Job Summary:

We are seeking a Finance and Economic Analysis expert to provide practical training and consultancy services in financial modelling, economic analysis, lifecycle costing, viability-gap analysis, subsidy design, and results-based financing. The successful candidate will support decision-makers to understand and apply robust financial and economic tools in water-service delivery and development programmes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver practical training on financial and economic analysis for service-delivery systems.
• Develop learning exercises on lifecycle-cost models, viability-gap analysis and subsidy design.
• Facilitate sessions on financial modelling, results-based financing and PPP-related financial considerations.
• Guide participants through applied case studies and analytical scenarios.
• Provide technical input to consultancy proposals, reports and financial/economic models.
• Support stakeholder workshops and decision-making sessions on financing and service sustainability.
• Keep training content current with emerging approaches to infrastructure and public-service financing.

Minimum Qualifications and Professional Experience:

Academic Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
• Registration with a relevant professional body and good standing, where applicable.

Professional Experience

• At least 10 years of experience in economic and financial modelling of water-supply service delivery systems in developing countries.
• Specific experience in lifecycle-cost and viability-gap models and subsidy design.
• Experience in results-based financing and/or public-private partnerships (PPP).

Technical Competencies

• Financial and economic modelling; lifecycle costing; viability-gap analysis; subsidy design; results-based financing; PPP; service-delivery economics.

Key Skills and Attributes

• Advanced analytical and quantitative reasoning.
• Excellent financial modelling and presentation skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commercial awareness.
• Ability to simplify complex financial concepts for diverse audiences.
• Strong report-writing, facilitation and stakeholder-management skills.

Training & Facilitation Experience

• Proven experience as a consultant trainer, facilitator, technical adviser, or subject-matter expert.
• Demonstrated ability to translate technical and professional concepts into practical, participant-centred learning.
• Training of Trainers (ToT) certification is an added advantage.
• Strong understanding of adult learning methodologies and competency-based facilitation.

Consultancy Role Focus:

Provide specialist training and advisory support on economic and financial models that underpin sustainable water-service delivery and development programmes.

Mode of Engagement:

Successful candidates will be engaged as external consultant trainers on a need basis. Assignments may involve training delivery, technical advisory support, curriculum/content development, workshops, facilitation, and related consultancy services. Further details, including assignment scope, duration, and professional fees, will be provided during the initial engagement meeting.

• Design and deliver practical training on financial and economic analysis for service-delivery systems.
• Develop learning exercises on lifecycle-cost models, viability-gap analysis and subsidy design.
• Facilitate sessions on financial modelling, results-based financing and PPP-related financial considerations.
• Guide participants through applied case studies and analytical scenarios.
• Provide technical input to consultancy proposals, reports and financial/economic models.
• Support stakeholder workshops and decision-making sessions on financing and service sustainability.
• Keep training content current with emerging approaches to infrastructure and public-service financing.

• Advanced analytical and quantitative reasoning.
• Excellent financial modelling and presentation skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commercial awareness.
• Ability to simplify complex financial concepts for diverse audiences.
• Strong report-writing, facilitation and stakeholder-management skills.

• Degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
• Registration with a relevant professional body and good standing, where applicable.
• At least 10 years of experience in economic and financial modelling of water-supply service delivery systems in developing countries.
• Specific experience in lifecycle-cost and viability-gap models and subsidy design.
• Experience in results-based financing and/or public-private partnerships (PPP).
• Financial and economic modelling; lifecycle costing; viability-gap analysis; subsidy design; results-based financing; PPP; service-delivery economics.
• Proven experience as a consultant trainer, facilitator, technical adviser, or subject-matter expert.
• Demonstrated ability to translate technical and professional concepts into practical, participant-centred learning.
• Training of Trainers (ToT) certification is an added advantage.
• Strong understanding of adult learning methodologies and competency-based facilitation.