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Team Leader: Energy Transition Specialist
Team Leader: Energy Transition Specialist
- South Africa
The proposed Team Leader will:
- Provide overall strategic direction, technical leadership, and managerial oversight of the Technical Assistance Facility.
- Serve as the primary point of contact with the EU Delegation, South African counterparts, and other donors and stakeholders.
- Ensure coordination, coherence, and quality across all workstreams of the Facility, aligning with the objectives of the JET-IP and EU development cooperation frameworks.
- Oversee the preparation and delivery of project outputs and documents such as (but not limited to) including Implementation Strategy, Annual operational work plans, Rolling plans for the deployment of key and non-key experts, M&E Framework, Terms of Reference for experts, Selection of experts and Reports as well as knowledge products, and capacity-building initiatives.
- Manage and support the team of non-key experts, ensuring timely delivery and compliance with EU visibility and communication requirements.
- Ensure that cross-cutting issues such as gender equality, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability are mainstreamed throughout project activities.
Qualifications
Qualifications and Skills:
- At least a Master's degree in energy, climate policy, environmental sciences, economics, public administration, or a directly related field. (In the absence of a Master's degree, a Bachelor's degree and an additional 5 years of relevant professional experience will be accepted.)
- Strong leadership, organisational, and coordination skills, particularly in multi-stakeholder and cross-sectoral environments.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to engage effectively with senior government officials, civil society, and development partners.
- Full professional proficiency in English (written and spoken); Knowledge of local South African languages will be considered an asset.
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