Key Expert 1 - Team Leader

The purpose of this contract is provision of technical assistance to improve policy and regulatory environment and institutional framework for stimulation of innovative technical and financing models for sustainable infrastructure development within all three spheres of government in South Africa – national, provincial and local. The contractor is deliver practical and effective technical assistance to support the realisation of three main Expected Outputs of the programme (EO) 1 – 3.
EO 1: Improved policy, strategy and regulatory framework, including the analytical - evidence base for sustainable infrastructure delivery;
EO 2: Enhanced capacities, training programmes and expertise resources for evidence-based planning and implementation of innovative financing strategies and environmentally friendly, sustainable and resilient infrastructure;
EO 3: Improved coordination, planning, implementation and accountability mechanisms for infrastructure delivery and alignment with NDP and Agenda 2030.

Qualifications required:
A completed Master’s degree awarded in development economics, development or infrastructure finance, engineering, business administration or in any related field with over 15 years experience. OR in the absence of a Master’s degree academic level, a Bachelor’s academic level in economics, business administration or in any related field with 20 years’ experience of general professional experience instead of 15.

Professional experience required:
General professional experience: • Professional experience of at least 15 years in the infrastructure or related sectors. • At least more than 10 years of experience working with government (including SOEs) and the private sector. • At least more than 10 years of experience in training, facilitation or organisation of learning programmes would be an added advantage. Specific professional experience: • At least 15 years of experience in leading projects teams and managing multi-component infrastructure-related projects; • At least 15 years of experience in the policy or regulatory environment, developing policies, standards, frameworks or guidelines in the emerging market/ developing country public sector; • At least 15 years of experience in the preparation of key technical documentation such as feasibility studies and/or cost-benefit analysis and/or technical project designs for infrastructure projects; • Experience in sustainable or green infrastructure would be considered as advantageous; • Experience in preparation of EU or another international donor technical documentation and/or reporting would be advantageous.