Market-Based Sanitation Technical Director, iDE Ethiopia
iDE, Ethiopia
Job Description
iDE is an international NGO with 40 years of experience in designing and delivering market-based solutions to poverty. iDE is headquartered in Denver, Colorado USA and operates in 11 countries around the world.
iDE is seeking applications from qualified candidates for a Market-Based Sanitation Technical Director to be based in Ethiopia for an anticipated USAID-funded program. This program aims to increase gender-inclusive and equitable access to improved sanitation and hygiene products by growing the nascent WASH private sector. The activity will increase the supply and demand for affordable, high-quality sanitation products and services; augment learning to bring innovations to scale; increase private-sector engagement with local authorities; and promote WASH enterprise growth. The Market-Based Sanitation Technical Director will be responsible for leading the technical and operational programmatic aspects of the program under the guidance of the Chief of Party.
iDE believes inclusive markets are the most powerful tool for creating prosperity, building resilience, and ultimately ending poverty. By listening to every stakeholderproducers, suppliers, retailers and customerswe can overcome critical bottlenecks and develop lasting solutions. At iDE, we continually challenge assumptions, make effective data- and evidence-driven decisions, and enable agile delivery of strategies and resources toward improved outcomes for our interventions. We also work to transform beliefs and practices that perpetuate inequality and use the knowledge we acquire to design social and behavior change programming that promotes the creation of resilient market ecosystems, which benefit all people.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES- Lead assessments of market penetration and availability of products related to improved sanitation and hygiene to inform program design
- Identify a range of viable business models in the rural Ethiopian context to be promoted and scaled based on observed successes
- Lead Human Centered Design efforts including conducting ethnographic research in diverse contexts to uncover insights and strategies for behavior change
- Lead intensive workshops in some representative or strategic locations and support the scaling up of these efforts within the private and public sectors
- Lead consumer segmentation activities including assessments of willingness to pay and identifying appropriate balances of product and/or financial services appropriate for each priority segment
- Provide training and support to a range of entrepreneurs and businesses related to product selection, marketing, and more general business skills
- Identify key barriers to local production of sanitation products and increase incentives/decrease risk to such production
- Support the development of gender equitable product standards
- Support improvement of the sanitation business environment and market through advising advocacy activities of the project
- Provide updates on economic conditions and trends to inform programmatic adaptations
- Draft technical reports and provide technical assistance to the CoP
- Conduct periodic reviews to identify technical and operational gaps and make implementation recommendations
Requirements
- A master’s degree in development economics, finance, international development or a relevant degree; or a bachelor’s degree in the same fields with 10 years applicable experience; Minimum of 5 years’ experience working on private sector development or entrepreneurship in energy, water, sanitation and/or health sectors;
- Experience applying various innovation methodologies to projects (human-centered design, behavior change methodologies, behavioral economics, rapid prototyping and testing)
- Demonstrated skills in building and maintaining relationships with host governments, donors, other donor-funded projects and stakeholders, local organizations, and partners.
- Strong oral and written communication skills; excellent demonstrated interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Strong skills and experience in analyzing, synthesizing and coming up with digestible strategies and action plans based on action research.
- Experience recruiting, developing, and managing local and international staff and teams.
- Track record of strong commitment to sharing knowledge, documenting experiences, supporting creative initiatives, and sharing credit.
- Excellent communication and writing skills in Amharic and English.