Job Announcement: Program
Officer – PDAM Financing Pilot 

(Deadline for Applications:
August 6, 2016)

About
Water.org
 
Water.org is a U.S.-based non-governmental organization working to increase
access to water supply and
sanitation (WSS).
Water.org has been in
operation since 1990, implementing sustainable
and scalable WSS programs
in conjunction with local
partners including financial institutions, NGOs, and WSS service providers. Water.org
has pioneered its WaterCredit initiative over the last several years, which works
by building the capacity of
carefully selected local financial institutions (FIs) to offer affordable financing for WSS facilities. Water.org
is now exploring partnerships with other types of organizations (non-FIs) that
can serve to increase access
to
WSS.
 

About Utilities in Indonesia

 
Perusahaan Daerah Air Minums (PDAMs) are public utilities responsible
for providing piped water to residents
in urban and peri-urban
areas in Indonesia. The PDAM support
agency, BPP SPAM, operates
within the Ministry of Public Works to provide technical
assistance to the
PDAMs to improve their
profitability. According
to 2011 BPP SPAM data, there
are 350 PDAMs operating in Indonesia, of which 50% are classified
as healthy, 30% as unhealthy, and 20% as
sick. PDAMs vary widely in terms of operational and financial capacity and service
coverage.
 
There have been numerous
efforts by the central
government to strengthen the sector, including a debt
rescheduling in 2008 and
a loan guarantee and interest subsidy
scheme in 2009. These efforts
have had varying degrees of success but overall
the sector has strengthened
somewhat according to the BPP SPAM healthy,
unhealthy, and sick monitoring
scheme. There have
also been several large
programs delivered by international agencies in collaboration with the government of Indonesia
including USAID’s IUWASH and AusAID’s
INDII.
 
Over the
last 7 months, Water.org partnered with 8
PDAMs in Central Java to test the PDAM strengthening pilot and
develop a strategy for working with PDAMs to reach households through different financing
avenues. Water.org
will now launch
a PDAM financing pilot program working with at least
two
utilities to
test out the strategy. The goal is to support
public utilities
(PDAMs) to expand their overall coverage areas, reach a greater percentage of BOP households within their current coverage areas, and/or improve their quality of service.
The financing pilot components
include PDAM offering of an
alternative financing installment scheme and enable individual financing from
MFIs to connect new households.
 

Position Description

 
Water.org seeks a
highly skilled and highly motivated
Program
Officer – PDAM Financing Pilot to develop and manage the utilities
financing pilot program.
 
This position
will be based in Jakarta with regular
travel throughout Indonesia. The Program Officer
will report to the Indonesia Country
Director and work closely with Portfolio Managers at the Water.org
head office in the US.
 

Core
Responsibilities

 
1.      
PDAM Financing Pilot
Program Implementation:Oversee utilities partnerships and achievement of program objectives.
Key tasks include, but are not limited
to:
 
a.      
Develop and
manage programs, work plans and partnership agreements between utilities and
Water.org.
b.     
Maintain
regular communications with partners; provide program management and technical
support.
c.      
Ensure partners
are allocating adequate resources and personnel for successful project completion.

d.     
Maintain
regular contact with Water.org USA program managers to submit partner progress and
reports any address issues impacting achievement of program deliverables.
e.     
Hire consultants
as necessary to provide services to Water.org and/or partner utilities. Manage
any consultants contracted to provide services to utilities under the program.
f.       
Document program,
develop program marketing materials and case studies.
g.      
Present to FIs
information about opportunities for investment in utilities for potential
collaborations. Develop collaborative agreements with FIs if needed.
 
2.      
PDAM ProgramMonitoringand Evaluation: Monitor the utilities pilot
program and coordinate with relevant stakeholders. Key
tasks include, but are
not limited to:
 
a.      
Develop the
pilot program report and documentation.
b.     
Assist utilities
in designing appropriate internal monitoring and evaluation.
c.      
Conduct regular
monitoring visits and develop midterm & long-term and produce reports.
 
3.      
Advocacy: Work closely with Water.org Global Advocacy team to unlock
bottlenecks/constraints of utilities receiving financing to improve water
infrastructure. Key tasks include, but not limited to:
 
a.      
Identify
constraints and propose mitigates to escalate the flow of public and private
capitals to utilities.
b.     
Build a well
reputation for Water.org of being a main player to endorse WSS financing to
utilities to increase service coverage/connect low-income households and to be
recognized by relevant stakeholders.
c.      
Collaborate
with PDAM stakeholders such as BPPSPAM, Ministry of Public Works, and Dinas PU
of local government. Coordinate with national and local governments, PERPAMSI,
NGOs, donors, MFIs/banks.
 
4.      
Technical Review and Assistance: Review technical drawings and documents and
assist utilities to build their capacities. Key tasks include, but not limited
to:
 
a.      
Review Detailed
Engineering Design (DED) and relevant documents of new water infrastructures.
b.     
Review
Feasible Study and Investment Plans and link potential sources of capitals to
utilities.
c.      
Provide
technical assistance to utilities to increase their capacities to be to
implement financing installment scheme and individual financing from FIs.
  
5.      
Utilities Financing Pipeline Development: Conduct assessment
and identify strong utilities with potential to expand WSS access
for their customers. Key tasks
include, but are not limited
to:
 
a.      
Map and
assess high-potential utilities for the second phase of the PDAM financing –
scaling.
b.     
Analyze the utilities
capacities, project activities and assess potential to connect low-income
households.
c.      
Approach
those identified high-potential utilities and provide necessary technical
assistance to make them ready for implementing financing avenues in mid-2017.
 Professional Qualifications
 
a.      
At least
five years of relevant experience with PDAM.
b.     
Experience
utilities financial operations especially connecting new connections to
low-income households via installment scheme.
c.      
Deep
understanding of the landscape of PDAMs, especially the challenges and
constraints on expanded services in urban areas, and financing sources for
utilities to mobilize to improve water infrastructures.
d.     
Experience
building the capacity of PDAMs including in technical, operational, and
financial.
e.     

Fluency in
Bahasa Indonesia and English required.
f.       
Bachelor’s
Degree in related field with demonstrated record of outstanding academic and
career achievement.
g.      
Project
management experience and entrepreneurial mindset.
h.     
Proven track
record proactively identifying challenges and developing innovative solutions.
i.        
Demonstrated
ability to deliver results working in a small team and playing a variety of
roles.
j.       
Willingness to
travel.
k.      
Advanced
Excel skills.
 Salary/Benefits
 
This is a one year
contract position
with strong potential for extension and competitive compensation commensurate
with experience.
 Application Information
 
Interested
candidates may send a copy of their CV and a
cover letter indicating their interest to: [email protected]
 
Applications will be reviewed as they are received. Please do not
attempt to contact Water.org about the status of your application.
 
Water.org is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ethnicity,
gender, nationality, religious belief or
sexual  orientation.