Regional Advisor (m/f) to support the International Water Stewardship Program - IWaSP

Job Description

As a federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development.

For our operations in Kenya/Nairobi, we are looking for a

Regional Advisor (m/f) to support the International Water Stewardship Program - IWaSP

JOB-ID: 26288

Field of activity

In many developing and emerging economies water-related hazards such as floods, droughts, shortages and pollution create increasing economic risks, threatening private sector profits, supply chains and investments. These hazards also negatively impact communities and governments, threatening to stifle socio-economic development. As water is a common pool resource, solutions to its management cannot be addressed by governments alone. Thus,new partnerships among governments, companies and communities must be forged urgently to address these threats effectively. The International Water Stewardship Programme (IWaSP) promotes corporate water stewardship and multi-stakeholder collective action for water security. To assess and manage water risks IWaSP utilizes cutting edge approaches as well as tools for enabling partnerships. IWaSP operates in Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Saint Lucia and Grenada and is expanding to new countries. IWaSP has been operating in Kenya since 2013 and is embedded into the bilateral GIZ Water Programmes.

Your tasks

As a Regional Advisor you will support IWaSP Country Coordinators to mobilise hydropower companies and hydropower investors to join water stewardship partnerships. This will include:

• Technical backstopping for IWaSP country coordinators from identification of hydropower actors to implementation of partnerships
• Carry out risk assessments and develop clear business cases (related to concrete country situations) for the hydropower companies to show need for and benefits of investing in water stewardship partnerships
• Assist and support preparatory talks and negotiations
• Further development of IWaSP service offers in the area of hydropower, nexus and water security
• Conduct studies proving the relevance and impact of water risks on hydropower operations and investments
• Support the IWaSP programme in reporting, monitoring and evaluation of hydropower related programme activities

Your profile

• University degree (Diploma, Master) in a related field
• Proven working experience in the hydropower sector (ideally with hydropower operators)
• Long standing experience of working in the development context of water resources management
• Experience implementing multi-stakeholder partnerships is an advantage
• Sound knowledge of the principles of water stewardship and collective action is a benefit
• Ability to work alone in in a challenging environment
• Willingness to travel frequently for business trips to IWaSP countries
• Written and oral fluency in in English is required, knowledge of German, French or Spanish is an advantage
• Prior work experience in Africa is a benefit
• Experience in working with international cooperating partners is an advantage

Assignment period

As soon as possible - 31.12.2016 (with option for prolongation)

Conditions regarding location

Medical care in Nairobi is available. German and international schools and kindergardens are available.

Our offer

We create prospects for people and with people. As GIZ has an international mandate, we offer a multicultural working environment. We are committed service providers and dedicated professionals, even under difficult circumstances. We take pride in enabling our employees to develop their professional and personal skills. There are plenty of reasons to join our motivated team – ranging from the diverse challenges you will face on a daily basis in one of our 130 partner countries, to the broad scope you will have for shaping your work.

Other information

Regular trips within Kenya and IWaSP countries are required.Please note that we basically can only receive and process applications sent via our e-recruiting system. Should you not be able to do so, please contact the person named in the job advertisement.
GIZ would like to improve its disability inclusion ratio at the workplace and therefore welcomes applications from people with disabilities.If we caught your interest, we are looking forward to your application until 24.04.2016.

Contact department: Gabriele Mueller, ++49 - (0)6196 - 79 - 2164

About the Organization

For more information: Job-ID 26288