Overview
The Urban Specialist will provide technical support in operational and analytical tasks related to urban development and disaster risk management, focusing on Gabon and the Central African Republic.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide substantive contributions to engagement in Urban Development and Disaster Risk Management.
- Support the supervision of Urban/DRM investment operations.
- Lead or co-lead technical reviews, technical assistance, knowledge sharing, and capacity-building activities.
- Provide operational support to government counterparts and implementing agencies.
- Provide technical and substantive inputs to analytical activities.
- Support team leaders on coordination of stakeholders.
- Support the task team leaders in the management of Trust Fund (TF) activities.
- Contribute to business development in the urban development, DRM, infrastructure, and resilience areas.
Required Experience
- Minimum 5 years of proven experience in the urban, urban drainage/drainage sectors or in a related infrastructure field (either with a government’s authority, contractor(s), design or supervision consultant(s), or development institutions) with demonstrated ability to work on: (a) infrastructure design or planning; (b) civil works contract management and execution; (c) urban development and urban resilience policies; and (c) economic, social, and environmental impact of infrastructure investments.
- Strong civil engineering expertise in urban infrastructure, including urban development works (roads, drainage,, etc.) and/or hydraulic engineering.
- Experience in working either with the World Bank, or on programs financed by other development partners, multilateral or bilateral organizations;
- Work experience in Gabon or CAR and familiarity with the issues and problems of the Urban and Disaster risk management sectors in those countries are desirable;
- Good project management skills, an ability to work effectively on multiple activities simultaneously, strong problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to self-navigate, with minimal support, through complex bureaucratic environments.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master or PhD) in a field relevant to urban development such as urban planning, civil engineering, hydrology or a related field.
