Team Leader for Southern America


Oct 16, 2019 | GOPAInfra
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Qualifications and skills

  • University degree in civil engineering, planning, business management or equivalent;
  • Proven project management skills and experience in interacting at local government level incl. negotiations with regional and municipal authorities;
  • Demonstrated programme management skills and an ability both to manage a team and work well across cultural boundaries;
  • Experience in the development and implementation of multi-sector infrastructure projects (e.g. municipal and social infrastructure, energy and energy efficiency, water and sanitation and transport);
  • Excellent working command of key Microsoft Office tools (particularly excel, word and power point);
  • Fluency in Spanish, and excellent speaking and drafting skills in English are mandatory.

General professional experience

  • Approx. 10 years of related professional experience, out of which approx. 5 years international experience, preferably in international/ donor-funded projects;
  • Experience in supervising infrastructure projects is required;
  • Ideally with experience in reconstruction as well as capacity building;
  • Experience with technical and financial reporting procedures of IFIs is required.

Specific professional experience

  • Professional experience in at least one project in post-disaster and/or post-conflict recovery project, either as IFI or other relevant international organisations’ staff or in a consultant key position;
  • Proven experience in training/capacity building/institutional development;
  • Extensive experience in coordinating procurement, environmental, social and governance standards in projects and/or programmes;
  • Knowledge of WB/ EU/ EIB/ EBRD/ KfW policies, rules and guidelines in the areas of procurement, environment, social and governance would be an advantage;
  • Proven work experience in southern America is considered an advantage.