Job board: East Africa leads in circular economy hiring

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Countries in East Africa dominate circular economy hiring in May, offering 16 of 27 roles, representing 59% of all jobs across Africa. West Africa follows with 5 roles, Southern Africa with 3, North Africa with 2, and one regional position. Tanzania leads with 10 positions across three roles: two single-person and one with eight openings.

• Waste and plastics emerge as specialised focus areas in Africa’s circular economy job market, represented by four specialist roles within a pool dominated by cross-sectoral positions. Standing out are two fisheries waste management specialist roles based in the island nations of Seychelles and Mauritius.

• Over half of all roles are offered by multilateral agencies like UNDP, UNOPS, UNIDO, FAO, IFAD, IOM, and ITU, highlighting their central role in driving Africa’s circular economy efforts.

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East Africa

• UNOPS: Waste Management Act Implementation Consultant (Kenya)

• Caritas MFB: ESG Officer (Kenya) 

• UN Habitat: M&E Communication Specialist (Kenya)

• Westerwelle Foundation: Training Assistant (Tanzania)

• Westerwelle Foundation: Training Coordinator (Tanzania)

• UNDP: Field Associate (8 positions) (Tanzania)

• IUCN: Plastic Material Recovery Consultant (Seychelles)

•  FAO: Fisheries Waste Management Specialist (Seychelles)

•  FAO: Fisheries Waste Management Specialist (Mauritius)

West Africa 

• Technoserve: Recycling Project Administrator (Nigeria)
  

•  Zowasel: Sustainability and Compliance Manager (Nigeria)
  

•  UNIDO: Project Assistant (Nigeria)
  

• IFAD: Senior Technical Specialist - SECAP (Ivory Coast)
  

•  Partners in Health PIH: Environmental Services Manager (Sierra Leone)

Southern Africa

• UNOPS: Senior Programme Officer (Eswatini)
  

• IOM: National Consultant (Lesotho)
  

• South Pole: Carbon Technical Specialist (Mozambique)

North Africa

• Orange: Manager, Circular Economy, Climate Change (Egypt)

• UNDP: National Project Manager (Egypt)

Regional

• ITU: Circular Economy Consultant (Africa / Remote)