Oxford Policy Management (OPM) is seeking an experienced international English and German speaking Team Leader to lead a multi-year technical assistance assignment focused on gender-responsive solid waste management, the circular economy, and safe, green public spaces in India. The position will be offered on a fixed-term basis, contingent upon the successful outcome of a bid for an upcoming project.

The Team Leader will be based in New Delhi, India. The role will provide strategic leadership and coordination across key programme components, including strengthening the evidence base for climate-resilient and inclusive municipal services, developing and testing practical service delivery models, and building the capacity of stakeholders at both local and national levels.

We are an international development consultancy working to improve lives through sustainable policy change in low- and middle-income countries. Our vision is for fair public policy that benefits both people and the planet.

Through our global network of offices, we work in partnership with national stakeholders and decision makers to research, design, implement, and evaluate impactful public policy. We draw on our local and international sector experts to provide the very best evidence-based support. We deliver projects with expert knowledge and experience and can be relied upon for excellence in all aspects of project delivery. We work collaboratively, with ambition, to help deliver impactful public policy that will bring about lasting change.

The Team Leader will have overall responsibility for overseeing implementation and ensuring delivery against project objectives, indicators and milestones.   

Core tasks include: 

• Overall project and staff management: Responsibility for achieving the objectives, indicators and milestones of the project ; Coordination with the project team in Delhi and with experts and consultants. 

• Overall responsibility for improving the evidence base for climate-resilient municipal public services in solid waste management and circular economy as well as safe and green public spaces across two cities. 

• Leading the design and implementation of pilot projects and practical models to enable women and girls to benefit both as users and service providers through improved, climate-resilient municipal services in solid waste management, the circular economy, and safe, green public spaces.  

• Overall responsibility for developing capacity building package for municipal service delivery by supporting the optimisation of organisational structures and operational processes for greater climate resilience and gender responsiveness.  

• Design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of capacity development measures for local partners in solid waste management, circular economy and safe and green public spaces. 

• Overall responsibility for the development of business models for selected value chains for solid waste management, circular economy and the maintenance of safe and green public spaces. 

• Responsibility for taking cross-cutting themes into account, in particular gender equality and climate change, across all work packages. 

• Ensuring that monitoring procedures are carried out, including provision of data and sources of verification in the results-based monitoring system, and regular reporting in accordance with deadlines. 

• Education and training: University degree in environmental or natural sciences, engineering, business administration, urban development or urban planning. 
• Essential language requirement: Fluent in German and English (min. B2 level) 
• Professional experience: 
• At least 9 years of professional experience in the solid waste management and circular economy sector. 
• At least 2 years of professional experience in circular business models and value chains. 
• At least 2 years of management experience in projects, companies, start ups or NGOs, including at least 1 year of remote leadership experience. 
• International work experience both inside and outside South Asia. 
• Demonstrated experience in implementing development projects with a gender focus and with a climate change focus. 

Whether you join us in a corporate position, as a project delivery colleague, or as an independent contractor driving programme management - at OPM you will find a company that places equal value on excellence and integrity. As a leading international development consulting firm, we strive to enable and empower everyone who works with us to do their best work in an environment that welcomes ambition, creativity and passion for positive change.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

We strongly believe in a fairer distribution of power between all stakeholders, and we commit to reflecting this in our organisational structures and in the design and delivery of our projects. We proactively work to evolve ourselves and our stakeholders to shape inclusive and fair programming, implementation, and policies. Our recruitment and procurement processes reflect our ambition to make the international development sector more diverse and inclusive.

If you share our vision for fair public policy that benefits both people and planet, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your application through our careers’ site by the closing date .  We review and interview applicants on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply by way of CV via our careers site at the earliest.