Within delegated authority, the Consultant will be responsible for the following duties with an overall mission to establish and source waste-to-energy projects in Morocco for the Cities Investment Facility CIF program’s Implementing Partners.

• Work with regional UN Habitat offices to conduct an in-depth market research of the country to identify projects ensuring alignment with CIF waste-to-energy project selection criteria.
• Mapping appropriate stakeholders to engage and understand the pipeline of urban infrastructure projects in ideation. 3. Define the evaluation criteria to assess and shortlist potential waste-to-energy projects.
• Develop project concept notes for the shortlisted waste-to-energy projects.
• Defining a CIF waste-to-energy project action plan. 6. Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including government agencies, industry partners, and financial institutions, to facilitate the successful sourcing and onboarding of waste-to-energy projects.
•  Coordinate with UN-Habitat and other partners to support market research, social relationship development, resource provision, and engagement with financial institutions and other stakeholders in the target country/region.
• Independently prepare project-related documents, including waste-to-energy project proposals, preliminary financial models, project development roadmaps, and other critical materials.
• Regularly report to UN-Habitat on market expansion progress, and project sourcing milestones.
• Maintain close communication with clients and stakeholders to ensure transparency and smooth waste-to-energy project execution.

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced university degree Master’s degree or equivalent in sustainable urban planning, management urban governance, engineering, development studies, business administration, geography, management and economics is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two 2 additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A minimum of four years relevant experience in project development, resource mobilization, urban development, sustainability, finance, or commercial investment, with a proven track record in supporting Arab States urban development initiatives is required.
• Relevant knowledge of the current Morocco urban development project landscape is desirable. Relevant knowledge of sustainable urban development project financing and development is desirable. A strong understanding of UN-Habitat and the Cities Investment Facility mandates, goals and principles is desirable.