Call for Experts - USAID Resilient Cities Limpopo Activity

Research Triangle Institute (RTI) has over 30 years’ experience assisting governments, communities, and the private sector. As a not-for-profit, independent research institute based in North Carolina, USA, RTI has roughly 6,000 employees with global experience implementing international development projects. RTI's Sustainable Growth & Resilience (SG&R) technical unit within the International Development Group brings together RTI experts and capabilities across food security, agriculture, energy, environment, water, governance, and economic opportunity. SG&R will leverage RTI's experience designing and delivering multisectoral programming and technical solutions to respond to climate change, build resilience, and promote economic growth around the world.

SG&R’s Global Agriculture, Water, and Environment division is working to mitigate and address the impacts of climate change and build resilience in impacted communities through policy and governance support, capacity building for local actors, and support for responding to natural and human-caused disasters.

Project Description

The five-year USAID Resilient Cities Limpopo Activity will increase access to safely managed and reliable critical services for urban residents in the Limpopo River Basin. The activity will achieve this through facilitating improved access to safely managed drinking water and sanitation services, increased solid waste recovery and recycling to promote circularity, improved municipal financial management for climate-resilient service delivery, and increased urban resilience capacity against climate change.

Responsibilities

Position Description:

RTI is seeking CVs from relevant and qualified technical experts and specialists for the anticipated USAID Resilient Cities Limpopo Activity. These positions will be based in Pretoria, South Africa or elsewhere in Southern Africa on a case-by-case basis.

Position is contingent upon award and funding.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree and 12 years of experience, Master's degree and 10 years of experience, PhD and 6 year of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Excellent oral and written English language communication skills required, additional fluency in local languages strongly preferred.

Demonstrated experience in the one or more of the following areas:

Water and sanitation

Water resource management

Urban planning

Solid waste management

Recycling

Circular economy

Municipal finance

Climate finance

Climate resilient planning

Disaster and climate resilience

Communications and knowledge management

Monitoring and evaluation

Citizens of South Africa and other countries in Southern Africa strongly encouraged to apply.

Regular Full-Time