Director Of Sanitation

Water and Sanitation Corporation Group Limited (WASAC Group Ltd), through its subsidiary WASAC Utility Limited and WASAC Development, intends to recruit competent and enthusiastic professionals for the position outlined below to support the effective delivery of its mandate.

Location: Headquarters

Reports to: Managing Director, WASAC Development

Nature of Contract: Open Ended Contract

Main Responsibilities 

• Lead the development and implementation of sanitation project goals, objectives.policies and procedures
• Coordinate the implementation of government policy on sustainable sanitation infrastructure development
• Guide and facilitate the development and review of sanitation infrastructure policies, and related issues
• Ensure the sanitation infrastructure team understands the framework of the project, including goals, strategies, and performance measures to key team members and field personnel
• Manage, direct and organize single project activities that involve other stakeholders, including but not limited to securing and maintaining funding sufficient to implement the project
• Advise the WASAC Development MD and management regarding policy development and implementation relative to achieving WASAC Development's mission
• Oversee the end-to-end processes from initial planning, feasibility studies and funding proposals, negotiation for funding and execution, contracting, monitoring and evaluation of sanitation infrastructure projects

• Manage (approve and/or accept technical reports, designs and the completion of projects 
• Oversee process to ensure environmental compliance of sanitation infrastructure intervention, developing environmental mitigation and monitoring plans
• Support coordination and cooperation efforts with sub-contractors and local institutional partners and stakeholders affected by the sanitation projects
• Supervise interventions, provide technical assistance, and align or tailor programming in design, bidding package preparation, and construction management for sanitation infrastructure development
• Ensure all fiscal and legal requirements are met at all designated sites and that all corporate policies are understood and implemented
• Communicate with key stakeholders at regional, national and district levels and establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders
• Lead in the preparation of complex technical and administrative reports and documents to management, board and relevant stakeholder
• Provide leadership, supervision, and direction to ensure high quality standards of all deliverables and work products, offering necessary training as is necessary
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to promote WASAC Group's image
• Cultivate a working environment that promotes teamwork, collaboration, and transparency among work units/departments and across WASAC Group.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned by the CEO of WASAC Group or Managing Director, WASAC Development.

Required Qualification Knowledge And Experience

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Master's degree in Civil Engineering. Sanitary Engineering, Environmental Engineering with at least 10 years' relevant work experience, 3 of which should have been in a managerial role for Manager in a similar organization or busy function OR
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Public Health, with at least 12 years' relevant work experience, 3 of which should have been in a managerial role WASH Training Certificate
• Registered as a Professional Engineer by Institution of Engineers Rwanda.

Documents to be submitted

• Job application letter
• C.V of the candidate
• Copy of Degree (s);
• Copy of ID
• A copy of service certificate (s) a s proof o f related work experience is a MUST.

How to apply

Interested candidates are required to submit their application through the consulting firm contracted to conduct this recruitment on behalf of WASAC Group Ltd via the following link: https://rightseat.rw/careers/ not later than 04/06/2026 at 5:00 PM

Only selected candidates will b e contacted.

Done at Kigali on, May 8 ,2026

Dr. Asaph KABAASHA

Chief Executive Officer-WASAC Group Ltd