IAK Agrar Consulting GmbH National Expert for Communication and Awareness Building Jobs in Ethiopia

IAK Agrar Consulting GmbH National Expert for Communication and Awareness Building Jobs in Ethiopia


Job Description

  • IAK Agrar Consulting GmbH is a German agricultural consulting company with almost 40 years of experience in the field of consulting in the agriculture and rural development sectors in Germany and abroad.

  • Since 1981 we have been implementing agricultural projects in developing and emerging countries on behalf of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), EU, World Bank and other public and private clients in more than 30 countries worldwide.

  • We are currently planning to submit a bit for a GIZ tender.

  • The project “Technical cooperation with Federal Republic of Ethiopia” aims at laying the methodological and legal foundations for future land consolidation procedures.

  • The responsible authorities shall be prepared for being able to plan and prepare land consolidation procedures independently.

  • For this reason, the capacities of staff at relevant national and regional authorities as well as civil society organisations will be strengthened.

    The contractor will be responsible for the following outputs:

  • Output 1: Methods and approaches for awareness-raising and preparation phases for land

  • consolidation procedures as well as voluntary land exchange in pilot areas have been tested;

  • Output 2: Skills of employees of the responsible authorities and private service providers have been strengthened.

  • In this context, we are looking for an

    National Expert for Communication and Awareness Building in Amhara Region:

    Selected tasks


  • Assist the project team in organising stakeholder meetings including a project launch, training sessions, etc.

  • Design and produce information material about the project (information material for specific target groups);

  • Organise information and awareness meetings in the project region and the pilot areasfor involving regional and local authorities as well as beneficiary groups;

  • Contribute to the development and maintaining of the project website;

  • Arrange technical publications on the subject of the project;

  • Assist the project team in establishing links to the various institutions including universities and other research institutions;

  • Organise field demonstrations and exchange visits (if appropriate);

    Job Requirements

    Qualifications and skills

    Education/training

  • University degree in communications, journalism, media or a similar area;

  • Proficiency in the Amharic language;

  • General professional experience: 10 years of professional experience in Communication and Awareness building preferably in the Amhara region;

  • Specific professional experience: Five years of specific experience with working with governmental or non-governmental sector in the field of awareness building; in-depth

  • knowledge and experience in producing media materials; experience in event management an campaigning; specific experience for work targeting rural communities.

    How to Apply

  • Should you be interested in the above described position, you are welcome to send your up-to-date and detailed CV to:

    Ms. Gantsetseg Ganbold, g.ganbold@iakleipzig.de

  • The closing date for applications is October 31, 2020. Please note that only eligible applicants will be contacted.

    Note

  • Use " National Expert for Communication and Awareness Building " as the subject line of your email

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