Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Programme Officer Jobs in Ethiopia

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Programme Officer Jobs in Ethiopia

Job Id: 212303

Category: Development and Project Management, Economics, Social Sciences and Community Location: Tigray
Career Level: Senior Level (5+ years experience)
Salary:

Job Description

Programme Officer (Tigray region)

Internal/External Vacancy Announcement #119/2019

GIZ- Qualifications and Employment Opportunities for Refugees and Host Communities in Ethiopia Program (QEP)

Background

The programme on Qualifications and Employment Perspectives for Refugees and Host Communities in Ethiopia (QEP) has been commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in December 2017.

The programme is part of the German Special Initiative on Displacement and seeks to provide better vocational training and employment perspectives for refugees and host communities in Ethiopia.

The programme leverages the potentials of TVET for integration. Implementation will take place in Addis Ababa, Somali Region, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambella and Tigray.

QEP works on three output levels and seeks to (1) increase the quality of technical and vocational training (TVET), (2) broaden the opportunities of TVET available to the target groups and (3) foster entrepreneurship and exchange formats for employment.

QEP works together with the public TVET system and tries to extent the standards of the Ethiopian TVET system to TVET opportunities available for refugees and host communities.

A rather new implementation area for the programme is Tigray region, with a special focus on the area around Shire. The programme officer will play a major role in preparing the programme implementation in different areas of Tigray region, develop activities further, build a reliable cooperation network and keep close relations as well as coordination among various stakeholders and implementing bodies.

The programme officer will be based in Shire, steers and ensures the satisfactory and timely implementation of activities in Tigray. The programme officer works with the programme coordinator in Addis Ababa regarding the conduct of activities in Tigray region and will also cooperate with further programme officers and advisors in Addis Ababa office.

The programme officer functions as the focal point of QEP in Tigray and ensure excellent cooperation and coordination with relevant private, government and non-government stakeholders.

Position: Programme Officer

Place of Work: Tigray Region

Application deadline: July 10, 2019

Required Candidate: One

Duties and Responsibilities

TVET Bureau, at the TVET College Shire, further TVET Colleges and other relevant (government) offices (eg. Urban Job Creation Agency) to ensure successful programme implementation

Communicates clearly the objectives of the programme among regional stakeholders, raises their awareness and commitment to the programme and shared objectives

Develops approaches and procedures to “put activities on the ground” (operationalization of concepts and activities into concrete action on the ground)

Drafts ToR and further preparation documents to prepare and organize cooperation with government partners, consultants, and other third party service providers

Cooperates, regularly communicates and updates programme coordinator on the progress of activity implementation in the region

Initiates, steers and monitors the

implementation of activities in cooperation with partners and stakeholders

Facilitates and supports consultants and other service providers to fulfill their respective assignment

Contributes to the documentation of successful approaches to further document and develop generally applicable approaches of delivering TVET to displaced communities in remote contexts

Collects relevant data from TVET Bureau, TVET Colleges, and further partners and stakeholders and provides them in appropriate form (word, excel) to QEP office Addis Ababa

Explores and develops cooperation concepts with local and regional industries as well as Chambers of Commerce and other relevant actors of organized industry / private sector

Supports government and non-government stakeholders in fulfilling their role within the overall cooperation system of the programme (including facilitation and implementation support of financing agreements and other modes of cooperation)
Addis Ababa and connects respective PR staff with the “faces behind the story”

Organises regional conferences/events and facilitates national and international visits in the region

Takes on a variety of further tasks in a flexible manner upon request of the programme coordinator

Job Requirements

Requirements

College or University Degree in Social Sciences (eg. educational science, political science, public management/policy, economics, business science, or related fields)

Minimum of 5 years relevant occupational experience.

Experience in organising and steering complex processes that involve a variety of stakeholders and require a high degree of coordination

Excellent knowledge and network of regional government, non-government and private (especially business) stakeholders related to vocational training, employment creation and refugees

Ideally experience of working in and/or with (private) businesses and industries

Theoretical and/or practical experience related to the Ethiopian TVET system

Experiences in designing and conducting job creation measures

Experience in cooperating with or working in Ethiopian government offices, agencies, NGOs and ideally international organisations

Ideally experience in working within the field of refugee assistance and / or migration

Very good language skills in English (writing, speaking, listening)

Very good language skills in Tigrinya and Amharic (writing, speaking, listening)

Very good skills in using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Outlook)

Very good communication skills and ability to work in an intercultural team

Flexibility and preparedness to perform a changing array of duties according to the needs of the programme

Preparedness to work with a high amount of time and output pressure

How to Apply

Application procedure:

Interested and qualified candidates shall submit their motivation letter along with their non- returnable recent CV via Ethiojobs or Email: hreth@giz.de

Note: -

Please make sure you mention the vacancy number and position title ‘Programme Officer #119/2019 in the subject line of your email application.

Due to large number of applications we categorise applications with the vacancy numbers. Applications without vacancy numbers in subject lines might not be categorized in the appropriate folder and could be disqualified.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

Applications from qualified women are encouraged.

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Programme Officer Jobs in Ethiopia