Associate, Product Research and Development at Population Services International (PSI)

Responsibilities

What You'll Do

• Contribute to the implementation of the USAID Western Kenya Sanitation Project’s technical activities. Support project deliverables to ensure they are completed on time and in accordance with PSI quality standards.
• The associate will support engineering activities aimed at equipping entrepreneurs with skills on construction of innovative and consumer centered sanitation product technologies.
• Work closely with project partners to provide technical support in the design and construction of newly introduced sanitation facilities.
• Support the design, manufacture, and commercialization efforts of products introduced into the market following development of design briefs to bring transformative products and services to the sanitation and MHM markets.
• He/she will be responsible for supporting the research and development process for creating new prototypes; or redesigning existing products to improve overall transportability, simplify installation, and improve efficiency, desirability, and profitability for service providers.
• Contribute to regular reporting on program activities, including documenting key learnings and guidelines. Support the timely preparation and submission of project technical reports for management and donors' decision-making process. Support synthesis of lessons learnt documentation and dissemination of best practices.
• Undertake regular field monitoring of technical activities to ascertain progress and utilization of resources against the workplan and make timely recommendations for follow-up. Provide inputs to the project's program management team for the development of budgets and budget realignments by project's program management team.
• Embody PSI’s values: Measurement, Pragmatism, Honesty, Trust, Collaboration, and Commitment.
• This is not an exhaustive list of all tasks that an incumbent is expected to perform but is instead a summary of the primary responsibilities and requirements of the job. The incumbent may be asked to perform duties not included above. PSI reserves the right to revise job profiles at any time based on changes to the required job responsibilities.

Qualifications

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree (or international equivalent) in civil engineering or in a related field.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience. Equivalent combination of related education and experience may be substituted.
• Demonstrate basic technical knowledge in relevant technical area.
• Ability to implement technical products and tools.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with internal colleagues. Able to work as a member of a team and independently
• Creative thinker with ability to contribute to technical approach.
• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365. Familiarity with a quantitative or qualitative data analysis program preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proficiency in English (spoken and written) as well as the language of the applicable country and/or region.
• Cultural humility and respect.