Technical Assistant - Young Professional

Global Water Partnership Central Africa (GWP-CAf) (https://www.gwp.org/en/GWP-Central-Africa/) was established in 2008. Its network consists of 250+ partners. To date, it has contributed to the creation of five CWPs, in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principle and Chad. GWP-CAf is supported by a regional secretariat based in Yaounde, Cameroon.
GWP-CAf works in close collaboration with the other Regional Water Partnerships in Africa, under the leadership of GWP Africa Coordination Unit, based in Pretoria, South Africa. GWP Africa Coordination Unit leads and facilitates GWP engagement at the continental level in Africa.
GWP in Africa is currently embarking in the implementation of the broad-reaching African Water Investment Programme (AIP), in collaboration with the Africa Development Bank, Africa Water Facility, the Africa Union and the African Ministers Council on Water. This is a path-breaking program that will link the ongoing commitments to invest in water infrastructure and institutions to build climate resilient development with the opportunity to transform gender inequalities in decision making, in access to services and in access to economic opportunities. The Africa Water Investment Support Programme: Water, Climate, Development and Gender Equality (AIP-WACDEP-G) builds on AMCOW’s and GWP’s experiences gained over eight years of activities in 16 African countries that successfully linked water challenges and climate agendas for long-term sustainable change (2011-2019).
The program aims to influence country-specific processes for identifying, designing and implementing water infrastructure investments in 18 African countries and 5 river basins. The ultimate goal is to achieve progress in gender equality by shaping investments in climate-resilient water security for 3.6 million people over 6 years, involving projects and programs amounting to about $1 billion investments from government and private sources. It is structured around three main components:
Gender-transformative change for implementation of climate-resilient water investments
Mobilise partnerships and build motivation, capabilities and opportunities for transforming structurally embedded unequal power relations
Agile learning from implementation of local pilots

WACDEP-G implementation kicked off on April 2020. Regional implementation in Central Africa is driven by GWP-CAf.
To effectively and efficiently implement WACDEP-G and support its contribution to the broader AIP agenda, GWP-CAf is recruiting a young professional to provide technical and program management support to the regional secretariat in Yaounde, Cameroon. The Young Professional will work under the direct supervision of the Regional Executive Secretary, and in close collaboration with the incoming Programme Manager for WACDEP-G. Duties will include international travel and representation.
Full job description and requirements are available at https://gwp.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=33
Please note:
Applications are accepted only in English and only through the online application system: https://gwp.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=33 NOT via e-mail.
Interested candidates should prepare and submit a 1-page letter of motivation and maximum 2-page curriculum vitae to GWPO, clearly indicating Application for the position of "Young Professional: Technical Assistant of GWP Central Africa”.
This call for applications is open to any Young Professional below 35 years.
Women candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted after the application deadline.
Professionals with a background from and/or living and working in Asian, African, Eastern European, Latin American, or Middle Eastern countries are encouraged to apply.
GWP offers competitive remuneration as well as an attractive work environment, with flat hierarchies and agile decision-making, and with great opportunities for professional exposure and growth.

Questions can be directed to secretariat@gwpcaf.org
Deadline: 20 July 2020 - midnight Stockholm time