Mekelle and Ambo,
Population Services International (PSI)
Position Title: WASH Business Advisor Department/Program: Growth through Nutrition Level: BIII Reports to: WASH Business Development Manager Based in: Mekelle Town (for Tigray Region) and Ambo Town (Oromia Region) Required number: Two Duration of contract: Indefinite based on performance record and availability of funds Remuneration: As per organization pay scale plus other PSI/Ethiopia benefits Application Deadline: June 15, 2018 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 be healthy by providing access to products and services that range from mosquito nets to HIV testing. There are over 9,000 “PSI’ers” around the world. It’s a motley group of entrepreneurs and professionals with a diverse range of backgrounds all the way from the medical industry to the music business, all with unique skills we bring to the job. PSI/Ethiopia is an innovative network member of PSI with a team of more than 130 people passionate about marketing and dedicated to serving Sara! Since 2003, we have marketed products and led programs to prevent HIV, improve reproductive health, and improve child health. Join us! PSI/Ethiopia’s HR and Operations Department is the organization’s cultivator of talent, employee development, and culture. We constantly focus on nurturing a positive employer brand both externally and internally with prospective candidates and in PSI/Ethiopia colleagues’ minds and hearts. We’re responsible for people – everything from recruitment, hiring, onboarding, benefits, performance management and career growth. Our customer centric team balances bringing the fun while keeping it real to achieve our ultimate purpose of finding the best people and keeping them by creating an environment where they thrive and do their best. We are looking for a WASH Business Advisor who is motivated, energetic and innovative business, sales and marketing professional who is capable to create a new market or make existing market works for WASH products and services in rural and pre-urban locations in the country. We expect applicants to have sound skills in communication, team playing, sales, training and overcoming workloads in an organized manner.   Sounds like you? Read on! Your contribution You will work under the supervision of the WASH Business Development Manager, in close collaboration with the Transform WASH team. More specifically, you will: Handle assigned tasks related to WASH business development, market assessment, product development activities, business model and Social franchise replication model development activities in the respective region.Represents the Growth through Nutrition Project in the respective region as a liaison with local administration and other stakeholders of the project.Takes part in the development of entrepreneurs’ selection criteria and undertake the actual selection of entrepreneurs.Provide on the job coaching and business development services to network WASH Service Centers and operators to support implementation of business and sales models. Provide sales and other business skills training, followed by continued supportive supervision to different actors involved in WASH product and service businesses.Participate in establishment of public private partnership in each WASH business partners’ base woreda and ensure the biannual meeting take place as per the schedule.Assess needs, opportunities, gaps and constraints for accessing finance for consumers and entrepreneurs.Engage with relevant government/local partners to effectively foster coordination and partnerships with private sector partners/stakeholders.Provide regular, concise reporting on program activities, including document and sharing key learning on the potential to scale identified business models with a private sector perspective.Achieve performance level targets of project and contribute to a sustainable PSI/E business endeavor in WASH.Responsible to analyze, develop business models relevant to WASH business players including franchise/total solution providers.Report the project performance on weekly, monthly and quarterly basis  Your KPIs Create new market or making existing markets work for WASH products and services.Develop new entrepreneurs.Meet sales targets for various WASH products and services.Ensure profitability and sustainability of WASH businesses for WASH business partners.