GITEC-IGIP GmbH is seeking highly qualified international experts to support ongoing technical assistance assignments in the water sector across the MENA region.
We are currently recruiting specialists with extensive international experience in desalination, utility reform, energy efficiency, and water and wastewater infrastructure to provide high-level technical advisory services to public water utilities and sector institutions.
Basic Parameters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country / City | Project Start | Duration | Deadline |
| MENA / | As soon as possible | Short term Expert | Latest by 30th July 2026 |
About the company
GITEC-IGIP GmbH is a leading consulting company for international development cooperation projects headquartered in Germany’s fourth-largest city Cologne. GITEC-IGIP’s multi-cultural team and global network of companies and offices around the world has more than five decades of professional experience across four continents. Our companies lead mainly publicly financed development projects.
Open Positions
1. Water Utility Reform Specialist / Public Utility Mergers & Governance Expert
Support institutional reform processes and the assessment of merger scenarios involving public water utilities in Jordan, including governance arrangements, organisational structures, staffing, business planning, and institutional development.
Assignment
- Home-based assignment with 2–3 missions to Jordan.
- Up to 60 working days over an implementation period of 1–2 years.
Main Responsibilities
- Assess organisational structures, governance models, staffing, mandates, and operational processes.
- Develop and compare alternative merger and restructuring scenarios.
- Analyse the legal, financial, human resources, governance, and operational implications of each scenario.
- Support the preparation of business-planning inputs.
- Propose interim and long-term organisational structures, authority matrices, and HR transition measures.
- Prepare a merger roadmap and policy brief.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Water Resources, Environmental or Civil Engineering, Public Administration, Management, Economics, or a related field.
- 10–15 years of professional experience in water utilities or public-sector institutions.
- Proven experience in utility reform, corporatisation, restructuring, mergers, or institutional transformation.
- Strong knowledge of governance, organisational development, tariff systems, business planning, and utility performance.
- Excellent analytical, advisory, and communication skills.
- Excellent command of English. Knowledge of Arabic is an advantage.
- Previous professional experience in the MENA region is highly desirable.
If you are interested
Please send us an email containing your most recent English CV, copies of relevant diplomas and employers‘ certificates including full contact details, fee expectations (EUR/per day) and details on availability to:
Quoting the Job ref. no.: 00175 IntOD
Or apply online via the Application-Form in the section below.
Please note that we can only consider candidates who meet the required criteria!