Company Profile

Today, around one billion city-dwellers lack access to safe drinking water, a number the UN estimates will nearly double by 2050 as more and more people are moving to cities for work and other opportunities, most of them ending up living in informal settlements without basic services. Meanwhile the changing climate is making water even more precious. Against this backdrop, our work has never been more vital.

WSUP is a not-for-profit company, expert at improving water and sanitation services for low-income, urban communities. We work alongside utilities, entrepreneurs, and communities to develop and deliver solutions which are affordable for the poor, financially viable for suppliers, and sustainable for the environment.

We were founded in 2005 in the UK, and currently work in seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia (Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, Madagascar, Ghana, Zambia, Bangladesh), supported by a global Secretariat. We are a small organisation, but we have a big impact; since inception we have helped over 40 million people with improved water, sanitation, and hygiene services. And we have ambitions to reach many more www.wsup.com

WSUP’s innovative approach to creating impact is guided by our values, which are the common fundamental beliefs and principles that guide us. All our staff are expected to embody these values in their day-to-day work and interactions. To learn more about our values, please see www.wsup.com/about/work-with-us/.

Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE
WSUP has supported the Ga West Municipal Assembly (GWMA) to develop market-driven models for improving the sanitation situation in the communities but there still remains a huge financing gap. The market-driven approaches not dependent on subsidies are of clear value but not possible to eliminate the financing gap entirely. In order to achieve improved sanitation for low-income communities, there is a need for some sort of on-going public revenue stream. Thus, WSUP works to strengthen GWMA’s capacity to develop systems and mechanisms that will improve their revenue collection efficiency, principally in property rates and business operating licenses, with a commitment to investing a percentage of the additional revenue in the improvement of sanitation services to their residents. 

The Project Officer (Municipal Finance) will support the Project Managers in the provision of project management support to GWMA in the implementation of revenue improvement strategies thereby contributing to the overall WSUP Ghana programme goal. The position will be based at GWMA. 

Job Purpose
The purpose of the post of the Project Officer is to support the Project Manager in the implementation of the Partnership for Advancing Sustainable Sanitation (PASS) under the Ghana WASH Window of the Ghana Netherlands Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme in Ga West, and to provide project management support to Ga West Municipal Assembly (GWMA) in its implementation of the project. The position will be partially based at GWMA.

The post holder will be directly responsible for planning and implementing improved revenue collection at GWMA. The improved revenue collection component seeks to strengthen the GWMA's capacity to develop systems and mechanisms that will improve its revenue collection efficiency, principally through property rates and business operating licenses, with a commitment to investing a percentage of the additional revenue in the improvement of sanitation services to its residents. Inherent in this component is the need to improve the level of citizen’s engagement towards improved accountability, transparency, and the ability to demand for improved services.

Main Responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager in providing project management and monitoring support to the Ga West Municipal Assembly’s (GWMA) Project Delivery & Monitoring Team (PDMT)
• Be responsible for coordinating between project partners as and when necessary.
• Act as liaison between WSUP (Project Lead) and GWMA as well as local and community-based interest groups.
• In close cooperation with GWMA, lead the planning and development of improvements to the existing municipal revenue collection system. 
• In close cooperation with GWMA, work to enhance the accountability and transparency of revenue collection and overall expenditure, and its use through existing mechanisms and channels of citizens’ engagement and complaint/feedback.  .
• Lead planning and implementation of monitoring, documentation and sharing of learning with project partners and stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance of all legal, health, safety and environmental requirements of the project’s activities in accordance to all internal, national and international standards.
• Planning, attending and coordinating meetings and events for the project.
• Ensure donor and WSUP’s visibility in project locations.
• Undertake any other project-related tasks that shall be assigned by Programme Manager.

Salary
WSUP offers competitive compensation package (gross monthly) from GHC2,000.00 to GHC 3,000.00 based on relevant experience including other admissible organizational benefits such as insurance, gratuity, bonus, leave encashment, etc.

APPLICATION DEADLINE
6th May 2016 at 5pm Ghana time.

INTERVIEWS
20th  May 2016

Required Skills or Experience

The essential criteria will be assessed by the following methods: Application (A), Interview (I), Test (T)