Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, August 01, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Mott MacDonald is currently positioning for the upcoming Cities and Infrastructure for Growth, “CIG”, is a multi-country DFID programme designed to support inclusive economic growth and job creation. The aim of CiG is to strengthen management of urban, energy, and infrastructure sectors and boost investment and to deliver inclusive economic transformation and growth that is climate resilient and contributes to poverty reduction and economic inclusion of disadvantaged groups, in several regions including West Africa, East Africa, and South Asia. This support will primarily take the form of TA to MDAs involved in (but not limited to) direct planning, financing and delivery of power and other infrastructure; Urban planning and urban development and economic competitiveness; and Mechanisms or transactions involving private sector financing of such projects. The contracts will aim to deliver demand-driven Technical Assistance to government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) at the national and sub-national level; it is also possible that support could be directed towards private sector or non-governmental actors. For Rwanda, the programme will indicatively commence in October 2019. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate, and take positive steps to create an inclusive culture. .

Job Responsibilities:
• Providing high quality technical and strategic guidance and control on the programme, with overall responsibility for delivery of logframe outcomes and oversight of the delivery of outputs by the workstream leads.
• Oversee and manage the core team, plus short-term consultants and additional subcontractors
• Day-to-day relationship management with DFID and MDAs; acting as primary contact between the programme and counterparts in DFID
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with relevant agencies, organisations, programmes, development partners, and the private sector.
• Ensure the uptake and sustainability of technical interventions, supported by targeted training and capacity building as required.
• Monitoring programme activities and budgets to ensure that key deliverables are met and demonstrate value for money.
• Ensure effective dissemination of knowledge, lessons learned, and best practices.
• Supporting the procurement of critical systems to support management in CIG sectors

Job Skills: Not Specified

Job Qualifications:
• Demonstrate significant (at least 15 to 20 years of which 10 years senior leadership) experience of Senior Leadership of teams working in complex programme delivery, in relation to cities and infrastructure development
• Must have significant experience of working with developing country governments, managing stakeholder relationships and of leading high-performing teams in cities, energy, project preparation, finance (PPP), at a minimum in at least one of the areas.
• Significant experience in East Africa with experience in at least in one of Rwanda, Ethiopia, and/or Tanzania.
• Must be a credible individual who can represent DFID priorities and achieve the programme objectives with a multitude of different stakeholders, all with their own interests. (Prior DFID experience in complex projects is preferred)
• Must be able to demonstrate the skills and capabilities required to provide strong leadership for operating a facility in both internal and external facing environments.
• A generalist with experience covering the areas of urban development, energy, financial management and PPP.

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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