Advisor on Transboundary Water Management and Investment to be Seconded to the African Union Commission– GV Global Water Security for Resilient Development
About GIZ
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a global service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world. As a public-benefit federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government – in particular the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) – and many public and private sector clients in achieving their objectives in international cooperation in around 120 countries.
Since 2004, GIZ has been a reliable and trusted partner of the African Union (AU) to enhance inclusive growth and sustainable development on the African continent in line with the AU’s Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want. With more than 200 staff, GIZ African Union cooperates with the AU Commission, as well as the AU’s specialised institutions and agencies, such as the Development Agency AUDA-NEPAD, at continental, regional and national level in more than 35 member states. Key areas of engagement include Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention, Governance and Migration, Sustainable Economic Growth and Employment, as well as Health and Social Development.
The global programme ‘Water Security for Resilient Development (SecBlue)’ is part of the GloBe Water Cluster (CoopBlue). Its focuses on strengthening governance structures for improved water security within broad development contexts to allow for more resilient development of countries and regions. Part of the global programme is the continental action ‘Blue Africa‘, funded by the European Union Delegation (EUD) in Addis Ababa.
Blue Africa is a key action of the Team Europe Initiative on Transboundary Water Management in Africa (TEI TWM) and implemented in cooperation with the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) and the African Union Commission (AUC). The main objectives of Blue Africa are strengthening Africa’s continental water governance architecture, stimulating investments in the African water agenda, and the further development of benchmarking and monitoring tools on water security. This continental action forms, together with a second continental action between the EUD and the AUC, the EU programme ‘Blue Africa’.
👉 Open to all nationals of AU member states.
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🗓️ Application deadline: 25 March 2025