Leads the development and implementation of Tanzania’s rural water blended-finance strategy, supporting Community-Based Water Supply Organisations to become financially sustainable, investment-ready, and capable of delivering reliable and affordable rural water services.
Responsibilities
- Lead implementation and periodic refinement of Tanzania’s rural water blended-finance strategy.
- Translate the strategy into annual operating plans, budgets, milestones, and measurable financing targets.
- Design and implement blended-finance support for rural water operators.
- Manage the CBWSO investment pipeline from preliminary screening through detailed assessment.
- Develop financing models combining grants, public financing, commercial finance, concessional finance, guarantees, results-based financing, and private investment.
- Assess CBWSO investment needs, repayment capacity, technical scope, projected revenues, and development outcomes.
- Support CBWSOs in becoming investment-ready and creditworthy.
- Represent World Vision in WASH working groups, investment forums, government and donor meetings, and conferences.
- Develop partnerships with financial institutions, government agencies, technology suppliers, contractors, operators, and private-sector organizations.
- Maintain programme and transaction-level risk registers and ensure appropriate risk allocation.
- Support partnership agreements, financing arrangements, memoranda of understanding, and implementation frameworks.
- Establish performance dashboards and monitor financial and service-delivery outcomes.
- Maintain strategic relationships with RUWASA and the Ministry of Water.
- Strengthen CBWSO governance, financial management, billing, collection, procurement, asset management, digital systems, and performance reporting.
- Develop technical-assistance packages, training materials, guidelines, tools, and standard operating procedures.
- Ensure projects address the needs of vulnerable groups, women, persons with disabilities, and underserved rural populations.
- Manage project personnel, consultants, budgets, procurement, contracts, and annual work plans.
- Mentor technical staff and participate in global blended-finance learning and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
Requirements
- Financial modelling and cash-flow analysis
- Blended-finance structuring
- Commercial lending and infrastructure finance
- Project and investment appraisal
- Risk, viability, and debt-capacity assessment
- Partnership negotiation and stakeholder diplomacy
- Government and private-sector engagement
- Strategic leadership and team management
- Knowledge of rural water systems and WASH investment
- Understanding of cash flow, DSCR, affordability, and financial sustainability
- Project, budget, procurement, and performance management
- Strong communication, writing, editing, planning, and organizational skills
- Ability to work with community organizations, government institutions, banks, donors, and development partners
Application Instructions
- Apply online through the official World Vision Careers portal (Requisition ID: JR53521).
- This position is open to local applicants only.
