Water, Sanitation, and Solid Waste Lead

DT Global•Ottawa, ON

13d

About The Position

The Water, Sanitation and Solid Waste (WSSW) Lead is responsible for KINETIK’s water, sanitation and solid waste sector portfolio, providing technical leadership and oversight across sector strategy, pipeline development, and delivery. The role leads the identification, development, and progression of a pipeline of sector activities and investments from early-stage opportunity identification and policy alignment through to project preparation, investment readiness, and implementation. The position ensures that WSSW interventions are technically robust, aligned with Government of Indonesia priorities, and structured to support climate-resilient development and financing. The role operates under the strategic and technical direction of the Head of Climate Resilient Development, contributing to the delivery of KINETIK’s broader climate-resilient development portfolio. The Lead works closely with the Financing and Transactions team to ensure sector opportunities are investment-ready and aligned with financing pathways, and with the Policy, Partnerships and Inclusion pillar to support enabling policy and institutional reform. The role engages with government counterparts, development partners, and private sector actors to support sector reform, service delivery improvements, and investment mobilisation across water supply, sanitation, and solid waste management systems.

Requirements

Degree in environmental engineering, water resources, public health, urban infrastructure, or a related field.
Minimum 10 years of experience in water, sanitation, and/or solid waste management, including at senior level.
Demonstrated experience in project development, sector reform, or implementation of infrastructure investments, including progressing concepts toward delivery or financing.
Strong knowledge of Indonesia’s water, sanitation, and solid waste sector, including policy environment, institutional arrangements, and service delivery systems.
Ability to integrate climate and financing considerations into sector design, including understanding of investment structuring and delivery pathways.
Experience working with development finance institutions, multilateral development banks, or climate finance in relation to project preparation or implementation.
Excellent communication skills in English.

Nice To Haves

Postgraduate qualification preferred.
Bahasa Indonesia highly desirable (for international applicants).
Experience with DFAT-funded programs or similar donor-funded initiatives.
Experience with utility reform, including PDAM strengthening or subnational service delivery systems.
Experience in solid waste management systems, including collection, treatment, and resource recovery.
Established networks with GOI agencies and subnational governments in WSSW sectors.

Responsibilities

Providing technical leadership and oversight across sector strategy, pipeline development, and delivery for KINETIK’s water, sanitation and solid waste sector portfolio.
Leading the identification, development, and progression of a pipeline of sector activities and investments from early-stage opportunity identification and policy alignment through to project preparation, investment readiness, and implementation.
Ensuring WSSW interventions are technically robust, aligned with Government of Indonesia priorities, and structured to support climate-resilient development and financing.
Operating under the strategic and technical direction of the Head of Climate Resilient Development, contributing to the delivery of KINETIK’s broader climate-resilient development portfolio.
Working closely with the Financing and Transactions team to ensure sector opportunities are investment-ready and aligned with financing pathways.
Collaborating with the Policy, Partnerships and Inclusion pillar to support enabling policy and institutional reform.
Engaging with government counterparts, development partners, and private sector actors to support sector reform, service delivery improvements, and investment mobilisation across water supply, sanitation, and solid waste management systems.