Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Description
Project Title: Feasibility and design (identification and formulation) study of a regional Action to promote and invest in Circular Economy in the Eastern, Southern Africa and Indian Ocean (ESA-IO) region

Specific Objectives:
The overall objective of this assignment is to support the European Union Delegation to Zambia and COMESA in the identification and formulation of a regional initiative to promote and invest in Circular Economy in the ESA region.
The Specific objectives are: 1. To undertake a comprehensive scoping analysis of CE activities in selected ESA countries and establish potential interventions from a regional perspective.
2. To critically analyse the various existing national and regional policies in selected countries in the region to ascertain their relevance, gaps and recommend strengthening the existing ones based on country assessments.
3. To strengthen cooperation between the EU and the ESA region to enhance policy dialogue and exchanges on CE related matters, either through new or existing platforms.
4. To design an Action Document for the regional Action to promote and invest in Circular Economy in the ESA region

Expert Profile Category II
Qualifications and skills required: At least a taught Master’s degree (or equivalent), in any of the following subjects: economics, environmental engineering, environmental science, environmental management, geography or sustainability or any other area, which is directly linked to CE. Or, in its absence, at least a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent), in any of the above subjects and three years of additional general professional experience in addition to that specified below (minimum requirement).
General professional experience: At least 6 years of professional experience in areas directly related to CE , such as; environmental management, sustainable resource management, green economy (including sustainable and resource efficient design, production and consumption), solid waste management, or green private sector development etc. (minimum requirement) preferably in sub Saharan Africa (SSA) (preferred).
Specific professional experience: - Experience with at least three project or programme identification or formulation missions for co-operating partners (minimum requirement), preferably with the EU (preferred).
• Experience with donor cooperation financing procedures, modalities and funding mechanisms (minimum requirement), particularly in establishing donor funded grant schemes to the private sector using innovative approaches (i.e. risk-sharing, financial guarantees etc.) (preferred).
• At least 5 years of experience with multilateral financing mechanisms in the circular or green economy at a global level (preferred).
Language skills:
• Fluency in both, oral and written English to a C1 level of proficiency
• French would be an advantage (preferred).

Location and Duration:
Location: Zambia
Indicative Starting Date: Beginning of January 2022
Indicative Ending Date: September 2022
Indicative number of working days: 165

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 72

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
If interested, please submit your CV to Ms Paola Fontanilles at pf@alanetglobal.com according to the following guidelines:
• The CV must be in English according to the EC format in Word with 10 pages maximum
• Include a reference person and his/her contact information for the past 3 years of professional experience
• Include the months and the years in past experience
• Please bold the items most relevant to this project
Please note that only the selected candidates will be contacted.
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