Hybrid Technical Consultant – Project Preparation

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About the role

  • Technical Consultant managing project preparation focused on sustainable development projects in Africa. Collaborating on technical feasibility, design, and fundability of projects.

Responsibilities

  • Technical reviews and validation reports assessing project design, feasibility, and implementation readiness.
  • Structured recommendations to strengthen project design, structure, and alignment with funder priorities.
  • Contributions to project readiness assessments and summary reports prepared with the Lead Consultant.
  • Participation in technical review meetings, working sessions, and pitch preparation activities.
  • Inputs to final documentation and reporting outputs summarizing technical findings and recommendations.
  • Portfolio-level insights and learnings capturing key trends, technical gaps, and lessons drawn from project reviews to inform future preparation and pipeline development.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience conducting technical and feasibility assessments for projects in one or more of the following areas:** **
  • Renewable and clean energy generation (e.g., solar, wind, bioenergy, hydro)** **
  • Green transport and mobility solutions** **
  • Industrial decarbonization and energy efficiency** **
  • Waste management and circular economy initiatives** **
  • Climate-smart agriculture and land-use management** **
  • Community-level infrastructure and livelihood projects** **
  • Skills development and inclusive transition initiatives** **
  • Proven ability to evaluate multi-sector projects and identify technical risks, implementation requirements, and opportunities for improvement.** **
  • Experience contributing to funding proposals, business cases, or investment-readiness assessments for technical projects.** **
  • Understanding of sustainability frameworks, environmental and social safeguards, and local implementation contexts.** **
  • Strong familiarity with technical criteria used by public, private, or philanthropic funders.
  • **Technical Requirements:**
  • Expertise in project design, feasibility assessment, financial structuring, and investment-readiness
  • Strong capabilities in governance assessment and institutional strengthening
  • Familiarity with technical standards and funding criteria relevant to climate and just transition projects
  • Ability to lead, manage documentation, reporting, and performance tracking across multiple workstreams
  • **Other Skills: **
  • Excellent written and verbal communication abilities, with an ability to explain complex technical issues clearly.
  • Strong collaboration skills and openness to multidisciplinary teamwork.
  • Attention to detail, organization, and commitment to quality assurance.
  • Ability to manage deadlines and deliver outputs independently while coordinating with the broader project team

Job title

Technical Consultant – Project Preparation

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

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