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Job description

The Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA) initiative supports cities in their fight against climate change and in their efforts to ensure access to clean energy. Under CoM SSA, cities make political commitments to implement climate and energy actions in their communities and agree on a long-term vision to tackle access to energy, climate mitigation and climate adaptation.

The GIZ CoM SSA team partners with selected cities in Kenya, Cameroon, Nigeria and Ghana to implement priority actions on climate and energy through structured support products. One of these products is the Urban Lab that tackles complex, cross-sectoral urban challenges such as urban flooding or waste management by fostering collaboration among city stakeholders with the aim to co-create solutions together. The other one is the Urban Smart Energy (USE) product that aims to build decentral energy systems in an urban environment on city-owned sites, such as markets or hospitals.

Your tasks

During the internship, the candidate will gain insights into the daily operations of the CoM SSA team and support the development and roll out of its support products, most notably LAB and USE. The position will include the following tasks:

• Contribute to the overall implementation of the project, working directly with the project managers, external experts, and partners. Some of the tasks will include supporting developing standard products for usage in the countries (e.g. questionnaires, developing and managing Excel databases), supporting steering of consultants, and identifying and enabling strategic partnerships.
• Carry out in-depth research on specific topics such as financial models, adaptation projects or climate data collection methods, and present results to the team
• Process datasets from various partner countries and visualize results
• Draft elaborate texts and reports in English
• Support partners and external consultants with various tasks and ensure smooth coordination with them
• Preparation, implementation, and documentation of (online) meetings
• Prepare presentations, visual content
• Ad hoc assignments and administrative support to the CoM SSA team

Your profile

• Academic degree, at least a Bachelor’s certificate, preferably in the area of urban studies, urban planning, economics, and/or finance
• Excellent command of oral and written English, French is an added value
• Prior experience in development cooperation, experience with local administrations/cities is an advantage
• Work experience in developing countries, especially Africa, is a strong asset
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office. Proficiency with advanced Excel is an advantage.
• Process-oriented and structured, with strong attention to detail
• Reliable, creative and self-starting personality
• Very good time management and flexibility
• Strong interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

Notes

As one of the implementing partners of CoM SSA, GIZ is looking for an intern to support the project in its daily activities. The intern will be based in the GIZ Brussels office with other members of the team but will have the opportunity to work closely with CoM SSA team members and partners who are based in various countries in Africa. This internship will provide hands-on experience in project management for development cooperation and climate action, with a unique focus on urban issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. This position is understood as an advanced-level internship, as you will be involved in demanding tasks and will be asked to bring new ideas to the team and project. Please be informed that you are only allowed to apply for this internship, if you are currently enrolled as a student or graduated not longer than six months ago from the start of your internship. Candidates must also hold a Belgian work permit, which in case of non-EU nationality must be uploaded when applying. We pay a monthly stipend of €1.350, - (gross). Please note that the contract will be concluded under Belgian law. GIZ would like to increase the proportion of employees with disability, both in Germany and abroad. Applications from persons with disabilities are most welcome. For further information, please contact Ms Kruti Munot ([email protected])