Project Director – Angola

Aninver Development Partners SL (www.aninver.com) is looking for a Project Director for a engineering, governance, finance consultancy assignment financed by UNDP in Angola.

Aninver Development Partners is currently preparing a proposal for an upcoming consultancy assignment supporting climate-resilient energy access and infrastructure planning in Angola. Funded by UNDP through a dedicated climate action and energy transition facility, the initiative focuses on producing a comprehensive Feasibility Study Phase 1 report. This report will establish a corridor-wide strategic framework, determine preferred technical and financing configurations, and define an initial investment package for sustainable electrification across key regional provinces.

To ensure successful executive oversight, quality assurance, and contractual backstopping throughout the assignment, we are seeking an experienced Project Director. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership, manage multidisciplinary expert teams, and maintain high-level coordination with government counterparts, national utility stakeholders, and international development partners on the ground in Angola.

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

• Produce a robust Feasibility Study Phase 1 report establishing a corridor-wide strategic electrification framework.
• Determine the preferred technical, operational, and financing configuration for regional power investments.
• Define an Initial Investment Package and preparation brief for subsequent phases of the project.
• Ensure seamless multidisciplinary coordination across engineering, socioeconomic, financial, and environmental workstreams.
• Facilitate high-level institutional dialogue with national authorities, regional utilities, and international stakeholders.

Scope of work

• Oversee the execution of seven integrated analytical workstreams covering demand forecasting, institutional capacity, technical options, and strategic screening.
• Coordinate baseline electricity demand and access assessments, incorporating household, productive-use, and industrial growth scenarios.
• Manage institutional, financial, and delivery capacity evaluations of the national public utility to sustain alternative investment configurations.
• Supervise technical options analyses comparing transmission expansion, generation integration, and renewable energy opportunities.
• Monitor strategic environmental, social, right-of-way, gender, and climate vulnerability screening processes.
• Guide the consolidation of findings into an investment-prioritisation framework identifying priority opportunities and co-financing pathways.
• Participate in high-level inception missions, strategic workshops, and institutional coordination meetings with decentralized government bodies.

Your role as Project Director

• Provide overall executive management, operational leadership, and contractual backstopping for the multidisciplinary consultancy team.
• Ensure the timely delivery of high-quality project outputs in accordance with UNDP and donor standards.
• Serve as the primary liaison between the consulting firm, national government authorities, the public utility, and international stakeholders.
• Manage project logistics, resource allocation, field mission planning, and administrative operations on the ground.
• Oversee risk management, quality assurance, and strategic alignment across all technical, financial, and environmental workstreams.
• Facilitate high-level stakeholder consultations, inter-institutional workshops, and strategic steering committee meetings.
• Guide the preparation of comprehensive reporting deliverables, investment briefs, and strategic recommendations.

Requirements

• Education: University degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Engineering, Social Sciences, or a relevant discipline
• Corridor-wide strategic electrification planning and feasibility assessment: demonstrated professional experience in managing complex, multi-sectoral infrastructure or development projects, coordinating multidisciplinary expert teams, and liaising with government counterparts and international stakeholders on the ground
• Familiarity with project logistics, field missions, local stakeholder coordination, and the operational context of public utility or energy access projects in Angola or similar developing contexts
• Languages: English and Portuguese

Desirable

• Prior working experience with UNDP or other international donor-funded technical assistance projects in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Familiarity with climate finance mobilisation facilities and green energy transition frameworks.
• Proven track record in managing corridor-wide strategic planning or feasibility assessments for power sector initiatives.

An experienced Project Director with a strong background in managing multi-sectoral infrastructure projects, excellent stakeholder engagement skills, and fluency in English and Portuguese to lead complex energy transition assignments in Angola.

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? Yes, unless the requirements say otherwise; relevant regional experience is an asset.

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.