WASH Blended Finance and Investment Manager

About the role

The WASH Blended Finance and Investment Manager will lead World Vision Cambodia’s blended‑finance strategy to expand safe, affordable water services for underserved rural and peri‑urban communities. This role focuses on building a pipeline of financeable investments, negotiating partnerships, and strengthening water operators’ investment readiness.

Key responsibilities

• Implement and refine the rural water blended‑finance strategy, translating it into annual plans, budgets, milestones and financing targets.
• Maintain alignment with WVI WASH plans, operator professionalisation priorities and government sector directions.
• Identify, screen and prioritize financing opportunities with WVI‑C teams and sector stakeholders.
• Build partnerships with financial service providers, VFI/Blue Thread Global Water Fund and ensure financing arrangements are policy‑aligned and legally permissible.
• Design and guide blended‑financing and VGF opportunities for new or improved water access in prioritized villages and households.
• Assess and negotiate financing terms with existing water operators for network expansion, co‑investment and sustainable service delivery.
• Leverage partnerships (CAPRED, Aqua Bridge, UNICEF, SFF) to co‑design and implement financing strategies.
• Recommend appropriate mixes of debt, grants, guarantees, VGF, results‑based financing, technical assistance and contributions.
• Develop and negotiate financing proposals, partnership arrangements and transaction documentation.
• Lead or supervise financial and business‑performance analysis of prioritized water management entities.
• Identify revenue‑generation and cost‑saving measures supported through repayable financing.
• Develop cash‑flow projections, DSCR analysis, downside scenarios, borrowing capacity and tariff/affordability scenarios.
• Support operators to strengthen business plans, investment plans, financial projections and financing applications.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading blended‑finance strategies for water services.
• Strong ability to build and manage partnerships with financial institutions and development funds.
• Expertise in assessing, designing and negotiating blended‑financing and VGF opportunities.
• Solid background in financial analysis, cash‑flow modelling, DSCR and affordability assessments.
• Experience supporting water operators to become investment‑ready and credit‑ready.

Required skills