water management and/or water resources management;

Experience working on international donor-funded technical assistance programs required; USAID experience preferred;

A Professional Engineer License (Pr Eng) is required;

Candidates from Southern Africa are strongly encouraged to apply.

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