Vacancy: Senior Sanitation Business Development Specialist

Company Profile

Global Communities is a development organization serving more than 20 million people worldwide each year. The organization’s mission is to be a catalyst for long-lasting positive change in low- and moderate-income communities around the world, helping them improve their social, economic, and environmental conditions. 

Job Description

• Contract Type: Six (6 months) with possibility of extension


• Reports To: Country Director/DCOP 


• Location: Accra Office (with 90% field travel within GC offices in Africa)

1. Developing a strategy and business plan to expand Digni-Loo to other countries;


2. Carrying out poor-inclusive market assessments/Digni-Loo feasibility studies in other priority countries (or supervising consultants who may do this);


3. Keeping track of competitors in the plastic latrine space, their initiatives, investments, products and partnerships;


4. Identifying and developing partnerships with private sector businesses towards the expansion of Digni-Loo; 


5. Identifying and mobilizing financial resources to support the Digni-Loo expansion initiative;


6. Preparing monthly progress reports for the GC Digni-Loo team and eventually to a Digni-Loo board of advisors;


7. Leading/supporting efforts to further innovate related sanitation products such as superstructures or sanitation facilities and services for safe management of on-site urban sanitation.

Required Skills or Experience

• Entrepreneurial mind-set and experience with a focus on social impact


• Strong organisational, leadership, analytical and problem-solving skills


• Fluency in English and French, written and oral. 


• Accuracy, attention to detail


• Adept at establishing and strengthening partnerships with internal and external stakeholders


• Values and upholds team engagement and transparent, inclusive communication with stakeholders (internal and external)


• Ability to work cross-culturally with different teams 


• Effective at communicating remotely with staff, partners, and Board

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in Business Administration or other relevant field 


• Knowledge on Sanitation Marketing and Market-Based approaches


• Financial astuteness with demonstrable experience creating, managing and reporting against budgets


• Proven knowledge and experience in the WASH sector


• Demonstrated expertise and engagement with the private sector in the global development space 

• Proven experience in Project Development and Business Plan development


• At least 10 years of experience in the global development space with expertise in building and expanding social enterprises (experience specifically in WASH and sanitation preferred)


• In depth knowledge and experience of sub-Saharan African consumer markets, particularly in rural areas;


• 5+ years of proven experience in similar positions allowing for expertise with diverse business functions, including finance


• Proven experience developing and implementing financially viable and impactful business plans, sales strategies and streamlining supply chains for slow-moving consumer goods in the sanitation and hygiene market. 


• Proven experience establishing partnerships with International Financial Institutions (IFIs), NGOs and / or governments at the national and local levels


• Experience in market systems development approach and engaging the private sector in addressing development challenges.