Programme Manager: Water Reuse (Water Partnerships Office)

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is mandated by the National Water Act, 1998 and Water Services Act

1997 to be responsible for national water resource infrastructure and supporting municipalities with the provision of water

services. To support the implementation of the National Water & Sanitation Masterplan, DWS has designed and

implemented the National Water Partnerships Programme (NWPP) comprising of several sub-programmes within the

water sector that will address specific challenges facing the sector.

The DWS has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the South African Local Government (SALGA) and the

Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to jointly implement the programme. To give effect to the NWPP, the

parties have established the Water Partnerships Office (WPO) which includes the following:

• The development of a standardised programme for the preparation, funding and implementation of projects within the water sector.
• Providing support to municipalities and water boards to prepare, fund and implement projects according to a standardised approach.
• The development of innovative and blended finance funding solutions, that will unlock and enable private sector investment in the water sector.
• Facilitating partnerships with the private sector and other key stakeholders

The role of the Programme Manager: Water Reuse (WR) is to manage the development of a pipeline of municipal WR projects to be prepared, financed and implemented.