Consultant type: Individual Consultant

Consultant Location: Home Based

Publication date: 24-Mar-2025

Closing date: 07-Apr-2025

Job family: Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth;

The primary purpose of the assignment is to Support to the CIF Coordination Unit, with the responsibilities; Raise awareness across the Bank and ensure the priority the Bank attaches to gender equality is understood and collectively shared across the departments; Support in coordinating the Bank’s participation in gender-related Energy and Climate Change activities internally and externally; Support the advantageous positioning and influence in Regional Member Countries (RMCs), policy reforms and other related networks with influence on women’s economic empowerment and participation in the AfDB’s engagement with financing for climate change adaptation and mitigation; Contribute to mainstreaming gender targets in country NDC implementation processes in RMCs; Provide support on routine assignments on climate change, and relevant gender-related technical inputs for the proposals/documents being prepared by the department as required; As necessary, undertake field visits and meetings with relevant stakeholders including government officials, development partners, and others, to document best practices; Support in developing mutually reinforcing partnerships within and outside the Bank as related to gender, energy and climate change; Conduct policy analysis and research; Prepare the gender-related events happening under the COPs and major climate change events in which the Bank is involved; Engage with the gender department and with other gender colleagues as required; Engage with the communication specialist for outreach activity; and Undertake any other tasks as assigned by the supervisor in PECG1