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Project Manager (m/f/d) Infrastructure Investment City Climate Finance Gap Fund Bookmark jobadShare jobad
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Job-ID: V000055367 Location: Bonn, Eschborn Assignment period: 10/01/2023 - 11/30/2025 Field: Climate Change, Environment Type of employment: full- or part-time Application deadline: 09/06/2023Job description
Objective of the City Climate Finance Gap Fund, a multi-donor trust fund at the European Investment Bank, is to support cities worldwide to prepare concrete infrastructure investments that contribute to adaptation and/or mitigation of climate change. Sectors of these infrastructure projects mainly include transport, energy, nature-based solutions and waste. There is a relevant lack in local capacities, experience and funds to guide these projects through the high-risk pre-feasibility phase. The GIZ programme โSupport for Project Preparation for Urban Progressโ supports the management of the Gap Fund Technical Secretariat and provides technical assistance (TA) as well as capacity development to the cities and/or other project developers during the pre-feasibility stage. It further closely cooperates with strategic partners along the project preparation cycle, such as city networks and financial intermediaries. The TA activities are implemented request based in low and middle-income countries in Africa, Latin America, (South)Eastern Europe, Asia and the Pacific.
Your tasks
Assessment of requests from cities and/or project promoters for Gap Fund support Define and manage the targeted support and advisory activities with selected cities and/or project promoters, including procurement and management of external consultant services for pre-feasibility studies Targeted outreach and coordination with relevant stakeholders, including banks, donors, city networks and other GIZ programmes Development of targeted regional and sectorial Gap Fund portfolios Development and implementation of Gap Fund Capacity Development measures for cities / project promoters in cooperation with city networks, financial intermediaries and other partners Support to refinement of Gap Fund Technical Secretariat processes Support to knowledge management, products, Gap Fund public relations and communication Contribute to monitoring, reporting, learning and communicationYour profile
University degree in urban development, economics, engineering or equivalent master degree Highly experienced in the assessment and preparation of public sector investment projects, in particular at pre-feasibility stage; experience in preparation of Public Private Partnershipโ is an asset Highly experienced in technical assistance and advisory services for national or subnational stakeholders in developing countries and emerging economies, in particular in Asia and/or Sub-Saharan Afrika Relevant sector expertise on (urban) infrastructure development, in particular waste, energy, adaptation or transport Very experienced in international procurement and contract management, incl. compilation of Terms of Reference, tender and assessment processes Cooperation and/or work experience with (international) financing institutions; working experience with financial intermediaries (e.g. national promotional banks) in developing and emerging economies is considered an asset Efficient and reliable team player, excellent communication and networking skills Commitment, reliability, diplomatic skills, gender competence and intercultural understanding Ability to think and act strategically and analytically Business fluent in German, English and French; further language skills (specifically Spanish and Portuguese) are an assetNotes
This position is suited to a full or a part-time position.
The willingness for frequent business trips is required.
To ensure and further strengthen GIZ's ability to deliver, the willingness to operate in changing conditions in Germany as well as abroad is of high corporate interest.
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