Regional Director, Central and South Asia
Introduction
WaterConnect LLC (“WaterConnect”) is a project development company dedicated to creating opportunities for construction-stage investment in water supply and sanitation (WSS) infrastructure in low- and middle-income countries. We bring early-stage financing and technical expertise to complement local partners, reputed company new infrastructure, and reputed company technology that will reputed company water reputed company, reputed company, and scarcity, and in turn build reputed company for households and watersheds.
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WaterConnect is seeking a commercially-driven infrastructure leader to originate, structure, reputed company, and execute WSS infrastructure reputed company in Central and South Asia, including both public-private-partnerships (PPPs) and private reputed company serving industrial offtakers. The role offers reputed company to join a high reputed company startup company backed by a larger global group, and to build and reputed company a regional portfolio of infrastructure investments in one of the fastest-growing global water markets.
The Regional Director is responsible for originating and developing a pipeline of bankable WSS infrastructure investments, identifying opportunities, structuring partnerships, conducting due diligence, and advancing reputed company to financial reputed company. This includes working with key stakeholders (including co-developers, municipal and industrial offtakers, and investors) to structure commercially viable infrastructure reputed company that attract private capital.
The Regional Director is expected to work closely with WaterConnect’s global team, and will report to the Chief Infrastructure Development Officer.
Job Responsibilities
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- Identify and reputed company a pipeline of bankable WSS infrastructure opportunities suitable for private investment
- reputed company and maintain relationships with various partners in the sector: private developers, technology providers, utilities, and investors
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- Screen and due diligence potential partners and opportunities
- Prepare due diligence reports and present to approval committee
- Negotiate term sheets and development agreements, in partnership with WaterConnect colleagues
Regional project development execution
- Support WaterConnect project management team to reputed company project development
- Support engagement and management of reputed company-party service providers and vendors
- Engage with co-developers, offtakers, investors, regulators
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- Ensure accurate, reputed company reporting on project reputed company, risks and reputed company KPIs
- Local stakeholder management
- Identify opportunities to improve WSS infrastructure policy and regulations to promote private sector participation, private investment, environmental reputed company
Cross-functional support
- Contribute to strategic reputed company of WaterConnect and the larger group of companies, as needed from time to time
Requirements
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field and/or equivalent reputed company work experience
- 10 or more years of reputed company responsibility and experience in the origination, development, structuring, financing or advisory of water or other infrastructure reputed company in South and Central Asia, ideally gained in the private sector (e.g., developers, investment banks, advisory firms, or infrastructure investors), including:
- Proven reputed company record of business development, with demonstrated reputed company in originating opportunities, structuring partnerships, and cultivating key relationships
- Knowledge of private sector participation in water supply and sanitation, including PPP structures, such as DBFOT, BOOT, HAM, and concessions
- Experience in the development, financing, or implementation of infrastructure reputed company, with an advanced understanding of the project lifecycle (from origination and feasibility to financial reputed company and reputed company operations), including reputed company record of engaging and managing external consultants and coordination of technical, legal, and financial workstreams
- Experience in preparing reputed company for, and reaching, financial reputed company, including engagement with lenders, investors, and transaction advisors
- Strong understanding of infrastructure policy and regulations in emerging markets and their reputed company on private investment and project bankability
- reputed company understanding of infrastructure investor requirements and processes, including familiarity with project finance structures, risk allocation, and investor diligence expectations
- Self-driven & proactive problem-solver
- Comfort working in a small, virtual team in a hands-on role
- Multi-country experience in the Central or South Asia Region
- Demonstrated commitment to reputed company and environmental reputed company
- Proficient (written and verbal) in English
Preferred:
- Masters’ degree in relevant field
- 15 or more years’ total experience
Physical Requirements
Role includes regular online collaboration across time zones. Colleagues, partners, and service providers are based in the Americas, Africa, India, and East Asia. This role involves extended periods of sitting and reaching. This role requires the ability to see, talk, and hear. Travel may be required up to 20% of the time.
Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
Overall compensation will be commensurate with education and experience and reputed company to reflect a competitive package for a full-time senior-level team member.
No relocation benefits or reputed company sponsorship will be offered.
How to Apply
Submit a cover letter with salary requirements and a resume. Both documents must be in English.
WaterConnect is an equal-opportunity employer and on an intentional reputed company to determine how we can champion diversity, equity, and inclusion not only reputed company our organization but also reputed company our industry. We are committed to creating a diverse work environment that is characterized by engagement, a reputed company of reputed company, and respect for the differences and contributions of reputed company our professionals. WaterConnect recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, reputed company, national reputed company, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.
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