Summary
Date Posted: Monday, September 23, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

  Sanivation has been working in East Africa for the past 5 years developing an innovative model for waste-to-energy sanitation services. We are at the cutting-edge of bringing bankable sanitation infrastructure projects to East Africa. Sanivation partners with national and county governments, water utilities, national regulators, and development finance institutions. Currently recruiting for a Director of Project Development to bring new sanitation projects to financial close.
Requirements: Project finance, asset developer and project developer experience, preferably in energy
Role Overview
The Director of Project Development will lead Sanivation’s replication from prototype to scale and lead the company to focus more on project development. This role will bring together key partners to ensure new sanitation projects achieve financial close.
This role will report directly to the Chief Executing Officer working alongside the Partnerships, Fundraising and Engineering teams to bring new projects to financial close. This role will also work closely with the Business Operations team in transitioning from financial close to construction.
This role has the opportunity to be a key thought leader on shaping how project development in sanitation infrastructure is done for developing markets.

  Job Responsibilities:
Leadership and Strategy
• Lead and advise Sanivation’s project development team and advise on company strategy
• Advise on energy product off take strategy with industrial fuel buyers
• Create engagement strategy with government on renewable fuel products
Project Development
• Lead early and late stage projects at any development stage to reach financial close
• Develop project’s optimal capital structure and – Identify financing barriers and develop creative solutions around them
• Evaluate and help structure pay for success, output based aid, concession, tariff, and joint-venture agreement financing and partnership models.
• Advise on project risk allocation and legal agreements including partnership structures, construction and design contracts, and O&M contracts
Financing & Market
• Support fundraising processes from both private sector investors and development finance institutions
• Build and reviewing bankable project finance models and drafting of investment memorandums
• Conduct market assessment and analysis; including review of integrated resource plans and national renewable energy policies

Job Skills: Not Specified

  Job Qualifications:
• 2+ years of experience at one of the following
• The project finance team of top-tier investment or commercial bank or project finance experience as a strategy consultant
• An asset manager investing in energy or infrastructure
• Experience working with development finance institutions, such as IFC, FMO, AfDB, OPIC, etc, is critical

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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Job application procedure
  Apply for this role now, deadline is September 30th 2019.
To apply send the following to talent@sanivation.com  with the subject “Director of Project Development”:
Cover letter describing why you want this role and why you are best fit for such a position.
Recent CV with list of references
Optional: A portfolio of previous projects of which you have been the Project Developer

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