Regional Director, Africa

divh2Regional Director, Africa/h2pWaterConnect 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, develop new infrastructure, and deploy technology that will impact water access, quality, and scarcity, and in turn build water resilience for households and watersheds./ppWaterConnect partners with infrastructure developers, utilities, engineering firms, and equipment suppliers to co-develop infrastructure projects, bringing them from concept to financial close and construction. With the goal of accelerating the flow of projects, WaterConnect offers project development funding and expertise, particularly in legal and financial structuring, capital raising, climate resilience, and social and environmental impact, to supplement the pre-existing resources of project co-developers. WaterConnect typically pursues projects ranging from $20M capital expenditure and up, with a priority for projects in the $50-100M range. Projects can focus across the water value chain, from bulk supply through treatment, distribution, wastewater treatment, and reuse. WaterConnect coordinates closely with sister organizations, Water.org and WaterEquity, which offer complementary products, including construction-stage project financing./ppWaterConnect is in its second year of operations after spinning off from Water.org in 2024. It represents the latest in a series of innovations by Water.org to catalyze investment into water supply and sanitation in pursuit of achieving access for all, as highlighted by UN Sustainable Development Goal 6./ppThe Regional Director, Africa leads the acquisition and development of WSS infrastructure projects in the Africa region, including both public-private-partnerships (PPP) and private projects serving industrial offtakers. The Regional Director is primarily responsible for leading the identification of WSS infrastructure investment opportunities, due diligence on projects, and negotiation of project development agreements. Working closely with WaterConnects global team, this role will lead and oversee regional project development activities. This role reports to the Chief Infrastructure Development Officer./ppRegional Business Development - pipeline development/pulliIdentify and pursue water supply and sanitation infrastructure project preparation opportunities in the water supply and sanitation sector/liliDevelop and maintain relationships with various partners in the sector: private developers, technology providers, utilities, and investors/li/ulpRegional Portfolio Growth/pulliScreen and due diligence potential partners and opportunities/liliPrepare due diligence reports and present to approval committee/liliNegotiate term sheets and development agreements, in partnership with WaterConnect colleagues/li/ulpRegional Project Development Execution/pulliSupport WaterConnect project management team to oversee project development/liliSupport engagement and management of third-party service providers and vendors/liliEngage with co-developers, offtakers, investors, regulators/li/ulpRegional Portfolio Monitoring and Management/pulliEnsure accurate, timely reporting on project progress, risks and related KPIs/liliLocal stakeholder management/liliIdentify opportunities to improve WSS infrastructure policy and regulations to promote private sector participation, private investment, and climate resilience/li/ulpCross-functional support/pulliContribute to strategic projects of WaterConnect and the larger enterprise, as needed from time to time/li/ul/div