"The Finance & Donor Coordination Team Lead – NCPMU Readiness Function/ ( LTTA):
The National Conveyor Project Management Unit (NCPMU), established within the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI), serves as the central governance and oversight body for the National Conveyor Project (NCP). Guided by the approved NCPMU management framework (April 2025), the unit manages the full lifecycle of the project under a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) arrangement. Its roles include contract administration, inter-ministerial coordination, compliance monitoring, fiscal and performance oversight, and structured reporting to MWI leadership and the Council of Ministers. Through established decision-making processes, monitoring tools, and advisory support, including the MWI advisor and the independent Engineer, the NCPMU ensures timely, cost-effective implementation aligned with Jordan’s national water security priorities.
On March 4, 2026, the Minister of MWI approved the establishment of the Readiness Function within the NCPMU based on the NCP Readiness Management and Monitoring Framework, prepared by the USG’s Water Efficiency and Conservation (WEC) Activity. The Readiness Function within the NCPMU will oversee the NCP Readiness portfolio, which comprises 11 bulk infrastructure packages essential for receiving, transmitting, and distributing water conveyed through the NCP.
On behalf of the NCPMU, USG’s Water Efficiency and Conservation(WEC) Activity in Jordan, implemented by Tetra Tech International Development (www.tetratech.com/intdev) is currently accepting expressions of interest for a Finance and Donor Coordination Team Lead. This position is a full time position, based in Amman
The Finance & Donor Coordination Team Lead will support the operationalization of the NCPMU Readiness function. The Finance and Donor Coordination team will support WAJ, the utilities, and the MWI’s donor coordination efforts, including providing streamlined updates to financiers, supporting funding negotiations, and providing quality assurance or surge support backstopping to contracting teams within WAJ and the PMUs. The Finance and Donor Coordination Team Lead will function as the primary focal point for donor financing and lenders supporting the Readiness Program and will lead efforts to secure financing for the Readiness Portfolio in collaboration with MOPIC.
POSITION DESCRIPTION / SUMMARY:
The objective of hiring the Finance and Doner Coordination team lead is to establish and operationalize an effective finance and donor/lender coordination function within the Readiness function that enables timely financing follow‑up, systematic tracking of CPs, safeguards, and reporting requirements, and reliable portfolio‑level financial and compliance reporting aligned with readiness bulks and NCP milestones.
DETAILED RESPONSBILITIES:
In addition to serving as the primary focal point for donor/lender coordination and portfolio financing follow up, the team lead is expected to perform and oversee the following key tasks, which are essential to ensuring the successful operationalization of the Readiness function:
Developing finance and donor related SOPs and templates for the Readiness function, including standard reporting packs, documentation and filing protocols, audit requirements, and a practical workflow for CPs and safeguards deliverables tracking across readiness bulks.
Assessing centralized monitoring tools and a GIS‑enabled database with focus on finance and compliance needs inclusion, ensuring that the tools capture financing status, CPs, safeguards deliverables, donor reporting fields, and audit-ready documentation links, and that outputs meet donor/lender requirements.
Overseeing the development and periodic updating of the Capital Investment Plan (CIP) for the Readiness Portfolio, ensuring it integrates financing status, funding sources, implementation capacity considerations, and an annual update mechanism aligned with readiness and NCP milestones.
Supporting PMU/PMD capacity strengthening from a finance/procurement/compliance lens, including identifying bottlenecks affecting disbursement, reporting, safeguards compliance, and audit readiness, and ensuring these are addressed through practical strengthening actions and targeted capacity building.
Supporting emerging readiness unit priorities through targeted technical assessments and oversight of preparatory studies for emerging bulk investments, while facilitating their integration into donor engagement and financing pathways by packaging prefeasibility outputs into fundable concepts and aligning them with readiness prioritization, sequencing, and compliance
Support the recruitment and staffing of the NCPMU readiness function.
Other tasks as defined by the NCPMU director and readiness manager.
LOCATION OF ASSIGNMENT:
This assignment will be conducted across all governorates of the Kingdom, according to the requirement of the project. Transportation may be required as needed.
REPORTING:
In addition to routine coordination with the NCPMU Director and internal collaboration within the Readiness unit/NCPMU, as outlined in the Management and Monitoring Framework, the Finance & Donor Coordination Team Lead will maintain close coordination with WAJ, and the water utilities to track financing status and donor compliance aspects of readiness implementation, including disbursement progress, procurement and reporting requirements, and Conditions Precedent and safeguards deliverables that may affect schedules and interfaces. The Team Lead will provide WEC with monthly coordination progress reports summarizing progress toward Expression of Interest milestones and deliverables, upcoming due deliverables, key risks and bottlenecks (including financing- and schedule-related risks), agreed follow-up actions with implementing entities and donors/lenders, and any required support from WEC to sustain delivery momentum.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Degree in finance, economics, public administration, or related field
At least 15 years of work experience with at least 10 years of experience in financial/commercial management or donor coordination in the public sector or international organizations
Minimum of five years of experience in leadership positions with supervision responsibilities
Experience in financial planning and modelling is an asset.
Strong command in Arabic and English
Assignment will be completed between [May 1, 2026] and [April 30, 2027]
To apply through Akhtaboot &/or ARD.Project.JordanWEC.Recruitment@tetratech.com with a cover letter and current curriculum vitae (CV) in reverse chronological order format. Please list the title of the position in the email subject line
Applications that do not meet the minimum requirements listed above will not be considered. Please ensure that all necessary documents are uploaded, as incomplete applications and/or corrupt files may delay processing of your application or remove you from consideration. No phone calls will be accepted. Deadline for submission of applications is Mar 22, 2026.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and interviews may be conducted before the closing date. Early applications are encouraged.
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