APPLICATIONS OPEN: Bilingual consultant
Published: 5 Nov 2021
General
ICLEI Africa seeks to appoint a bilingual (English and Portuguese) consultant to support the work of the Covenant of Mayors in Sub Saharan Africa (CoM SSA) Secretariat and Technical Helpdesk.
Email bids and technical queries to Dr Kate Strachan (kate.strachan@iclei.org).
Bids due: 18 November 2021
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