Team Leader

AGRER is looking for a Team Leader based in Accra, Ghana, with missions in West Africa when required, for a period of 4 years, for the project : Support to the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority in its mission to implement effective regulatory mechanisms contributing to the development of a regional electricity market.

An indicative number of 900 man/days is planned for this expertise. 

The profile we are looking for is the following (please notice that knowledge of both French and English is mandatory):

Qualifications and skills
* Education at least at Master Degree level, or equivalent professional experience of 5 years, in one of the following field: Economics/Energy/Engineering/Law/Management or any relevant subject.
* Excellent command and good writing skills in English and in French. ( C1)
* Excellent communicator with good facilitation and negotiation skills.
* Excellent skills and experience in drafting papers/proposals, reports, training materials and guidelines, proven by list of publications and reports (at least 5).

General professional experience
* At least 10 years general professional experience
* At least 3 years of relevant professional experience related to project implementation, policies formulation, public administration management.
* Excellent knowledge of energy policy and international electricity market, especially in the regulatory field, proven by 2 experiences/studies related to these fields
* Previous experience in the ECOWAS institutions and procedures will be considered as an asset.

Specific professional experience
* At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in organizations' efficiency and process and/or capacity building and/or change management, or Public Management or Public Sector Restructuring
* At least one experience in management, as a Team Leader, during at least 2 years.
* At least one experience in building capacities of a regional organization or its member states.
* At least one experience in Monitoring and Evaluation Systems’ development or Resource Mobilization and Financial Management or in procedures and the financing frameworks of EU external actions.
* Working experience in a Developing country, as a resident/long term Technical Assistant and in particular in West Africa, will be considered as an asset.

Interested candidates matching the above criteria should send their CV, in EC format including contactable references, to adriana.vozzi@agrer.com mentioning the reference number 10072 - TL.
Kindly notice that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.