EAII Advisors State Industry Consultant, AP

This position is with EAII Advisors, Evidence Action's technical partner in India.

Position Overview  

Job Title: State Industry Consultant

Employment Status: Consultant

Term: 3 months

Position Location: Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh

Number of positions: 1

About the Role

Reporting to the Manager, Government Relations, based in Delhi the State Industry Consultant will be based in Vijayawada, AP to carry out activities related to source, attract, and vet high quality Implementation Contractors who can scale the program. EAII, Evidence Action’s technical partner in India is partnering with Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rural Water Supply Services (RWSS) after completion of our pilot. EAII plans to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) in the next couple months and would like a high-quality Industry Consultant who can ensure that there is high quality, qualified bidders to the RFP. The Implementation Contractor will be responsible for procuring, installing, and maintaining water quality devices across AP.

The Industry Consultant will be responsible for generating leads on high quality bidders to this RFP by engaging with current and past AP, RWSS and relevant AP government officials at state and district levels and engaging with private contractors and local agencies who have executed rural water projects in the state.

Roles & Responsibilities of the position

●        Generate leads of high-quality bidders for application to RFP release for ILC Scale up through secondary and primary research, meetings with private players, government officials and local agencies in AP.

●        Inform strategy about which types of vendors are targeted, providing critical input into vendor suitability for the contract as well as likely interest

●        Engagement with government officials, private players and local agencies to onboard them on technical criteria and guidelines for RFP application

●        Build work plan, maintain tracker and dashboard of high-quality leads of Implementation Contractors

●        Analyze and synthesize data and report on leads to the EAII national team, clearly documenting all engagement and interactions

●        Build program related collaterals and technical documentation for pitch to Implementation Contractors in the state

●        Proactively identify potential bottlenecks and areas of contingency in identifying high quality Implementation Contractors

●        Support technology, vendor, and private sector market landscape mapping across the range of contractors required for programmatic success in AP

●        Serve as a program subject matter expert until more technical teammates come onboard.

●        Lead the event management private player conferences on developing ILC based contractors in Andhra Pradesh

Requirements

Essential Qualifications, Experience, and Competencies

●        B.Plan/B.Tech degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Civil field/ with at least 5-8 years of working experience in rural/urban infrastructural projects with government departments

●        MBA/Master’s degree/PG Diploma in business management/communications is preferred

●        Expert knowledge of local civil engineering/water infrastructure firms in Andhra Pradesh is preferred

●        Experience directly engaging with government officials in Andhra Pradesh in health and/or rural water departments;

●        Experience conducting data analysis using Excel or similar tools;

●        Experience with using Google Sheets, Docs and Slides

●        Well-versed in technical aspects of field projects (e.g. machinery, piping system etc.)

●        Excellent spoken and written English & Hindi knowledge is necessary.

●        Ability to synthesize information clearly and produce good quality written documents within tight deadlines;

●        Ability and willingness to travel within Andhra Pradesh to various districts up to 75% of the time within the state.

Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and that additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time.

Benefits

Compensation:  Competitive and commensurate with the individual's credentials, experience, and previous pay scale. 

About EAII Advisors

EAII Advisors, Evidence Action’s technical partner in India, supports the implementation of the school and Anganwadi-based National Deworming Day program, as well as iron and folic acid supplementation programs, across 11 states by providing technical assistance to applicable state ministries of health, education, and women and child development. Moving forward, EAII Advisors aims to expand its impact by collaborating with more state governments on these existing programs, as well as supporting new public health, water, & nutrition programming.

About Evidence Action

Evidence Action is a global nonprofit organization with an approach distinctive in international development – we exclusively scale interventions that are backed by strong evidence and can be delivered with exceptional cost-effectiveness. Since our founding in 2013, we have reached over 515 million people globally with our interventions. We deliver high impact for every dollar spent, as recognized by GiveWell, The Life You Can Save, and Charity Navigator. 

We do development differently. We take a data-driven approach to identifying, scaling, and continuously improving programs which deliver immense impact, ensuring these solutions measurably improve the lives of millions. Our Deworm the World Program has helped governments in Africa and Asia deliver over 1.8 billion childhood deworming treatments, improving health, education, and incomes. Safe Water Now provides sustained safe water access to over 10 million people in Africa, preventing childhood illness and deaths. 

We drive innovation. Our Accelerator builds the next generation of exceptional programs, taking an approach most similar to a venture capital model. We are ruthless in exiting programs which do not meet our criteria; those that advance deliver outsized impact for millions of people. 

We are global. Across nine countries in Africa and Asia, our 700+ people are united by a tremendous passion for our mission and impact. We are strong because of our diversity of experience, geography, and background – with over 90% of our people in the countries where our impact is focused. 

We have big ambitions. Over the next decade, we’re setting our sights higher: We aim to reach over 600 million people globally to fulfill our vision of a world where hundreds of millions of people in the poorest places have better opportunities and their lives are measurably improved. We believe in bold and urgent action – because poverty doesn’t wait, and neither should we. 

We need great people. Our success to date is due to the collective work of our amazing staff. To achieve our ambitious goals, we are looking for people who share our passion for evidence, cost-effectiveness, and scale. We seek individuals who take an entrepreneurial approach, enjoy tackling hard problems, and have a bias to action and results. If our vision and approach excite you as much as it does us, we invite you to join us. 

About the India Safe Water Team

Evidence Action’s Safe Water Now program provides safe drinking water to over 9 million people across rural Uganda, Malawi, and Kenya. Recent evidence highlights that water treatment may be among the most cost-effective interventions available to save young children's lives, reducing all-cause child mortality by about 25%. The Dispensers for Safe Water (DSW) program - based on research by a Nobel-winning economist - utilizes an innovative and human-centric design to deliver clean water at the source in rural settings, achieving usage rates which are 5x that of comparable interventions. Evidence Action recently launched a next generation technology, In-Line Chlorination (ILC) in Uganda and Malawi, targeting rural, peri-urban, and urban communities, which has the potential to be even more cost-effective. Over the past year, we’ve more than doubled our footprint  in East Africa and are actively exploring opportunities for expansion into new countries. 

In addition to its longstanding work in East Africa, Evidence Action, through its technical partner in India, EAII Advisors, is launching a major technical assistance program to help the government of India reach 17.5 million people with safe water. This complements the Indian government’s effort to bring water access to every household in the country.

All contracting arrangements will be made through EAII Advisors Private Limited. EAII is an equal opportunity employer. Employment at EAII is based solely on an individual's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. EAII does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, caste, creed, colour, religion, gender, origin, disability, marital status, or any other basis protected by law. 

All candidates applying for the position should upload a resume along with a cover letter mentioning current and expected salary. 

We may end this search process earlier than the specified close date in case of exceptional candidates. Due to resource constraints, we will only be able to contact shortlisted candidates.