VACANCY : USAID/IUWASH PLUS PRODUCT MARKETING SPECIALIST based in Jakarta (JOB CODE: PMS-JKT)
The USAID Indonesia Urban Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
‘Penyehatan Lingkungan Untuk Semua’ (IUWASH PLUS) program is a five-year
initiative designed to assist the Government of Indonesia in increasing access
to water supply and
sanitation services as well as improving key hygiene behaviors among
urban poor and vulnerable populations. Implemented by DAI Global LLC, IUWASH PLUS works
with governmental agencies, the private sector, NGOs, communities and others to
achieve the following “high level” results:
- An increase of one million
people in urban areas with access to improved water supply of which at
least 500,000 are from the poorest 40% of
the population;
and - An increase of 500,000
people in urban areas with access to an improved
sanitation facility and all of whom are from the poorest
40%
of the population.
To ensure that
improvements in access to WASH services are sustained, IUWASH PLUS is guided by
a development hypothesis that focuses on strengthening service delivery systems
so they can more effectively reach the poorest and most vulnerable segments of
the population. In order to achieve this at scale, IUWASH PLUS undertakes
activities through four interrelated components, including: 1) Improving
household WASH services; 2) Strengthening city WASH institutional performance;
3) Strengthening the WASH financing environment; and 4) Advancing national WASH
advocacy, coordination and communication.
To achieve these outcomes IUWASH-PLUS need high caliber incumbent to fill the
position of
PRODUCT
MARKETING SPECIALIST (JOB CODE : PMS-JKT) based in Jakarta
The Specialist will work under the direction of
the National Coordinator Microfinance and BC/Marketing Advisor for the product
and marketing development under project’s Component 1, assists in the strategic
development and execution of product & marketing plan which relate to the
product development based on market-based approach for WASH products, manages
the reporting and dissemination of key all product management and marketing
metrics from national to regional and responsible for:
- Increasing household demand for WASH product
and services;
- Facilitating a robust market for household
WASH products and services to the poorest and most vulnerable; and - Expanding poor-inclusive approaches to
increase WASH service provision.
Responsibilities:
The Product Marketing Specialist will assist
overall Product and Marketing development plans specifically for WASH products.
The responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the following:
- Develop and execute product development and plan
for market-based approach among IUWASH Plus target beneficiaries which in
close coordination with other specialist under Component 3 (Strengthening
the WASH financing environment). - Develop WASH product positioning and
messaging that differentiates IUWASH Plus WASH product among target market
based on customer needs and identify high growth market segments and ways
to address them. - Develop and communicate unique value
proposition of WASH products to BC/Marketing - Develop and manage strategy to drive demand
for WASH products which include product focused communication, marketing
enablement materials - Provide support to regional and national programs
- In conjunction with the IUWASH PLUS M&E
team, develop monitoring tool to regularly reviews and retains marketing
data to assess IUWASH Plus interventions achievement as required by the
IUWASH PLUS Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP)
Deliverables
·
WASH product development
·
WASH product marketing Strategy
·
WASH product marketing Training
·
Input related to the above for IUWASH biweekly, quarterly, annual and
other reports as well as work plans.
·
Accurate data in accordance with the IUWASH PLUS Activity Monitoring
Plan (AMP)
·
Technical reports, articles and other publications related to the
above.
Posting
& Reporting Relationships
The Product Marketing Specialist will be
based in the IUWASH PLUS National Office in
Jakarta, with periodic visits to all IUWASH working locations. S/He can be requested by DAI and/or USAID, to
travel outside Indonesia for official duties.
Qualification
·
At least 5 years of product marketing experience with at least 3 years
in senior level and 1 years’ experience in a customer facing/interaction
experience
·
Advanced degree in business or
marketing
·
Strong analytical, written and communication skills
·
Have extended experiences in consumer and marketing product
development in private sector.
·
Must have basic knowledge on WASH sector and productive poor community
and its buying behavior
·
Able to work independently in limited supervision/facility in his/her
designated areas
·
Excellent team player with a range of people, excellent interpersonal
skills, with experience in community facilitation, training and organizing work
·
Experience in report writing, preferable in English
Expected Start Date: Available immediately
APPLICATION SEND
Interested
applicants are invited to send a complete application with 3 references to IUWASH_plus_recruitment@dai.com before January 20, 2017. Please write the job
CODE in the subject line of the email. We regret that we are unable to
acknowledge receipt of all applications and only shortlisted candidates will be
notified. Early submission is
appreciated.






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