Call for international development experts – various locations, fragile countries

Job Description

Join our pool of consultants for opportunities to design programmes funded by the KfW Development Bank in fragile countries.

• Tetra Tech is a key delivery partner for the KfW Development Bank (KfW)’s work in Fragile Contexts. We are looking to expand the pool of consultants we work with to design and implement programmes on behalf of our client.
• Short-term assignments
• Various locations, in particular Middle East, Francophone & Anglophone Africa, Ukraine and Moldova

Tetra Tech International Development is one of the selected providers for KfW Framework Agreement: Consulting Services in Fragile Contexts. Via individual assignments defined and contracted through individual contracts, we provide expertise which can be mobilised at short notice in fragile settings and countries of origin and transit of refugees. In particular, the Framework Agreement focuses on Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, Palestine, Syria, Yemen, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, CEMAC, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, COMIFAC, Côte d’Ivoire, ECOWAS (as institution), Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, IGAD, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Ukraine and Moldova.

KfW has identified five modules that the framework consultants will be asked to deliver during early stages of project preparation:

• Pre-feasibility study (Pre-FS)
• Services related to Environmental and Social Safeguards and Environmental and Social Due Diligence (ESDD)
• Analysis of the Project Executing Agency (PEA)
• Peace and Conflict Analysis (PCA)
• Analysis of Target Groups (ATG) and Project-Affected People (PAP)

These modules will allow KfW to obtain rapid information about potential interventions in various sectors (infrastructure, social sectors, and crisis intervention).

Tetra Tech would like to invite candidates to apply for a pool of consultants potentially available to mobilise for assignments in the following technical areas:

• Water
• Energy
• Transport
• Health
• Education
• Peacebuilding and crisis prevention

To demonstrate our competitive advantage Tetra Tech International Development draws primarily on its pool of thousands of associates to ensure that every bid specifically addresses our Client’s real requirements and guarantees the delivery of best value for money. Successful candidates will be contacted when suitable assignments arise.

Essential:

• At least 5 years of experience in technical areas and/or modules as above
• Knowledge of English and/or French

• Geographic experience

Desirable

• At least Master’s Degree level
• Experience working with the German Financial Cooperation and familiarity with BMZ’s strategic goals

How to Apply

Please send your up-to-date CV in English and/or French by clicking on the ‘apply now’ button.

For further enquiries please contact us at TTIDE.People@tetratech.com and quote the reference number.

Please apply as soon as possible. We will assess applications on a rolling basis and when suitable opportunities arise.

About the Organization

Tetra Tech International Development Europe has a 40-year history in successfully delivering international development projects on behalf of donors around the world, including the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), USIAD, and the European Union (EU). Our people are focused on improving lives by working side by side with local partners to support stability, economic growth, and good governance.

Tetra Tech International Development is part of Tetra Tech, a global family of experts providing international development services in over 13 practice areas in over 100 countries around the world. Tetra Tech serves the major aid markets in the UK and Europe, as well as the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Department of State, Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and multilateral development banks.

Tetra Tech International Development has robust policies and guidelines which exemplify our commitment to safeguarding and technical excellence in gender equality. Our team of dedicated GEDSI advisers work closely with our staff and partners to ensure a context-specific and consistent approach is applied to all our programmes to improve the livelihoods of the world’s most marginalised groups.