Background
The Project will support democratic local governance and improve quality of public services, focusing on the economic and environmental sectors. Together with its 18 partner LGs, private sector counterparts, relevant cantonal, entity and state level institutions, the Project will enhance municipal performance, applying sound public policy and management processes, spurring interaction among local decision-makers and citizens, and supporting capital investment to unlock sustainable economic growth and job creation. As for its geographic coverage, the MEG Project will work in the area of Una-Sana Canton and Prijedor, as well as in the wider Doboj-Tuzla region. The expected overall duration of the Project is 12 years, while the first phase will last four years.
Responsibilities
- Support the Project’s efforts to strengthen financial and operational performance of local water utilities;
- Support institutionalized partnerships between LGs and water utilities, towards sustainable service delivery based on oversight by LG
Councils and the citizens;
- Assist in the anchoring of adequate disaster risk management policies and frameworks in relevant LGs;
- Analyze, identify and support needed regulatory changes at the local level, from viewpoint of environmental governance and good
municipal performance;
Required Skills and Experience
- Master degree in engineering or other relevant area and at least three (3) years of relevant working experience;
- University degree with additional two (2) years of experience may be taken into the consideration in lieu of the Master degree.
- Relevant working experience in the areas of water supply and sanitation, capacity development of LGs and water utilities in Bosnia and
Herzegovina;
- Understanding of the overall administrative and institutional set-up of water supply and sanitation Familiarity with key public documents,
strategies and trends related to water management sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Fluency in English and in official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Deadline: 27 October 2016