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20

Years of
experience

Professional Bio:

Amanda is a seasoned leader with two decades of experience managing people and investments in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), water resource management (WRM), water for agriculture, energy, financing, and governance across sub-Saharan Africa. She has driven impactful portfolio transformations at both headquarters and field levels, delivering results through optimized service delivery, innovative financing—from communities to large-scale institutions—market systems strengthening, and integrated design and decision-making aligned with strategic business and government objectives.

Amanda brings a powerful blend of technical acumen and managerial expertise that empowers teams and delivers data-driven solutions with measurable financial, household, and institutional impact.

Skills & Expertise:

Program/Project Management; Grants Management; Policy Development; Localization / Capacity Strengthening; Proposal Writing; Stakeholder Engagement; Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH); Private Sector Engagement; Strategic Planning; Agriculture & Food Security; Infrastructure / Energy; Climate & Resilience; Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)

Sectors of Work:

International Development; Public Health; Economic Growth

Languages Spoken:

English, Swahili, German

Water and Sanitation Investment & Governance Specialist
Amanda Robertson
Water and Sanitation Investment & Governance Specialist

Former USAID Manager with 20 years of WASH Experience

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