Technical Director, Multiple Use Water Services, Rwanda

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR- RWANDA:

Winrock International is recruiting applicants for the position of Technical Director for a possible Multiple Use Water Services project in Rwanda. The description of duties and responsibilities is attached. Position is contingent upon receipt of project funding.

GENERAL:

Winrock International is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to put ideas to work—increasing productivity and rural employment while protecting the environment. Program emphasis includes rural enterprise and employment, agriculture, clean energy, forestry and natural resource management, and women's leadership. Over 170 projects are underway in sixty-five developing countries and the United States.

Interested persons should submit a cover letter and resume by e-mail to MUS.Rwanda@gmail.com. In the Subject Line, please indicate: MUS Rwanda – Technical Director. The position will be open until filled; applications will be reviewed upon receipt. For highest consideration, please submit a detailed resume and cover letter by May 1, 2011. Winrock would like to graciously thank all applicants for their responses and interest in this posting. However, only applicants who meet listed criteria and are short listed will be contacted. No phone calls please.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

LOCATION: Rwanda, Kigali-based

POSITION TITLE: Technical Director, Multiple Use Water Services

REPORTS TO: MUS Rwanda Project Director

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Rwanda Multiple-Use Water Services Technical Director will assist the Project Director with all aspects of project implementation: field-level activities, budgets, staff and outcomes. Multiple-Use Services (MUS) is a consumer-oriented approach to water service delivery that takes people’s multiple domestic and productive water needs as the starting point for planning, financing, and managing integrated water services. Existing approaches to water service delivery typically focus on providing water for a single use – for example, drinking or irrigation. MUS has significant advantages over single-use services: it generates greater income, health, and other benefits and enhances sustainability.

Key field-level implementation activities are likely to include working with local drillers and metalworkers to provide new rural waterpoints, constructing new gravity-fed waterpoints, organizing and training communities to manage waterpoints, coordinating horticulture and livestock extension services, hygiene promotion, and water sector advocacy. The project may include training, extension, high-value crops, formation and strengthening of farmer organizations, credit, and other relevant topics. The Technical Director will assist in the oversight of all program activities to ensure timely results and manage subcontracts, staff and relations with the donor.

Qualifications and Background:

Education: Graduate degree in engineering, hydrology or related field.

Management

Experience: Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in rural water supply in Rwanda.

Experience managing donor-funded projects in Rwanda.

Experience in building and effectively supervising a diverse team of employees.

Experience building capacity of local organizations.

Strong management, organizational, conceptual, strategic and analytical skills.

Preferred:

· Experience with hygiene and sanitation programs and agricultural income generation projects involving livestock and/or vegetable production.

· Experience with low-cost technology supply chain approaches.

Skills/

Knowledge: Ability to partner with a variety of individuals and organizations, including Rwandan and US government officials, international agencies and donor organizations.

Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills, creative problem solving and ethical management.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Fluent in French with strong English communication skills (preferred).

Technical Director, Multiple Use Water Services, Rwanda