Technical Advisor, Urban Development, Mitigation and Adaptation at Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) – Abuja

GIZ is seeking a Technical Advisor for Urban Development, Mitigation and Adaptation in Abuja to help partners prepare climate-resilient urban infrastructure investments and strengthen local climate-action planning.

Key responsibilities

• Identify, shape and support early-stage waste, water, mobility and urban-greening infrastructure projects.
• Assist with pre-feasibility work, investment preparation and engagement with financiers and delivery partners.
• Position urban-climate work with donors, private-sector partners and institutions within the EU Global Gateway investment context.
• Navigate sensitive multi-stakeholder processes and support local authorities in climate-finance readiness and infrastructure investment management.
• Advise on public-private partnerships and engage development finance institutions, private investors and climate funds.
• Select and supervise external consultants and assure the quality of technical advisory outputs.
• Develop capacity-building programmes for urban planners and public institutions and organise technical exchanges between municipalities.
• Integrate gender and climate considerations into participatory, data-led local development and coordinate public, civil-society and private-sector partners.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree at master’s level or equivalent in Urban Planning, Architecture, Environmental Engineering, Geospatial Science, Climate Policy, Sustainable Infrastructure or a related discipline.
• At least five years’ progressively responsible experience in climate mitigation or adaptation, resilient infrastructure and urban project preparation.
• Experience with complex stakeholders, private-capital mobilisation, project finance and the EU Global Gateway agenda in Africa.
• Knowledge of infrastructure project development, feasibility analysis, procurement, safeguards, public-private partnerships and climate-finance mechanisms.
• Capability in GIS, digital urban diagnostics, climate-risk mapping and monitoring, reporting and verification systems.
• Strong project leadership, budgeting, monitoring, technical writing, presentation and intercultural communication.
• Professional English fluency, Microsoft Office 365 proficiency and commitment to gender-sensitive collaboration; GIZ experience and additional languages are advantages.

Salary band

GIZ Salary Band 4 applies to this position.