Opportunities

ICLEI Africa is actively seeking an exceptionally skilled and highly strategic manager to lead a team of climate change mitigation and sustainable energy experts and project managers in driving action in African cities. Actions that harness the opportunities available to African cities in the fields of: renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable energy access and clean cooking. Underlying all of these actions is the objective of reducing inequalities and ensuring that the transition to sustainable energy is just and fair. This position is well-suited for an individual that is acknowledged as a leader in the fields listed above, while also possessing strong leadership, staff mentoring and business development acumen.

ICLEI CBC is growing, with work areas focussing on expanded advocacy initiatives; continued awareness and training in biodiversity and ecosystem restoration for cities and regions; development of appropriate and customized strategy and policy tools; technical exchanges and technical support for stakeholders on biodiversity, ecosystem restoration and biodiversity finance; design and management of projects and programmes; and expanding the value offerings of CitiesWithNature and RegionsWithNature, including the tracking and reporting functions.

The successful candidate for this role must have experience and a strong technical understanding of biodiversity-related MEAs; project management and building strategic partnerships; be comfortable working at the city, regional and global levels; and be able to effectively and creatively communicate technical subjects to diverse audiences.

ICLEI Africa shares the global mandate in the field of Nature and One Health, areas of significant importance for improving sustainability, equity, dignity and wellbeing. We are hiring a dedicated Senior Professional Officer (SPO) in the field to work closely with the Director: Biodiversity, Nature and Health and ICLEI Deputy Secretary General to grow ICLEI’s portfolio of urban nature and one health work, by establishing and building a new global Cities One Health Center. The tasks of this SPO will be to strengthen our relationships with partners and stakeholders in the nature and one health space, including the WHO, UN-Habitat, the private health sector, key NGOs, networks and research organizations; and to increase the value provided to all levels of subnational governments, including cities, in this field.

ICLEI Africa is seeking a highly skilled and motivated sustainable energy and clean cooking expert to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will work within the Climate Change, Energy and Resilience workstream, supporting and leading initiatives aimed at promoting clean energy, especially clean cooking access within urban environments, contributing to sustainable and healthy communities.

The position is suitable for someone with a strong technical background related to energy access, energy poverty, clean cooking access, climate change mitigation and/or renewable energy finance.

ICLEI Africa is looking for highly-skilled candidates to work within its Sustainable Finance Centre (SFC). The objective of the SFC is to unlock finance for subnational projects and initiatives within Africa. By playing the crucial knowledge broker role, the SFC is ensuring all actors involved in the project development value chain work in an integrated manner and increase the success of local level action. The SFC works across ICLEI Africa’s workstreams – Climate Change, Energy and Resilience; Urban Systems; and Biodiversity, Nature and Health.

ICLEI Africa is actively seeking an exceptionally skilled candidate to collaborate with us in fostering a supportive framework for enhancing climate resilience in African urban areas, while also leveraging climate finance and market-driven interventions. An essential area of focus for the successful candidate will be to facilitate the establishment of favourable conditions that encourage local governments to engage with the private sector, civil society and the academic community in the planning and delivery of sustainable services that bolster coastal resilience and disaster risk reduction (DRR) in cities.

This position is well-suited for an individual with a robust technical background related to climate change resilience, climate change adaptation, coastal management and DRR.