Deputy Regional Director of Implementation, Africa
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Employer: C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group |
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Job location: Johannesburg South Africa |
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Apply before: 18 Mar 2021 |
Summary
The Deputy Regional Director of Implementation in Africa will work the Regional Director for Africa and the global C40 Director of Implementation to support the region’s cities in accelerating the implementation of the most impactful climate actions to radically reduce Green House Gas emissions and to safeguard communities from climate hazards such as droughts and flooding. The position, which is funded by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will work closely with teams across C40 as well as other city and climate organisations in the region to ensure cities have access to the most relevant and effective assistance, learning from their peers across other C40 cities, and that mayors are supported in their efforts to bring ambitious climate policies into action delivering effective on-the-ground results.
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Reporting directly to the C40 Regional Director in Africa, more specifically, the Deputy Regional Director of Implementation, Africa will oversee all C40 led delivery programmes in the region and will manage the C40 in-city staff (“City Advisors”) responsible for coordinating the programmes.
The Deputy Regional Director of Implementation in Africa will be supporting C40’s African member cities in their planning, investment mobilisation and implementation of priority climate action to bring down emissions and strengthen resilience in the most climate exposed communities. This includes C40 key focus areas such as supporting cities to build resilience against water related risks and hazards, and to improving access to water resources.
Responsibilities
Support C40’s African member cities in their implementation of key priority actions from their Climate Actions Plans, e.g. by helping them to identify and establish critical partnerships for delivery.
Oversee C40 climate action delivery programmes in the region, with a particular focus on C40’s climate adaptation and Water Safe Cities programmes, supporting cities to build resilience against water related risk and hazards, improve access to clean water and strengthen opportunities in vulnerable urban communities.
Managing the collaboration activities with C40’s delivery partners and organizations in the region to coordinate efforts around its implementation programmes and ensure a streamlined approach in the engagement with participating cities.
Assist C40’s Regional Director in developing and executing strategies to ensure alignment with national and sub-national policies and strategies and synergies with support programmes from other development partners to further accelerate the implementation of city climate actions.
Elicit learnings and best practice examples from implementation processes and provide input to ensuring that this knowledge is exchanged and available in the C40 Knowledge Hub and other relevant platforms for cross learning.
Advise and assist cities in reporting on KPIs, especially those related to the implementation of adaptation and water solutions.
Support the development of partnerships between city and private sector organisations to generate new and innovative solutions, especially those related to adaptation and water action implementation.
Ensure coordination and linkages between C40 Teams including global thematic leads, city diplomacy, financing, etc. towards a unified and coordinated city support strategy
Advise and assist the relevant C40 teams in further developing and delivering C40’s accelerated implementation programme –with an emphasis on C40 cities in Africa.
Advice C40 on its development of its regional adaptation and water safe cities priority action programs to catalyse C40 city activities to accelerate the implementation of the most impactful climate and water solutions.
Where relevant, support the C40 Regional Director in liaising with Embassies of Denmark in the C40 member city countries and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Line manage implementation/delivery staff based in the region, including C40 City Advisers, where required.
Person Specification:
Extensive background in design, development, management and monitoring of urban implementation programmes/ projects in Global South countries (preferably Africa).
The candidate should demonstrate an understanding of both the challenges and the opportunities of implementing ambitious climate action and their economic, social and health co-benefit as well as climate risks and hazards.
Experience of working with city administrations and on creating results within political organisations.
Experience with public-private partnerships is an advantage, e.g. designing innovative co-financing models, managing public tenders and innovative approaches to leverage private financing such as results-based financing, impact procurement, etc. Demonstrated understanding of the context of cities in the Global South including the cooperation with multilateral and bilateral development partners.
Familiarity with the global climate change agenda as well as the relevant Sustainable Development Goals (particularly SDG 11, 13, and 8).
Knowledge of international development cooperation policy and experience from multilateral aid agencies would be considered an advantage.
Familiarity with implementation support by multilateral/bilateral development institutions engaged in urban climate action in Africa will be a strong advantage.
Excellent inter-personal relationship management skills in inter-cultural settings.
Excellent project management skills and technical and report writing skills.
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