The Global Water Partnership Eastern Africa (GWPEA), whose Secretariat is hosted by the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) in Entebbe, is implementing the African Union's Action Plan on Climate Change (AU-AP) through the Multi-Country Readiness Program in Burundi. This initiative is part of a broader continental effort to strengthen climate resilience in the water sector. GWPEA's role includes providing technical support, mobilizing resources, and coordinating stakeholder engagement to ensure that Burundi's National Investment Program aligns with AU strategic priorities and meets the requirements of climate finance mechanisms such as the Green Climate Fund (GCF). 

Under the support of the AU within the framework of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa - Priority Action Plan 2 (PIDA-PAP 2) to meet the growing need for investments in water resources, Global Water Partnership Eastern Africa wishes to recruit a national consultant who will be responsible for developing the National Investment Programme in the Water Sector Resilient to Change (PNIERCC for Burundi