The Technical Lead – Outcome 1 will provide senior technical leadership and coordination for all activities related to strengthening the role of the ANR and broader national-level solid waste governance structures. This includes stakeholder engagement, policy development, institutional assessments, and capacity-building efforts. The role also involves close coordination with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Officer for tracking results and contributing to project knowledge outputs.

The Technical Lead will work closely with the Project Manager, Deputy PM, Institutional Platform Coordinator, and relevant national counterparts to ensure that all interventions under Outcome 1 are contextually relevant, technically sound, and effectively delivered. He/She will be based at the ANR office, in Luanda. 

Key Responsibilities

A. Strategic and Technical Leadership
•    Lead the planning, technical supervision, implementation, and coordination of Outcome 1 activities in close collaboration with the ANR and institutional stakeholders.
•    Participate to the development of Action Plans and consolidate annual and pluri-annual planning across Outcome 1, coordinating among all project component and implementing partners, as part of the Project Management Unit (PMU). 
•    Contribute to defining the project’s institutional strengthening strategy and its alignment with national waste governance priorities.
•    Identify capacity gaps, propose tailored support, and reform pathways to improve ANR’s effectiveness and coordination role.

B. Institutional and Policy Support
•    Conduct institutional and regulatory assessments of the national waste governance framework.
•    Support the development or revision of national policies, strategies, and legal frameworks related to waste management and circular economy.
•    Contribute to defining and clarifying the roles and responsibilities of national and sub-national actors in the waste sector.
•    Provide strategic inputs for the functioning and institutional positioning of the ANR.
•    Contribute to the selection and technical supervision of thematic short-term expertise, according to the project needs. 

C. Capacity Building and Stakeholder Engagement
•    Design and oversee the implementation of training programs and peer-learning activities for ANR staff and national institutions.
•    Organize and facilitate technical workshops, working groups, and inter-institutional dialogues.
•    Support the integration of gender, youth, and inclusiveness dimensions in capacity-building approaches.
•    Contribute to the selection and technical supervision of thematic short-term expertise, according to the project needs. 

D. Reporting and Knowledge Management
•    Provide regular technical inputs for project reports and donor deliverables.
•    Work with the MEAL Officer to develop and track indicators related to Outcome 1.
•    Support the documentation and dissemination of lessons learned, good practices, and policy recommendations.

E. Coordination and Communication
•    Coordinate with all the other project components to identify links and needed synergies, since the inception phase of the project. .
•    Contribute to the coordination and provide related technical inputs to the project Institutional Platform;
•    Liaise with national and international experts, consultants, and institutions working on waste governance and environmental policy in Angola and act as thematic focal point for the project.

This job description is not exhaustive. Generally speaking, the project manager is responsible for ensuring that the project's contractual objectives are met, and for carrying out all the activities required to ensure that the project runs smoothly.