We’re Population Services International (PSI), the world’s leading non‐profit social marketing organization. We work to make it easier for people in the developing world to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire by marketing affordable products and services that range from mosquito nets to contraceptives to HIV testing. We are a $560m enterprise based in Washington, DC, operating in the private and public sectors in more than 65 countries.

Join us!

There are over 9,000 “PSI’ers” around the world. It’s a diverse group of entrepreneurs and professionals with an unusually wide range of backgrounds – from the medical industry to the music business – all with unique skills we bring to the job.

PSI/Ethiopia wants re imagine healthcare, put the consumer at the center, and whenever possible, bring quality care to the front door.  We achieve health impact in Ethiopia by working with both government and private partners and harvesting technology innovation to bring quality care closer to communities, schools, and homes.   We empower consumers by including them in the design of healthcare solutions, offering them more healthcare choices, and helping them to have a voice in influencing national priorities.  We work with all market actors in the health system to understand their needs, designing and delivering solutions so that market systems can sustainably serve consumers for the long term, helping to support the Government of Ethiopia in achieving Universal Health Coverage.

We are looking for a technical person, ideally from the engineering sector, to help the leadership of PSI/Ethiopia WASH team adhere to high standards of technical competence and quality in designing, improving, and promoting WASH-related products, service, and innovations.  The technical advisor has strong communication and project management skills, and the ability to create and review technical specifications that translate into workable implementation solutions for rural and peri-urban communities in Ethiopia.

Sounds like you? Read on!

Your contribution

Under the supervision of WASH Business Development Manager, you will:

• Design and implement new product concepts to the  rural and urban WASH market

• Prototype product concepts on field with consumers and local producers

• Make recommendations on technical appropriateness of proposed design concept

• Provide specification, design, bill of quantity and quality standards for new and existing WASH product concepts

• Develop technical training manuals and guidelines for WASH products

• Support project management related to product design and business model development

• Travel to the field and review technical aspects of new product installation within communities/consumers

• Serve us a technical liaison for communication on technical aspects of WASH products

 Your deliverables

• Technical design bill of quantity  standard and specification

• Review reports with recommendations

• Technical training manual tailored to TOT training

• Prototype new product designs and pilot within users

• Technical quality assessment tools

• Program briefs, learning notes (in English), and other communication products

• Program reports (or sections)

What are we looking for? The basics

• MSc/BSc in Civil/Water Engineering or related fields.

• Minimum 5/7 years of civil engineering experience in WASH, preferably with a development organization.

• Demonstrated experience in technical quality assurance and improvement, with ability to document processes and systems in a digestible way and present them to management and staff.

What would get us excited?

• Proven ability to work collaboratively with teams.

• Strong writing and presentation skills, particularly related to technical and market development topics.

• Previous experience in doing similar work in a development context.

• Fluency in spoken and written English mandatory, proficiency in Amharic is a plus.
• Experience working in Ethiopia is a plus.