Local Stakeholder Engagement Expert - Angola

Aninver Development Partners SL (www.aninver.com) is looking for a Local Stakeholder Engagement Expert - Angola for a engineering, governance, finance consultancy assignment financed by UNDP in Angola.

Aninver Development Partners is seeking a qualified Local Stakeholder Engagement Expert for a prospective consultancy assignment in the energy and governance sectors in Angola, supported by the UNDP. The initiative focuses on sustainable electrification and climate finance mobilisation along a strategic development corridor.

The expert will play a critical role in facilitating field work, community consultations, and stakeholder coordination across the target provinces, ensuring effective communication and alignment among national authorities, local communities, and project partners during the initial feasibility and strategic planning phase.

Aninver is preparing a proposal for this assignment. The selected expert will be part of the proposed team; the engagement is conditional on the contract being awarded to Aninver. The full Terms of Reference for the position are shared with shortlisted candidates.

Objectives of the assignment

• Support comprehensive field work and local community consultations across the target corridor provinces.
• Facilitate engagement between national utilities, government ministries, local stakeholders, and the project team.
• Contribute to the identification of local socio-economic dynamics, access demands, and right-of-way considerations.
• Ensure effective communication channels and feedback mechanisms are established for all targeted communities.

Scope of work

• Conduct stakeholder mapping and analysis across the designated corridor provinces.
• Design and execute culturally appropriate consultation strategies and public meetings with local communities and authorities.
• Support targeted field work to gather primary data on household access, productive-use demand, and local development priorities.
• Assist in identifying strategic social, right-of-way, and community-level constraints that impact infrastructure planning.
• Collaborate closely with technical, environmental, and social specialists to integrate local feedback into project workstreams.
• Prepare detailed consultation reports, documenting stakeholder inputs, grievance mechanisms, and engagement outcomes.

Your role as Local Stakeholder Engagement Expert - Angola

• Lead local stakeholder outreach and community consultation activities across the project footprint.
• Organize and facilitate workshops, focus groups, and interviews with regional and local authorities, community leaders, and civil society.
• Support the multidisciplinary team in gathering ground-level data and understanding local socio-economic contexts.
• Coordinate logistics and administrative arrangements for field missions and stakeholder meetings.
• Document all engagement processes, ensuring accurate translation and contextual interpretation of local perspectives.
• Feed stakeholder insights directly into the environmental, social, and gender analysis workstreams.

Requirements

• Demonstrated professional experience in stakeholder engagement, community mobilization, or public consultation in Angola.
• Strong understanding of local governance structures, cultural contexts, and community dynamics within the target provinces.
• Proven experience facilitating fieldwork and consultations for infrastructure, energy, or development projects.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in Portuguese; working knowledge of local languages spoken in the target provinces is a strong asset.
• National of, or based in, the project country

Desirable

• Previous professional experience working with international organizations, UN agencies, or international financial institutions on energy or infrastructure projects.
• Degree in Social Sciences, Communications, Development Studies, or a related field.

An experienced stakeholder engagement and community consultation professional with deep local knowledge of Angola, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record of facilitating participatory processes for infrastructure projects.

Assignment details

• Location: Angola
• Financed by: UNDP
• Sector: Engineering, governance, finance
• Estimated duration: 6 months
• Contract: individual consultancy (conditional on award)

About Aninver Development Partners

Aninver is an international development consulting firm headquartered in Spain. It supports governments, development banks, UN agencies and bilateral donors with feasibility studies, technical assistance, evaluations and capacity building across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Asia-Pacific, working with a network of international and national experts.

Why apply

• Join a multidisciplinary team on a UNDP-financed project in Angola.
• Individual consultancy: flexible, output-based engagement with an experienced proposal team.
• Your CV stays in Aninver's expert network for future assignments that match your profile.

How to apply

Sign in (or create a free account) and upload your CV in English. Add your LinkedIn profile, indicative daily rate and availability to speed up the assessment. Aninver will contact the shortlisted candidates.

Frequently asked questions

Is the position confirmed? The engagement depends on the contract being awarded to Aninver. Shortlisted experts are included in the proposal with their consent.

Can I apply if I am not based in the country? This position requires a national of, or a professional based in, the project country.

What happens with my CV? It is used to assess your fit for this and future positions and is not shared with third parties without your consent.