Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Team Leader
The team leader will lead and coordinate the implementation of a technical assistance assignment in Côte d'Ivoire focused on improving energy efficiency in public infrastructure and supporting institutional capacity. The position serves as the primary interface with the client, financing partner, and key project stakeholders, ensuring the effective coordination of multidisciplinary teams and the successful delivery of consultancy services.
The assignment supports a donor-funded programme in Côte d'Ivoire aimed at improving energy efficiency and promoting sustainable infrastructure. The programme combines technical assistance, engineering support, procurement, works supervision, and project management for energy efficiency interventions in public infrastructure, while strengthening institutional capacity and contributing to the country's climate and sustainable development objectives.
Responsibilities
The position will require the candidate to have:
Specific experience
- Proven experience in at least 3 similar assignments as Mission Leader, Senior Coordinator, Senior Project Manager, or Team Leader on projects relating to infrastructure, energy, street lighting, public buildings, community facilities, or development.
- Experience in coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience in managing projects involving technical, institutional, administrative, and financial aspects.
- Experience in liaising with public authorities, clients, contractors, consultants, and technical and financial partners.
- Experience on projects funded by donors would be a major asset.
- Good knowledge of project monitoring, reporting, and mission governance procedures would also be a significant advantage.
Technical skills
- Strong leadership, coordination, and team management skills.
- Ability to structure a complex mission and steer the work towards the expected results.
- Strong strategic analysis and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to mediate, prioritize, and make decisions in a multi-stakeholder environment.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to represent the Consultant effectively to stakeholders.
- Strong ability to monitor deadlines, the quality of deliverables, and the overall performance of the project.
- Ability to integrate technical, administrative, financial, environmental, and social considerations into the overall management of the project.
- Proficiency in standard office software and, preferably, project management tools.
Requirements
- A university degree (minimum 5 years of higher education) in engineering, project management, energy, infrastructure, civil engineering, electrical engineering, economics, management, public administration, or any other field deemed equivalent in view of the nature of the assignment.
We Offer
- Full-time position
- Senior level role
- On-site work location in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
About the Company
The assignment supports a donor-funded programme in Côte d'Ivoire aimed at improving energy efficiency and promoting sustainable infrastructure.
Application Details
- Languages: French (native), German (intermediate)
- Application deadline: Thu, 9 Jul 2026 - 12:00
- Duration: 48 months, starting in September 2026