Project description

Enabel takes the lead in implementing the Team Europe Initiative called “Opportunity-Driven Skills and Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Africa” (OP-VET), jointly co-financed by the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). 

For its implementation Enabel works together with Expertise France (EF), The Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI, through a direct grant with Enabel) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). 

The Overall Objective of the TEI OP-VET is to improve skills and VET provisions in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by addressing the skills needs of the EU Global Gateway and other flagship initiatives, while enhancing the employability of women and men in SSA. The Specific Objective (outcome) is to orient skills and VET interventions towards decent employment opportunities in selected sectors and value chains under Africa-Europe investment initiatives. The project is structured around three main pillars, with Pillar 1 focusing on the Technical Assistance Facilily.

Job description

Description of Lot 2: Expert in Skills and Jobs for a Green and Circular Economy Enabel needs experts that can promote skills and employment within the green and circular economy. In a green and circular economy, needs are met while minimizing the use of resources (materials and energy) and reducing waste production. The skills required for the green and circular transition can be divided into two key areas: 

- Core Transversal Skills: skills to support the adoption of green and circular principles across sectors (CE principles, systemic thinking to understand the Framework Agreement – Services - Opportunity-driven Skills (VET) and Employment (BEL23001-10029) interconnection of economic, environmental, and social systems, skills to design and implement innovative business models that align with circular practices, such as product-as-a-service or closed-loop systems, eco-design principles, etc.). 

- Sector-Specific Skills: These are necessary to execute circular business and will vary depending on country’s focus areas. It can go from skills in renewable energy, waste management and recycling to skills in sustainable agriculture, eco-construction, sustainable urban development, sustainable mobility, manufacturing and eco-design of products (to create products with longer life cycles, develop closed-loop supply chains and reinforce remanufacturing, refurbishment and repair skills), etc. 

These experts will help advance Africa’s green and circular transition by developing training programs and job opportunities in key areas such as renewable energy, waste management and recycling, eco-design of products and services, sustainable mobility, green spatial planning, and advanced green technologies, among others

Qualifications

• Understanding of the green and circular economy, and VET & employment systems, actors, policies, and practices in this context
• Knowledge of green jobs, including job profiling and curricula development, integrating individuals into green businesses, creating new green jobs, or greening current jobs by improving practices in terms of resource efficiency and clean production
• Knowledge of the energy sector in SSA, with specific expertise in renewable energy, low-carbon technologies, recycling and applications of green hydrogen, related value chains and specific skilling and employment dynamics
• Understanding of demand and opportunity-driven approaches for VET i.e. considering concrete employment opportunities as the starting point for VET/skills development considered an asset
• Expertise in the field of the green and circular economy has been acquired in a long-term position (3 years) and/or in the context of two long term missions and/or eight short term missions (>15 days)
• Experience in field of (opportunity-driven) VET and employment promotion by providing advice, tools and fostering collaborations in SSA
• Professional experience (pertinent) in SSA through a long-term mission (min 6 months) or 4 short term missions
• Experience in private sector engagement and promoting public-private partnerships in the green and circular economy
• Experience in preparing strategies, writing reports, proposals, and other documentation to convey complex information clearly and effectively
• Fluency and professional use of English and French

Contact person

  Borivoj Badrljica Borivoj.Badrljica@gfa-group.de