National Consultant WASH Finance Experts

UNICEF Indonesia seeks to establish a roster of qualified WASH Financing Experts to provide technical support on WASH sector financing initiatives, including developing financing strategies, models, and investment pipelines to support sustainable and equitable WASH services.

Responsibilities

• Develop national or subnational WASH financing strategies and investment frameworks.
• Develop financing models for water utilities, sanitation service providers and WASH small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
• Support tariff and cost-recovery reforms, improved revenue collection, and stronger regulatory and institutional frameworks.
• Assess and develop options for PPPs, blended finance, commercial financing and climate financing and other innovative financing mechanisms.
• Support development of bankable WASH investment pipelines.
• Develop policy briefs, investment cases, financing roadmaps and advocacy products.
• Support consultations, policy dialogue and capacity development with government and sector partners.
• Provide other specialized technical assistance related to WASH financing.

Requirements

• An advanced university degree (Masters) in economics, finance, public finance, development finance, business administration, public policy, engineering, water and sanitation, environmental economics, development studies, or another relevant field.
• Alternatively, a bachelor’s degree combined with extensive relevant professional experience may be considered.
• At least seven (7) years of relevant experience, with a strong understanding of WASH sector financing in Indonesia.
• Previous experience with UNICEF, UN agencies, development banks or international development organizations is desirable.

Skills

• WASH Sector Financing
• Development Finance
• Public Finance
• Financial Strategy Development
• Investment Pipeline Development
• WASH Services Sustainability
• Economic Analysis
• Water and Sanitation Engineering
• Environmental Economics
• Policy Analysis
• Technical Support in WASH
• International development finance
• UNICEF Rules and Procedures
• Development Bank Engagement
• WASH Financing Models