Key Expert 3: Environmental expert

Qualifications and skills:

1) Educational Qualifications required: Masters in any one of the following fields: Environmental Studies, Urban Development.

2) In place of the master’s, 5 years additional professional work experience will be required in addition to a bachelor’s degree.

3) Fluency in English,

4) Proven knowledge of the South African legislative environment in the local government would be an added advantage.

5) At least 6 years working experience in the drafting and implementation of plans that have a focus on Climate-resilient and sustainable urban environment or Renewable Energies or Disaster risk reduction mechanisms or resilience enhancing mechanisms.  

6) At least 1 experience as long-term expert working with development financial institutions on projects that have to do with either water, energy, sustainable waste management or sanitation from concept stage to bankability.

7) At least 1 experience implementing an environmental project that had a gender, social inclusion and stakeholder engagement focus in a lower/middle income country similar to South Africai.

8) At least 1 experience as short-term expert for at least 12 months in implementation of a project that is either solid waste disposal and treatment installations or Water supply and sanitation networks or Renewable Energies in a lower/middle income country similar to South Africa.

The interested candidates are invited to submit their CVs in English no later than 20th of June 2026!