Consultant - Sustainable Infrastructure and Green Cities

March 11

Apply Now

Receive Emails with Similar Jobs

E Co.

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

E Co. is an international climate finance and development consultancy, uniquely specialised in the design of low-carbon, climate-resilient projects and programmes. For over 20 years, our team of specialist consultants have been providing technical expertise to help our clients solve climate adaptation and mitigation challenges, by devising projects that have greater impact & funding success. We provide multi-disciplinary and cross-sectoral market assessments, develop strategies and formulate projects to provide long-lasting solutions for the environment and communities across Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia.

Market assessment • Strategy formulation • Project design • Climate change mitigation & adaptation • Programme design

11 - 50 employees

📋 Description

• E Co. is seeking experienced full-time Consultants to join our infrastructure team. • Ideal candidates will have expertise in one or more of the following general sectors within an urban context: transport and mobility, waste, water, WASH, energy, urban planning, industrial manufacturing, urban-agriculture and urban-forestry. • Candidates should have extensive experience in developing and implementing green urban infrastructure solutions, with a track record of contributing to the development of sustainable cities. • Understand and adopt the Consulting Team’s strategic initiatives. • Represent E Co. externally to build and enhance E Co’s reputation. • Contribute to bid development and provide technical support to the bid development team.

🎯 Requirements

• Postgraduate degree – MBA, MA, MSc, PhD in a relevant technical subject is highly desirable • An outstanding academic and career record • Excellent interpersonal skills, empathetic and open • A minimum of 8 years working experience within the infrastructure sector in particular with a focus on sustainable development and/or mitigation and adaptation to climate change • A minimum of 8 years relevant experience in: Green/sustainable cities, preferably with experience in measuring environmental performance and improvements in the development of sustainability plans for cities • Policy-related experience related to local governance, particularly related to urban planning, climate change mitigation and adaptation and environmental policies and regulations • Economics experience in applied cost-benefit analysis and/or related multi-criteria analysis • Finance experience with knowledge of private and public financing on related green-/ and brownfield projects • Relating to the incorporation of environmental, economic, social and gender aspects in the development of green/sustainable city agendas • A minimum of 2-3 years relevant experience working with municipalities in relevant countries relating to urban sustainability and both national and local municipal regulation • A minimum of 2-3 years relevant experience writing strategic policy documents that can be read and understood by a broad audience • A minimum of 2-3 years experience developing strategic plans and supporting the transition to green infrastructure • Expertise in a number of the following areas: Data acquisition and analysis, stakeholder engagement and management, strategy and climate action planning, policy baselining and feasibility assessment, economic and financial analysis, green finance, municipal finance, environmental engineering, geospatial analysis, gender and social safeguarding. • Experience working with the EBRD, WB, EIB and bilateral donors working on green cities and infrastructure related programmes and projects is essential • Experience working with global funds would be an advantage • A positive, resilient, flexible and adaptable “can-do” attitude that can see its way through challenges • Knowledge of, and a keen interest in infrastructure issues and their applicability to developing contexts • Experience supporting business and bid development including contributing to proposals in your sector • Fluency in English highly desirable • Significant relevant experience in MENA, Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and Central Asia region and/or Sub-saharan Africa • Fluency in another language (including Russian, Arabic, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Chinese) • A wide network of contacts in the sustainable and international development sector

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary • Flexible working hours • Remote or hybrid work based on the location • 28 days paid leave per year, increasing with years of service • Extra sickness absence, compassionate, extraordinary life challenges leaves. • Wellbeing cash benefit • Annual educational allowance for professional development • Participant in the annual company retreat • Join a B Corp-certified organisation • Purpose-driven, values-based organisation • Generous maternity and paternity leave, with gradual return to work options