• Job Title:  Social Business Lead - Ghana
• Department: WSUP Ghana    
• Reporting to:  Ghana Country Programme Manager (Ghana CPM)
• Duration:  Fixed term contract for 24 months, six-month probationary period, ideally starting, 2015
• Hours:  Monday to Friday, [40hours per week]
• Location:  Accra with frequent travel to Kumasi and potential for two international trips per annum.        

Contacts:                            

Internal

• Country programme manager (Accra)
• Programme Director (UK)         
• Project managers and officers (Accra and Kumasi)
• Design & Innovation, Incubation and Scale Up Teams (UK)
• Water and Sanitation Heads (UK)
• Evaluation, Research and Learning team (UK)

External              

• Local stakeholders and partners, including water utilities, municipal councils, universities and NGOs
• Local and international businesses
• Project managers and officers (Accra and Kumasi)
• Design & Innovation, Incubation and Scale Up Teams (UK)
• Water and Sanitation Heads (UK)
• Evaluation, Research and Learning team (UK)

External              

• Local stakeholders and partners, including water utilities, municipal councils, universities and NGOs
• Local and international businesses

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a visionary social business leader for Ghana with relevant WASH programme implementation experiences in both urban water/sanitation service delivery and social enterprise to lead the business aspects of our programme in Ghana. Reporting to the Ghana CPM and working closely with the WSUP Programmes teams in Accra and Kumasi, s/he will demonstrate passion, entrepreneurial spirit and empathy with WSUP’s aims and values. This is a demanding role that requires a high calibre, dedicated leader with a deep commitment to tackling the issue of global poverty.

ABOUT THE ROLE
We are seeking a visionary social business leader for Ghana with relevant WASH programme implementation experiences in both urban water/sanitation service delivery and social enterprise to lead the business aspects of our programme in Ghana. Reporting to the Ghana CPM and working closely with the WSUP Programmes teams in Accra and Kumasi, s/he will demonstrate passion, entrepreneurial spirit and empathy with WSUP’s aims and values. This is a demanding role that requires a high calibre, dedicated leader with a deep commitment to tackling the issue of global poverty.

Job Purpose 
To act as the lead for supporting the development of WASH-related social enterprises in Ghana as part of our overall country programme. To support the strengthening of internal innovation, learning and entrepreneurship within the country team.

Main Responsibilities

• Support existing small, medium and large private sector players in strengthening their ability to reach low-income customers with safe water and sanitation services;
• In consultation with the WSUP Ghana CPM, lead and/or manage WASH-related market studies and landscape analysis to better understand market challenges and opportunities;
• Build strategic relationships with market players, policy makers, municipal staff, SMEs /micro finance, development partners – with the aim of effecting systemic change in the provision of water and sanitation services by the private sector;
• Design and manage assignments with local and/or international consultants to support private sector involvement in WASH;
• Work in close collaboration with Project Managers in Accra and Kumasi to support them in achieving their project objectives; 
• Support innovation, design, incubation and scaling up of WASH products and / or services, with support from WSUP team of specialist based in the UK;
• Manage activities in the achievement of project milestones ensuring expenditures are within approved budgets and according to local laws;
• Contribute to developing strategic guidelines for programme implementation and country operation;
• Facilitate links to financing sources for private sector players to increase their reach to the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP);
• Identify and manage short term assignments of visiting consultants, interns and/or students;
• Capture and share key learnings/insights from Ghana that influence key stakeholders, with support from the WSUP’s Evaluation, Research and Learning team;
• Lead the promotion of an internal culture of innovation, entrepreneurship, and learning from failure within the Ghana team;
• Represent WSUP at relevant domestic and international conferences;
• Ensure good communications at all times with external contacts; and
• Participate in sector conferences, workshop and working groups and travel as required: up to two trips per year.

Salary
WSUP offers competitive compensation package (gross monthly) from GHC 3,500.00 to GHC 5,000.00 based on relevant experience including other admissible organizational benefits like insurance, gratuity, bonus, leave encashment, etc.