GIZ-EnDev Project Policy Service Line Lead Advisor Jobs in Ethiopia
GIZ-EnDev Project Policy Service Line Lead Advisor Jobs in Ethiopia
As an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations, the federally owned Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its development policy objectives. GIZ promotes complex reforms and change processes.
Main Responsibilities
Coordination and technical lead of the service line’s activities.
Advisory for all policy- and strategy-related aspects regarding the up-scaling and sustainability of government-led solar PV electrification activities for social infrastructure in Ethiopia.
Advisory for all policy- and regulatory aspects towards improvement of overall framework conditions for private sector involved in social infrastructure electrification.
Supporting the development of funding proposals for government-led solar electrification activities.
Support in any other conceptual and strategic planning works required for any of the service lines of the component.
Coordination and technical supervision of the service line’s staff members as well as external consultants and other service providers hired for the implementation
Planning, implementation and monitoring of technical advisory activities in the Social Infrastructure Component as defined in the donor proposals/contracts of Energising Development Ethiopia (EnDev Ethiopia)
Cooperation with other components and programmes of the energy portfolio and coordination of joint processes
Participation in cross-programme work groups on strategic topics and cross-cutting matters
Communication with all involved staff, partners and institutions.
Contribution to monitoring, evaluation and knowledge management of all relevant activities of the service line
Tasks
Technical implementation processes
Supporting the up-scaling and sustainability of government-led solar electrification initiatives for social infrastructure in Ethiopia.
This encompasses, amongst others:
Analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats related to current and planned government-led solar PV electrification programmes in Ethiopia.
Identification of policy and strategy advisory needs of government stakeholders and agrees with these on an advisory and capacity development plan.
Advisory and capacity development for relevant directorates / departments of government stakeholders on aspects overall design of policies, strategies, action plans for social PV electrification of social institutions and their sustainability.
Support of public sector actors in revising and developing social infrastructure electrification project concepts and funding proposals.
This does not concern, solar engineering aspects but rather considerations of conciseness, clarity and logical structure.
Identification of advisory needs of public sector stakeholders and agrees with these on an advisory and capacity development support plan.
Advisory of leading representatives of relevant public and private sector stakeholders on improving framework conditions for the private sector in the social infrastructure electrification field.
Building exchange platforms, public-private dialogue forums and/or joint working groups of public and private sector stakeholders with regard to framework conditions improvement and private sector involvement in government-led social infrastructure electrification.
Supporting the component manager in any other conceptualization and strategy development work, proposal development, reporting and terms of reference development concerning any service line
within the component.
Planning, coordination, and documentation of meetings, workshops, seminars and other activities of the project, focusing on the policy, framework conditions and overall solar electrification strategy aspects.
Development of Terms of Reference for trainers and consultants in support of the above activities.
Supports the compilation of an overview of current and planned project activities
Cooperation and coordination processes
Consultation with- and integration of line ministries, regional bureaus, zonal and woreda offices as well as relevant private sector stakeholder for this undertaking.
Supports the coordination of external contractors and service providers during the implementation of the service line’s activities.
General Duties
Familiarises with GIZ- and EnDev Ethiopia-specific planning, implementation and reporting procedures and its changes.
Represents the interests and always acts on behalf of GIZ and EnDev Ethiopia.
Undertakes duties in consultation and collaboration with other managers and experts / advisors at EnDev and partner institutions to ensure smooth communication and cross-fertilisation of knowledge.
Carries out tasks relevant to the service line / project / programme which may not be explicitly mentioned in the job description but lie in its nature.
Participates in trainings related to his position and duties, if required and agreed on in the annual staff talks.
Travel to the project regions / regional energy offices in Ethiopia
Ensure the use of office and transport facilities in accordance with terms, conditions and any other agreements of usage.
Communicate with virtual communication software as MS Teams and skype as necessary and useful
Job Requirements
Required qualifications, experiences and competences:
Formal qualification:
Bachelor degree or higher in education, vocational education, engineering, renewable energy-related studies, rural development or any other relevant field.
Professional experience:
Minimum of 5 years work experience in vocational training development, preferably in the renewable energy sector.
Proven advisory experience for public stakeholders (local, regional, federal level) and private sector stakeholders in the educational field.
Extensive knowledge and understanding of rural electrification issues, rural development and rural business promotion in relation with modern energy services
Project management experience and ability to conduct technical and financial planning of operations.
Other knowledge, additional competences
Ability to work in a team and with a minimum of instructions
Very good communication and presentation skills.
Fluent written and oral knowledge of English.
Very good working knowledge of standard ICT applications of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and willingness to obtain proficiency in GIZ-specific applications (MS Teams, OneDrive, OneNote, IDA)
Readiness to undertake business travels to remote rural areas on a regular base
How to Apply
Interested and qualified applicants shall submit their application letter and updated CV through giz-endev@ethiojobs.net or www.ethiojobs.net
Only short-listed applicants who are considered for the position will be contacted.
Any inquiry should be directed to Info Mind Solutions (Ethiojobs).
GIZ is an equal opportunity employer!
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