Private Sector Financing Specialist

Position Description:

Private Sector Financing Specialist

The Private Sector Financing Specialist will support and work with Private Sector Engagement Team Lead  to engage with the private sector and identify private sector financing opportunities in water conservation, protection, and utilities management. Provide support to facilitate potential investments to improve the Water Establishments’ performance and entice private sector partnership to increase water efficiency in water management, as well as promoting and introducing performance-based contracting in efficiently managing water and wastewater facilities. S/he will also engage diverse private and public sector entities to promote the adoption of water conservation and protection measures. Reports to Private Sector Engagement Team Lead.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide support to the development of WSC’s private sector engagement strategy in water conservation, management and protection that is adapted to the current financial and economic crisis in Lebanon;
• Provide support to identify and create WSC’s cooperation and partnership with private sector and private sector financing;
• Support coordination activities with Water Establishments and the Ministry of Energy Water regarding private sector engagement initiatives;
• Design and review private sector support initiatives to incentivize private entities participation in water resources management and protection activities;
• Assist on monitoring and reporting on all private sector activities supported by WSC;
• Support the Private Sector Engagement Team Lead to improve public private partnerships that comply with Lebanon’s legal and regulatory frameworks;
• Provide support to acquire data needed by WSC MEL Team for the calculation of WSC targets set by USAID;
• Develop and review financial models and feasibility assessments of potential PSE opportunities;
• Provide assistance to ensure privates sector engagement initiatives are compliant with USAID and Lebanon’s legal and regulatory frameworks and meet local and international environment, heritage, and social responsibility standards;
• Support the PSE team lead execute oversight and monitoring of procedurally correct activities leading to timely completion;
• Assist in the management and monitoring of subcontractors and consultants working on PSE lead activities
• Review and verify deliverables and project related documentation.
• Other tasks as required.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, economics, public administration, development, international studies, or other relevant field with 7 years of working experience with Private Sector Engagement and investment financing.
• Master’s degree in business, economics, public administration, development, international studies, or other relevant field with 5 years of working experience with Private Sector Engagement and investment financing.
• Knowledge of public sector and experience in water sector experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in private sector engagement and financing mechanisms.
• Proven experience with Donor supported private sector investments and potential financing avenues.
• Knowledge of financing mechanism and models to include technical assistance, grants, or fund-matching/cost-sharing/ blended financing and risk insurance products.
• Experience with developing and validating private sector engagement feasibility studies and viable projects
• Proven knowledge and experience in public-private partnership policies, laws, regulations, and institutional frameworks.
• Strong strategic planning and management skills as well as strong teamwork and effective cross-cultural interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated communications and presentation skills.
• Fluency in English and Arabic is required.

Application link: https://fs23.formsite.com/OLJTgx/nwn1mlkcxq/index.html

Application instructions: 

Select the position in which you are interested in applying for, fill out the required information and upload CV. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as interviews will be conducted soon. Please note, due to the volume of applications that we receive and the urgency to fill-up positions only shortlisted applicants will receive notifications on next steps.