Coordinator (M/F/D) CoMSSA

As a federal company, GIZ supports the Federal Government in achieving its goals in international cooperation for sustainable development. We are looking in Brussels, Belgium for a:

Coordinator for the project (m/f/d) “Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA)”

Location: Brussels

Assignment period: 01.07.2021 30.09.2022

Type of employment: full-time

Application deadline: 06/06/2021

Field of activities

The Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA) initiative supports Sub-Saharan African cities in their fight against climate change and in their efforts to ensure access to clean energy. Under the CoM SSA local governments are invited to make a political commitment to implement climate and energy actions in their communities and agree on a long-term vision to tackle access to energy, climate mitigation and climate adaptation.

CoM SSA supports African cities with these challenges. It aims at scaling-up the initiative’s impact through three pillars:

1) Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans (SEACAP) development

2) Support urban sustainable energy and climate related investments;

3) Promoting city-to-city partnerships and regional cooperation

The programme is implemented by four Member State Organisations (MSOs) the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in cooperation with the French (AFD and Expertise France) and Spanish (AECID) Cooperation Agencies.

YOUR TASKS

The coordinator is part of the Programme Coordination Unit (PCU) that is acting as the secretariat of the steering and technical committees. The tasks of the coordinator include:

Overall coordination

• Responsible for the overall good coordination of the initiative and its coherent communication and visibility;
• Ensure the coordination and communication between the four Members State Organisations (MSOs), the Secretariat and the main funder – The European Commission (DG INTPA);
• Main interlocutor of the CoM SSA initiative for DG INTPA on issues relating to results, processes, and steering;
• Maintain a common document and information exchange node between the Member State Organisations;
• Facilitate exchange of knowledge between MSOs and other implementing partners to improve coherence and quality of delivery;
• Represent the initiative in discussions with other external partners on behalf of the initiative (e.g. GCoM; CEMR, UCLG Africa etc.);
• Support the team leader in contract negotiations and acquisition with DG INTPA;
• Support the development of strategic approaches and the design of the new phase of the initiative in cooperation with all MSOs and the Secretariat.

Narrative reporting of the overall action and support to steering and technical committees

• Coordinate reporting and prepare common documents for the annual and technical meetings as needed;
• Prepare, organise and moderate technical and steering committee meetings of the initiative;
• Maintain a common M&E system for the project for the four MSOs;
• Maintain periodical activity updates, tailored to the underlying steering needs of the European Commission;
• Prepare common documents by combining information from the three different delegation agreements;
• Prepare common templates for reporting and other common documents

Your profile

• Master’s degree in urban studies, political science, social sciences, environmental science, economics, or similar
• At least 5 years’ experience in project management, ideally in the field of international development, climate and/or cities
• Excellent level of English (oral and written), good knowledge of French is an asset;
• Proficiency in MS office and excellent knowledge of Excel or other data management systems
• Experience with multi-partners initiatives;
• An understanding of the role of cities in African development relating to climate change and access to energy
• Flexibility to adapt to a moving environment
• Strong networking, interpersonal and communication skills;
• Experience of working in an intercultural and multinational environment;
• Work permit for Belgium

What we offer

The position will be based in a dynamic and attractive office in Brussels’ European Quarter. We offer a definite contract under Belgian law (PC200) as a full-time position, with a competitive salary, defined on the basis of the level of experience of the selected candidate. The package includes 5 additional holidays per calendar year, lunch vouchers, complementary health insurance in case of hospitalization, subsidy for home-office and subsidy for from/to work transport (public transport or bike).

How to apply

Applicants are asked to submit their updated CV together with a one-page cover letter and in case of non-residency in Belgium their work-permit for Belgium to the attention of Mr. Martin Baltes by E-mail: [email protected] until 6.6.2021

The motivation letter should explain how the candidate fits the position as well as her/his motivation to apply. It should also include the candidate’s yearly gross salary expectations in EURO and when she/he would be available to start the assignment in Brussels.

Please note that we will only consider applications that comply with the required qualifications and skills. Only selected candidates will be contacted and invited for an interview.

Notes

Occasional travel may be required to Germany and/or Sub-Saharan countries.