Sr Water & Sanitation Spec. (Waste Water Mgmt)
The mission of the Sustainable Development Department (LCSSD) in the Latin America and Caribbean Region (LCR) is to help the Bank's clients grow in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner that reduces poverty. LCSSD is responsible for: (i) advising LCR Management on long-term development issues in the sectors of LCSSD expertise, and delivering a broad range of high-quality operational and analytical products, primarily in response to demand from Country Management Units (CMUs); (ii) professional development of the LCR staff assigned to the Sustainable Development (SD) Network, including those based in field offices; and (iii) ensuring a proper link with the Sustainable Development Network (SDN) in developing a long-term vision and strategy for SD activities Bank wide and in LCR.
The Latin America and Caribbean Region’s Urban, Water and Disaster Risk Management Unit (LCSUW) within LCSSD operates in the context of the overall Regional mission to improve the quality of people's lives. With over 75 percent of the population living in urban areas, LCR is the most urbanized region of the developing world. Moreover, some 60 percent of the Region's poor live in cities and towns that range from remote Andean and Amazonian municipalities to the sprawling mega-cities of Mexico City and Sao Paulo, two of the world's largest cities. It is estimated that about one third of these urban residents live in slums where they suffer from limited access to basic services such as water supply and sanitation, transportation networks, substandard housing, insecure land tenure arrangements, environmental degradation, and severe social problems, including unemployment, and crime and violence. Urban areas are also the drivers of growth and innovation in the Region and consequently represent both an opportunity and a challenge for sustainable urbanization, achieving the vision of green cities, and poverty reduction. Therefore, it is fair to say that sustainable development in the Region is critically dependent on sustainable urbanization.
Being a region that started its urbanization process much earlier than other developing regions, the experiences and lessons learned from the urbanization process of LCR are considered valuable to other regions that are undergoing a rapid urbanization process. Therefore, drawing lessons learned, sharing experiences and promoting south-south collaboration with other regions is an important agenda for LCSUW.
Against this backdrop, over the years, LCSUW has developed three integrated lines of business: water supply and sanitation (including integrated urban water management, urban water supply and sanitation, waste water management, drainage, capacity building of utilities, rural and peri-urban water supply and sanitation) urban development (including infrastructure and urban environment, solid waste management, housing financing and land development, local economic development and tourism, metropolitan governance and management, slump upgrading and crime & violence prevention); and disaster risk management (including disaster vulnerability reduction/prevention, risk financing such as CAT-DDO and risk insurance, and emergency response/reconstruction post disasters. LCSUW provides our clients services through lending (including SIL and DPL), implementation support (supervision), and advisory, knowledge, and technical assistance. LCSUW works collaboratively with other sector units within the Sustainable Development Department, in addition to working across the Bank networks and with other institutions of the Bank group.
At present, LCSUW has 65 ongoing projects in its portfolio, with a loan/credit value of over US$5.4 billion. The annual new commitment averaged about US$1 billion over the last three years, and the Unit is working on a diverse pipeline with strong innovation and client responsiveness. In FY2011, the Unit delivered 16 new operations worth over US$1.5 billion, and completed 11 pieces of ESW/AAA work. The Unit budget, excluding reimbursable and trust fund sources, is about US$12 million. LCSUW comprises about 55 team members, including ETCs, ETTs, and JPAs.
Due to the recent decisions to reduce the span of control for sector managers Bankwide, LCSUW will be divided into two units, each with a sector manager: (a) Water Supply and Sanitation Unit, and (b) Urban and Disaster Risk Management Unit. The two units are expected to be in place at the beginning of next fiscal year, July 2012. This position will be in the Water Supply and Sanitation Unit.
To support the growing demand from our clients for water services improvement, in particular waste water management, drainage, and flood protection, we are seeking a highly qualified and motivated Senior Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist to lead tasks (projects and analytical work - AAA), support policy dialogue, conceptualize and promote better ways to develop and manage water and waste water services, drainage and flood protection in client countries in an economically efficient, environmentally sustainable, and equitable manner. The suitable candidate will play a key role in advancing the green growth and water services agenda in LCR, including institutional reforms as well as forging stronger linkages with environmental, water resource, and urban management efforts.
Sr Water & Sanitation Spec. (Waste Water Mgmt)
The Latin America and Caribbean Region’s Urban, Water and Disaster Risk Management Unit (LCSUW) within LCSSD operates in the context of the overall Regional mission to improve the quality of people's lives. With over 75 percent of the population living in urban areas, LCR is the most urbanized region of the developing world. Moreover, some 60 percent of the Region's poor live in cities and towns that range from remote Andean and Amazonian municipalities to the sprawling mega-cities of Mexico City and Sao Paulo, two of the world's largest cities. It is estimated that about one third of these urban residents live in slums where they suffer from limited access to basic services such as water supply and sanitation, transportation networks, substandard housing, insecure land tenure arrangements, environmental degradation, and severe social problems, including unemployment, and crime and violence. Urban areas are also the drivers of growth and innovation in the Region and consequently represent both an opportunity and a challenge for sustainable urbanization, achieving the vision of green cities, and poverty reduction. Therefore, it is fair to say that sustainable development in the Region is critically dependent on sustainable urbanization.
Being a region that started its urbanization process much earlier than other developing regions, the experiences and lessons learned from the urbanization process of LCR are considered valuable to other regions that are undergoing a rapid urbanization process. Therefore, drawing lessons learned, sharing experiences and promoting south-south collaboration with other regions is an important agenda for LCSUW.
Against this backdrop, over the years, LCSUW has developed three integrated lines of business: water supply and sanitation (including integrated urban water management, urban water supply and sanitation, waste water management, drainage, capacity building of utilities, rural and peri-urban water supply and sanitation) urban development (including infrastructure and urban environment, solid waste management, housing financing and land development, local economic development and tourism, metropolitan governance and management, slump upgrading and crime & violence prevention); and disaster risk management (including disaster vulnerability reduction/prevention, risk financing such as CAT-DDO and risk insurance, and emergency response/reconstruction post disasters. LCSUW provides our clients services through lending (including SIL and DPL), implementation support (supervision), and advisory, knowledge, and technical assistance. LCSUW works collaboratively with other sector units within the Sustainable Development Department, in addition to working across the Bank networks and with other institutions of the Bank group.
At present, LCSUW has 65 ongoing projects in its portfolio, with a loan/credit value of over US$5.4 billion. The annual new commitment averaged about US$1 billion over the last three years, and the Unit is working on a diverse pipeline with strong innovation and client responsiveness. In FY2011, the Unit delivered 16 new operations worth over US$1.5 billion, and completed 11 pieces of ESW/AAA work. The Unit budget, excluding reimbursable and trust fund sources, is about US$12 million. LCSUW comprises about 55 team members, including ETCs, ETTs, and JPAs.
Due to the recent decisions to reduce the span of control for sector managers Bankwide, LCSUW will be divided into two units, each with a sector manager: (a) Water Supply and Sanitation Unit, and (b) Urban and Disaster Risk Management Unit. The two units are expected to be in place at the beginning of next fiscal year, July 2012. This position will be in the Water Supply and Sanitation Unit.
To support the growing demand from our clients for water services improvement, in particular waste water management, drainage, and flood protection, we are seeking a highly qualified and motivated Senior Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist to lead tasks (projects and analytical work - AAA), support policy dialogue, conceptualize and promote better ways to develop and manage water and waste water services, drainage and flood protection in client countries in an economically efficient, environmentally sustainable, and equitable manner. The suitable candidate will play a key role in advancing the green growth and water services agenda in LCR, including institutional reforms as well as forging stronger linkages with environmental, water resource, and urban management efforts.
Sr Water & Sanitation Spec. (Waste Water Mgmt)
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