C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Recruitment 2021

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Recruitment 2021.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Programme Manager, African Cities for Clean

Responsibilities

• Conduct gap analysis and air quality landscape assessments to identify air quality related needs specific to given cities and work with city staff to identify priority projects and activities to take forward as part of the African Cities for Clean Air Initiative.
• Advise on air quality issues and strategy in the Africa region, including to C40’s Air Quality Director, Technical Lead, and C40’s Regional Director and Deputy Director for Africa.
• Design and coordinate major activities of the African Cities for Clean Air initiative, working with a team of three regional technical advisors, under direction from the Technical Lead for Air Quality and Deputy Regional Director of Implementation.
• Develop a workplan, timelines and other materials to define delivery of capacity building activities and agreed upon projects.
• Manage the delivery of the African Cities for Clean Air technical assistance projects, which consists of projects and activities delivered by contractors in collaboration with city and C40 staff.
• Coordinate technical assistance processes, procurement, and reporting under the African Cities for Clean Air initiative, including budgeting, contracting, and progress monitoring. Carry out all procurement tasks associated with the project, ensuring compliance with C40 policy and liaising with C40’s Finance and Legal teams where necessary.
• Lead on information collection and reporting relevant to the African Cities for Clean Air initiative, including charting progress against key performance indicators and preparing internal and external reports.
• Support the Regions Team (Africa), as needed, in organizing a mayoral-level event focused on air quality in Africa, including related communications activities.
• Assist in preparation of technical workshops related to air quality in African cities, including coordinating participation of C40 member city staff and external organizations.
• Work with C40’s communication teams to produce public-facing documents related to the African Cities for Clean Air initiative, and to devise communications toolkits for use by city staff.
• Organize webinars around topics of interest to participant cities, such as the Clean Air Cities Declaration and relevant technical concepts.
• Facilitate inter-city communication, including meetings, between city staff in the region, around air quality issues and best practices. Includes convening key agencies and staff responsible for air quality actions in the city in training and meetings.
• Create materials (e.g. reports, presentations, etc.) that are used to communicate C40’s air quality work to relevant city staff and organize and facilitate city and regional workshop agendas, webinars, and other convenings.
• Lead capacity-building training in collaboration with C40 and consultant staff, as needed.
• Contribute to the development of knowledge products based on technical assistance projects, including white papers, articles, op-eds and presentations for disseminating project learnings.

Person Specification:

• Project management experience, including creating work plans, managing contractors, and communicating results.
• Strong preference for prior experience in air quality management, particularly in an African or developing country context.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, international organization while balancing multiple projects.
• Preference for experience in planning international events (including both webinars and in-person gatherings) and coordinating international project teams.
• Proactive approach to work, with an interest in taking ownership of crucial tasks and independently managing complex projects.
• Strong preference for experience working in or with city or regional governments in Africa, ideally with technical experience related to developing, implementing, advising on, and/or evaluating municipal policies or programs to improve air quality.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills are essential.
• Strong English is written and verbal communication skills essential. French language skills would be an added bonus.

Other Requirements:

Applicants must already have the right to work in the country where they apply. Moderate travel may be required as part of the role.