Ref.
2025/AIRACCAASE/13781
Job offer type
Experts
Type of contract
CDDU
Deadline date
2025/09/19 23:55
Contract
Employee
Duration
2 ans avec prolongation possible de 2 ans
Advisor Infrastructure Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation – Africa (French Seconded Expert) (M/W)
Département Coopération Bilaterale et Mobilisation de l'Expertise - CBME > Pôle relations experts (REX)
Published on : 2025/08/18
ASIE
INDIA
NEW DELHI
Mission description
To provide expertise to CDRI in the field of infrastructure resilience to disasters linked to global warming, adapting it to the African context, while contributing to the strengthening of relations between France and CDRI.
Key tasks and expected results: The objective of the position is threefold:
- Support the CDRI Secretariat in a transversal manner on its activities in order to support the development and structuring of the organization, by mobilizing French expertise and know-how, in conjunction with other possible French seconded experts.
- Support the deployment of the new CDRI programme dedicated to Africa: provide technical expertise on infrastructure resilience in Africa; contribute to the identification and formalization of resilient infrastructure projects in African countries, in collaboration with African Member States; help define a methodology and contribute to the strengthening of local capacities in African States; support the CDRI in its enlargement (new members and new projects) in Africa.
- Support the French Embassy in New Delhi in its co-presidency of the CDRI (regular interviews with the Global Issues Advisor, annual reports) and allow a strengthening of Franco-Indian relations and with the other CDRI member countries, by mobilizing the entire French ecosystem (Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Ecological Transition, Directorate General of the Treasury, AFD Group, CEREMA, etc.) and international (UNDP, UNOPS, G20 working groups...).
Project or context description
Launched in September 2019 at the UN Climate Action Summit, the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, whose secretariat is in New Delhi, aims to help vulnerable developing countries improve the resilience of their infrastructure to climate risks and natural disasters and support them in post-disaster reconstruction. It comprises 50 member countries, including France since 2020, and 8 international organizations (European Union, African Union, Asian Development Bank, World Bank, etc.). France co-chairs the Coalition from April 2024 to March 2026, alongside India. At the CDRI International Conference (I-CDRI), organized in Nice on the sidelines of the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC), on 6 and 7 June 2025, the CDRI announced the launch of its programme dedicated to Africa, as the African Union and several new African countries had just joined the organization.
Required profile
English C1
Professional experience:
- Number of years of relevant experience desired: 10 years Experience in managing infrastructure projects and engineering projects aimed at combating climate change (particularly adaptation) is required.
- Specific experience in disaster risk reduction projects is an asset.
- Experience in Africa and/or India would be a real advantage.
Additional information
- Duration of the assignment: 2 years.
- Compensation established according to Expertise France's compensation policy.
- Documents to be provided in English and French: CV, Cover letter
- Candidates interested in this opportunity are invited submit their file as soon as possible, Expertise France reserving the right to stablish a shortlist before this date.
Deadline for application : 2025/09/19 23:55
Expertise France is the public agency for designing and implementing international technical cooperation projects. The agency operates around four key priorities :
- democratic, economic, and financial governance ;
- peace, stability, and security ;
- climate, agriculture, and sustainable development ;
- health and human development ;
In these areas, Expertise France conducts capacity-building initiatives and manages project implementation, leveraging technical expertise and acting as a project coordinator. This involves combining public sector expertise with private sector skills to drive impactful results.