Project Preparation Specialist

3 weeks ago

Midrand, South Africa DBSA Full time

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is mandated by the National Water Act, 1998 and Water Services Act
1997 to be responsible for national water resource infrastructure and supporting municipalities with the provision of water
services. To support the implementation of the National Water & Sanitation Masterplan, DWS has designed and
implemented the National Water Partnerships Programme (NWPP) comprising of several sub-programmes within the
water sector that will address specific challenges facing the sector.

The DWS has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the South African Local Government (SALGA) and the
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to jointly implement the programme. To give effect to the NWPP, the
parties have established the Water Partnerships Office (WPO)which includes the following:

- The development of a standardised programme for the preparation, funding and implementation of projects
within the water sector
- Providing support to municipalities and water boards to prepare, fund and implement projects according to a
standardised approach
- The development of innovative and blended finance funding solutions, that will unlock and enable private sector
investment in the water sector
- Facilitating partnerships with the private sector and other key stakeholders

The Project Preparation Specialist will be responsible for the preparation of projects accepted into the project preparation
pipeline. This entails one or more of the following roles: scope or define a project that is in an early preparation phase,
for projects scoped/defined facilitate public bidding for participating in the project and conduct feasibility studies.

**Key Responsibilities**:
1. Technical Outputs.
- Prepare projects in partnership with the Head: WPO, Programme Leads and other relevant stakeholders,

government, project owners/sponsors by:

- Conducting feasibility studies (economic, technical, financial, social, environmental, legal etc.)
- Manage and guide service providers procured to do the preparation of projects to ensure bankable projects

are developed
- Economic cost-benefit analysis if required
- Confirm the development impact of the project and structure accordingly
- Provide innovative and flexible financial structures for (complex) transactions
- Appropriate structuring of the project (project finance or corporate finance) to own, operate and maintain

the project
- Provide support in the selection of WPO project preparation pipeline of priority infrastructure projects by:

- Advising on legal, regulatory and policy compliance requirements
- Providing information on the “products” and programmes the WPO is offering and communicate to

prospective WPO clients in the public and private sectors
- Working with the relevant Programme Leads and consult with municipalities, water boards, SA Government

departments, regional institutions and SOEs (where relevant) and other WPO clients to review master

plans/development plans and present potential bankable projects
- Perform project gap analyses of projects selected to determine level of project preparation required as per

DBSA Project Assessment Tool (PAT).
- Identify sectoral and product experts and specialists required in line with determined project preparation work

required.
- Prepare project appraisal reports for preparation facility and present to the DBSA/WPO decision making

structure for approval.
- Provide terms of reference on outstanding preparation work required to prepare the project for bankability, and

the implementation agreement and monitoring plan.
- Negotiate with sponsors the preparation facility agreement and oversee the implementation of the facility in

accordance with the implementation plan of the preparation facility.
- Oversee disbursements to approved facility agreements.
- Present regular monitor and progress reports as per implementation plan.
- Provide technical support in the procurement of service providers to execute the preparation activities on

projects.
- Provide support to Programme Leads to establish and maintain panels of service providers.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients at global, regional, local levels including businesses, financial

institutions, multilateral partners, and government officials to further develop specific project preparation

opportunities.
- Manage relationships at various levels with the relevant project stakeholders, service providers, partners and

lead promoters, in accordance with the project’s preparation objectives and products.

procedures.
- Communicate continuously with clients/ projects that the WPO has funded with a view to adequately support

the office’s monitoring function
Key measurement of outputs
1. Number and quality of Project Preparation Appraisal Reports (PAR) submitted, approved and committed
2. Number of projects successfully prepared and committed for implementation
3. Disbursements on project preparation facilities
4. Manage

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