Professional Officer: RISE Africa Community Liaison & Festival Coordinator

The successful candidate must have a strong scientific/technical background in urban development, economics, systems thinking, socio-technical systems, and working at the city and city-region level, while also being able to effectively and creatively communicate technical subjects to diverse audiences. This candidate is expected to (1) build relationships with an existing and growing community of African … Continued

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The successful candidate must have a strong scientific/technical background in urban development, economics, systems thinking, socio-technical systems, and working at the city and city-region level, while also being able to effectively and creatively communicate technical subjects to diverse audiences. This candidate is expected to (1) build relationships with an existing and growing community of African urban changemakers committed to creative, equitable and sustainable development, (2) build partnerships and seek co-funding and sponsorship for RISE Africa activities, and (3) collaboratively curate the thematic areas of the platform and coordinate festival activities.