MWANZA URBAN WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION AUTHORITY
(MWAUWASA)
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Mwanza Urban Water and Sanitation Authority (MWAUWASA) is one of the competitively best Authorities
in the Tanzanian water sector supplying clean and safe water and efficient sewerage services for the
residents of Mwanza City and its suburbs. The Authority is hereby inviting applications from suitably
qualified and experienced dynamic and motivated Tanzanians to fill the understated vacancies that
currently exist in the Authority:
1: SALES ASSISTANT III/I (20 Posts)
Responsible to
:
Sales Supervisor
Subordinates
:
None
Salary scale
:
MWAUWASA’s Salary Scale of MAS 3
Required minimum qualifications:
Possession of Certificate of Secondary Education (Form IV) or Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education
(Form VI); Should not be aged above 40 years; Experience in water meter reading; Possession of a Trade
Test III or Level One certificate in pipe fitting and plumbing from VETA or other recognized Training
Institute, or Certificate in any Business or Social Science studies is added advantage; and possession of
Driving License with at least class ‘A’ (Motorcycle Driving License) is added advantage.
Duties and responsibilities:
• Ensure that he/she is shown and investigates to know the location in a sales territory of all new water
connections and identify them for reading.
• Visits customers in his/her sales territory and investigates to ascertain actual customer’s water
consumption as against what is registered by the meter.
• Correctly and accurately reads meters of all customers in his/her sales territory and accounts for the
same.
• Verifies the correctness of readings in the system meter list against his/her records before billing.
• Ensures bills are physically or electronically (by sms) delivered to all customers in his/her sales territory
• Timely reports water supply irregularities, meter and metering problems including water distribution
faults, distribution system being contaminated by customer service lines, unauthorized water connections
and water pipe leaks.
• Ensures that all water debts from customers found in his/her sales territory are paid in time.
• Implements water service disconnection or reconnection for customers as directed by his/her Supervisor.
• Any other duties as assigned by his/her Supervisors/Superiors.
2: WATER ARTISAN - III (10 Posts)
Responsible to
:
Zone Water Network Operation Supervisor
Subordinates
:
None
Salary scale
:
MWAUWASA’s Salary Scale of MAS 3
Required minimum qualifications:
Possession of Certificate of secondary education (Form IV) or Advanced certificate of secondary education
(Form VI). Possession of a Trade Test III or level one certificate in Pipe Fitting and Plumbing from VETA or
recognized Training Institute; Age limit is 40 years. Experience in water works from water utilities or similar
organizations is added advantage
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Duties and responsibilities:
• Detects and attends all physical leakage in his/her territory (DMAs) timely and at reasonable cost
• Investigates, reports to his/her seniors and rectifies water supply bypasses, meter tempering and
unmetered customers in his/her territory (DMAs)
• Investigates and replaces frequently leaking aged pipes
• Maintains quality of pipe materials and fittings together with workmanship in excavating, laying pipes and
backfilling
• Suggests to supervisor, division of his/her territory into small manageable areas and divides when
approved in order to determine areas with critical/chronic problems and find solutions
• Participants fully in emergency work, day and night patrols whenever required by supervisor
• Persuades potential customers to connect to existing old and new water distribution lines
• Connects water supply to relevant new customers in time
• Takes coordinates of the location of new customers by GPS and accounts for the same
• Ensure all new customers connected to water supply are timely shown to relevant Sales Assistants
• Inspects water network in his/her territory and reports on unusual water availability and unclean water.
• Flashes relevant water main line through washout when instructed by supervisor
• Ensures even distribution of water supply in the territory
• Any other duties as assigned by his/her supervisor/superiors.
3: GENERAL INFORMATION APLICABLE TO THESE POSTS
The Appointing Authority for the advertised vacancies is the Management. Successful applicants will be
employed on contract of an unspecified period of time.
Result Slips, Leaving Certificates alone without academic Certificates of Secondary Education will not be
accepted.
4: MODE OF APPLICATION
Apply in handwriting, stating the post you desire, enclosing a detailed CV, copies of relevant certificates and
2 letters from 2 referees; telephone numbers and email addresses so as to reach the undersigned not later
than Friday 27th March 2015. MWAUWASA is an equal opportunity employer, Women are encouraged to
apply. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
Application should be sent to MWAUWASA as registered mail, by EMS or DHL using the address below.
MANAGING DIRECTOR,
MWANZA URBAN WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION AUTHORITY,
MAKAONGORO ROAD,
P.O. BOX 317,
MWANZA
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