Team Leader (m/f/d) – Water Wise Communities WASH Papua New Guinea

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a service enterprise for development cooperation with international operations and global experience. Owned by the Federal Republic of Germany, the organisation operates as a private-sector enterprise with a development policy mandate: to make sustainable improvements to the living conditions of people in the countries where we operate. The organisation’s business area - GIZ International Services - is the vehicle for offering GIZ’s services to international clients.

GIZ International Services is currently preparing to bid on the EU funded tender: Water Wise Communities in Papua New Guinea. The official terms of reference with its requirements have not been published yet.

The project’s objective is to contribute to improving health and livelihoods for people through improved access to water supply services in selected district towns in Papua New Guinea, including contributing to Non-Revenue Water (NRW) reduction in the capital city, Port Moresby. This technical assistance is envisioned to support the capacity building of the beneficiary agency, Water PNG (WPNG) to effectively implement and monitor the infrastructure component.

The Team Leader has the overall responsibility for the development and implementation of the work plan within the given contractual budget. He supervises the delivery of planned outputs and outcomes and ensures close coordination and partnership with other components of the programme, concerned DG’s, EUDs in the region and other relevant stakeholders.

Qualifications and skills:

• Master’s degree in business administration, economics, civil or environmental engineering, quantity surveying, contract management or a related field.
• Additional certifications in project management, capacity building or economic topics are advantageous.
• Proven leadership and communication skills, with the ability to manage large-scale, multi-stakeholder projects involving government agencies, international donors, civil society and technical experts, ensuring effective stakeholder engagement throughout the project lifecycle.
• Excellent English expression both orally and in writing.
• In-depth understanding of WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene) development initiatives, particularly in fragile environments with challenging climatic conditions such as Papua New Guinea.
• Sensitivity to and knowledge of Papua New Guinea's economy, culture, and customs.
• Ability to maintain effectiveness in high-risk security environments, particularly in response to the specific security challenges present in Papua New Guinea.

General Professional experience:

• At least 12 years of relevant international experience working in development cooperation, in the context of water supply, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services or related sectors.
• At least 8 years of relevant management experience in a large organization or institution in the water and sanitation sector, focusing on technical and management support to water and wastewater utilities including project management units as well as experience in collaborating with water and wastewater infrastructure components.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in developing and emerging countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
• At least 2 years of professional experience in Papua New Guinea is an asset.

Specific professional experience:

• Proven experience as a Team Leader on at least two long-term technical assistance assignments in the water and wastewater sector funded by the European Union, involving multiple stakeholders (over 24 months), and with a total budget of at least EUR 2,5 million.
• Leadership of at least two WASH sector infrastructure development projects, including development of project specficiations, procurement management and contract delivery oversight/ QA
• At least 8 years of proven experience managing key and short-term experts for service delivery projects in the WASH sector, including the development of monitoring and evaluation frameworks to assess project effectiveness.
• At least 6 years’ professional experience in providing advisory services to water and wastewater service providers related to at least 2 of the following: financial and commercial management, procurement, design of urban water supply schemes, supervision of construction contracts, design and implementation of public awareness campaigns, capacity development.
• Proven experience with the set-up and guidance of project management units.
• Experience with projects with special attention on gender, social inclusion, environment, climate change as well as digital transformation would be an asset.

Port Moresby, PNG

Please note that the European Union has not yet published the detailed Terms of Reference for this project. Therefore, this position's location, timing, tasks, and requirements may be subject to change.

This position is suited to a full-time position.

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