• Advanced degree (Master, PhD or equivalent) in natural resources management, environmental management or climate change.
•  At least 5 years of professional experience in climate financing with Development Finance Institutions and in the development of bankable projects for nature-based solutions.
•  At least 8 years of professional experience in the water or climate sector, including 4 years of experience each in the development and implementation of strategies and concepts for technical cooperation projects in East Africa Community partner countries.
•  At least 10 years of professional experience working in Sub-Saharan Africa and additionally, at least 5 years of professional experience in other regions of Africa, outside of the East African Community.
•  At least 8 years of experience working on Development Cooperation projects with a regional scope.
•  C1 Level proficiency in both English and French.
•  Excellent communications skills, with the ability to work effectively as part of an intercultural team working with diverse stakeholders.

Our Offer

Whether you join us in a corporate position, as a project delivery colleague, or as an independent contractor driving programme management - at OPM you will find a company that places equal value on excellence and integrity. As a leading international development consulting firm, we strive to enable and empower everyone who works with us to do their best work in an environment that welcomes ambition, creativity and passion for positive change.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

We strongly believe in a fairer distribution of power between all stakeholders, and we commit to reflecting this in our organisational structures and in the design and delivery of our projects. We proactively work to evolve ourselves and our stakeholders to shape inclusive and fair programming, implementation, and policies. Our recruitment and procurement processes reflect our ambition to make the international development sector more diverse and inclusive.