Namibia
Project Manager Skills & Employment (m/f/x) – Namibia
Enabel is the Belgian agency for international cooperation. With our partners, we develop ideas and implement projects addressing urgent global challenges, such as climate change, social and economic inequalities, demographic trends, peace and security.
We have over 25 years' experience in areas ranging from education, health care and social protection, food systems, environmental protection and biodiversity, economic development and employment, financial and administrative governance... The Belgian government, the European Union, several financial partners, the governments of other countries and the private sector call on Enabel's expertise. We also work with public departments, research institutes and civil society organisations to enable meaningful social change.
With 2,500 staff, Enabel manages more than 200 projects in more than twenty countries, in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Background
As part of a new partnership with Namibia, Enabel is currently developing three strategic projects. Two of these initiatives are funded by the European Union and focus respectively on skills development and on port development (regional corridors). These programmes are complemented by Belgian funding designed to reinforce their impact and ensure a coherent and integrated approach.
Building on these first collaborations, Enabel aims to establish a long-term presence in Namibia (opening of an embassy planned for 2027) and progressively expand its scope of action through close cooperation with national authorities, as well as technical and financial partners active in the country.
This momentum is part of Belgium’s growing engagement in Namibia, notably marked by the planned opening of a Belgian Embassy in 2027. Through its interventions, Enabel seeks to contribute to the country’s energy transition, green industrialisation, port development and sustainable job creation, while strengthening Belgium’s strategic, economic and diplomatic presence in Southern Africa.
Drawing on its recognised expertise, Enabel provides high-value technical and institutional support at the intersection of energy systems, port and logistics infrastructure, green industrialisation, governance and economic development. This approach is fully aligned with Namibia’s national development priorities, Belgian economic interests, and the European Union’s objectives under the Global Gateway framework.
Job description
As Project Manager Skills and employment, you report to the Country Director, and you ensure that the results of the project are achieved and implemented within the defined timeframe. You also contribute to knowledge building and management in the field of skilling and employment.
Responsibilities:
- You are responsible for the good execution of the project (content, planning, budget, quality);
- You manage the skills and employment component of the Green Gate and Jobs project (Belgium funded) and the EU-Skills program (sector focus: skills and employment in port, transport and logistics);
- You design and manage the employment programs, vocational education and training approaches, provide technical inputs in skilling and employment thematic areas to achieve the expected results of the project;
- You put the focus on promoting private sector/employer led skilling programmes/courses, in collaboration with partner training institutions;
- You manage grants and procurement processes, including the development and evaluation of grants/contracts;
- You develop partnerships and engage with the private sector actors;
- You lead the team placed under your hierarchical responsibility;
- You ensure that relevant results information is available for monitoring and evaluation in order to allow monitoring of performance, decision-making, learning and reporting.
- You ensure synergies with Enabel’s other projects.
Your profile
Required qualifications
- Master’s degree in Organisational Development, Business Administration, Social Sciences, Vocational Studies or a related field of studies in employment, skills or organisation development.
Required experience
- A strong and relevant experience in steering international development projects;
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in private sector engagement, capacity building, organisation and institutional development within the field of skilling, employment and vocational training;
- Experience in managing private sector partnerships;
- Experience with qualitative and quantitative methods of M&E tools;
- An experience as team manager;
- Experience leading multi-actor working groups is an asset.
Required skills and knowledge
- In-depth knowledge of project management methodologies;
- You are familiar with the OPP-VET approach;
- Ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders;
- Capacity to facilitate and manage organisational change processes;
- Good team-spirit and relationship building in multicultural settings;
- Monitoring and evaluation competences;
- You are result oriented;
- You have networking skills;
- You are fluent in spoken and written English. Knowledge of local language is an asset.
Applicants are also required to commit to the vision, mission and values of Enabel (https://www.enabel.be/content/enabel-vision-mission-values).
We offer you
- A fascinating and interesting job in an international environment.
- A contract of 48 months. You are based in Walvis Bay.
The various amounts vary in function of relevant recognised experience for the function and family composition.
Following this recruitment procedure a shortlist of successful applicants may be constituted which may be sourced in the next three years for similar job openings.
Every person who fulfils the conditions listed in our job advertisements may apply. Enabel is committed to equal opportunities and diversity in its workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability status or any other factor other than competence.
Are you interested?
Apply here on-line with an application letter and your updated CV, at the latest by 3rd November 2026.
Only applications that are registered here via our on-line portal will be considered.
