Job Opeings at Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

The Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (German Agency for International Cooperation) is an international enterprise owned by the German Federal government, operating in many fields across more than 130 countries.

In Nigeria, GIZ's portfolio includes among others, a programme to support the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in its regional integration goals. The programme aims to strengthen sector-specific capacities in the areas of Peace and Security, Customs and Trade as weir as Strategic Management and Organizational Development in the ECOWAS Commission.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Junior Technical Advisor (Digital & Entrepreneurship Skills: Women & Youth)

Vacancy No: 035
Job Location: Lagos
Programme: GIZ Nigeria, Digital Transformation Center (DTC)

GIZ. Solutions that Work

• As a service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, we are dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world.
• GIZ has over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security.
• The diverse expertise of our federal enterprise is in demand around the globe - from the German Government, European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector, and governments of other countries.
• We work with businesses, civil society actors and research institutions, fostering successful interaction between development policy and other policy fields and areas of activity.
• Our main commissioning party is the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The registered offices of GIZ are in Bonn and Eschborn. Our approximately 23,500 employees, almost 70 percent of whom are national personnel, work in a round 120 countries (July 2020)
• GIZ has worked in Nigeria since 1974. From 2004, GIZ has maintained a country office in the capital city Abuja. Currently 361 national and 66 international employees, 19 regional staff, 4 integrated specialists and 3 development workers are working in the country (June 2020).

Digital Transformation Center (DTC) Programme

• The Digital Transformation Centre Nigeria (DTC Nigeria) is co-funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the European Union (EU) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.
• The project focuses primarily on digitalisation and entrepreneurship.
• The aim of the project ‘is to improve the capacities of the innovation ecosystem for the growth of the digital economy in the following areas - policy implementation, performance improvement of organisations and networks service providers of the digital economy, scalable digital solutions, and digital skills.

The project will focus on the following outputs:

• Output 1 - Cooperation between political actors and actors in national and international innovation ecosystems is improved:
• By promoting innovation-friendly framework conditions for the digital economy by improving cooperation between policy actors and actors in the innovation ecosystem from the private sector, science, and research as well as civil society.
• Output 2 - Innovation support organisations are developed and supported to offer a range of services to MSMEs to implement digital innovations leading to digital transformation of MSMEs.
• Output 3 - Validated digital solutions are available to the Nigerian economy: Promoting the production and validation of new and existing innovative digital solutions for use by MSMEs in Nigeria.
• Output 4 - The skills of women and young people to use digital solutions for their economic activities are improved through the harmonization of digital and entrepreneurial skills

Responsibilities & Tasks
Responsibilities:

• The Junior Technical Advisor for Digital & Entrepreneurship Skills: Women & Youth will work in close cooperation and with the guidance of the Technical Advisor for Digital & Entrepreneurship Skills: Women & Youth to implement the activities of Output 4 to improve women and youth’s skills in using digital and entrepreneurial solutions for their economic activities as well as cooperate with the Project Team on other related activities.

Tasks:
The Junior Technical Advisor performs the following tasks:

• Support the establishment and adoption of harmonised digital and entrepreneurial training standards for youth and women with relevant stakeholders.
• Disbursement of certified digital & entrepreneurial trainings to women and youth:
  • Support the development of certified training formats.
  • Support the implementation of ToT measures and training of beneficiaries.
• Support the establishment of a mentoring and coaching network for women with innovation actors and women organizations.
• Develop a nationwide platform aggregating information on programmes, services, mentors etc., for women:
  • Support the development and deployment of a website which showcases trainings, opportunities, programs, services, mentors with relevant validated stakeholders.
• Implement a nationwide media campaign targeting women:
  • Identify and capitalize success stories of beneficiaries of project trainings and mentoring programs Support the development and implementation of a media campaign across Nigeria to showcase success stories from the women’s mentorship program.
• Development and Management of Strategic Stakeholder Relationships:
  • Support cooperation, regular contact and dialogue with Women Support Organisations, Female Entrepreneurs, Government Agencies, relevant partners and beneficiaries, other GIZ projects and individuals in the project/programme environment; builds up a professional network of relevant actors and maintains good working relationships.
  • Design, prepare and implement workshops, seminars and other events on issues connected with the domain and contributes to the same for other project areas (identify local events, organize and hold own events).
• Knowledge management, Monitoring and Evaluation:
  • Promote the application of participatory planning methods and design thinking methodology, the inclusion of civil society, the empowerment of women and the consideration of the interests of minorities- in line with Gender Safeguards and Leave No One Behind principles.
  • Develop and contribute to the development of ready-to-use strategies and technical concepts, and capitalisation documents.
  • Ensure knowledge transfer and sharing with other project/programmes working on similar topics.
  • Assist with research activities and best gender practices which benefit the project.
  • Monitoring and evaluation of implemented measures in line with metrics of performance and project indicators.
  • Develop and organise quality assurance measures and suggests necessary changes, improvements, and initiatives.
• Support in project workplan development and implementation.
  • Support the development, implementation and monitoring of project/programme plans and activities in his/her designated competencies in close consultation and collaboration with Technical Advisor and Project Lead.
• Provide technical input and implement project/programme activities in the field:
  • Provide technical advisory services to beneficiaries and project partners.
  • Develop technical documents e.g., concept notes and Terms of References in his/her domain.
  • Oversee consultant objectives and ensure that deliverables are submitted in accordance with contract timelines and Requirements included in the Terms of References (ToR).
  • Contribute to technical documents’ creation and use by other team members and in other project domains.
  • Work with administration and finance team to ensure the smooth implementation of project activities pertaining to the defined area of responsibility.
  • Is responsible for quality assurance of project activities within assigned areas with respect to of GIZ quality standards.
  • Provide guidance to the project team and partners on gender-based approaches to promote women’s participation in the sector.
• Executing other tasks as required by the Project Lead.

Required Qualifications, Competences and Experience
Qualifications:

• University Degree (B.Sc / BA & M.Sc / MBA) Political Science, Law, Public Policy, Agriculture, Economics, Education, Public Relations, Social Sciences, Economics, or a similar subject.

Professional Experience:

• One (1) to three (3) years of general work experience.
• At least one (1) year working experience with gender sensitive and gender-based approaches.
• At least two years of professional experience in the field of capacity building, curricula development, training support of MSME, and entrepreneurship.
• Working experience in the field of digital skills development, organizational development, networking, and cooperation with the private sector.
• Knowledge of digital modernization in Nigeria and applicable methods/tools in the defined areas.

Desired Additional Qualifications, Competencies and Experiences:

• Good technical understanding of digital technologies and their application.
• High social competence and ability to work in an international team and independently.
• Open-minded and ability to engage partners and stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational and coordination skills.
• Ability to structure tasks, familiarize yourself with new topics quickly and comprehensively.
• Business fluency in English is vital. Knowledge of local languages is an advantage.
• Previous experience in working with Government entities and/or international development organizations is an advantage.

Salary
According to GIZ salary scale for Band 3

Application Closing Date: 21st April, 2023.

Method of Application 
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Letter of Motivation as one document with complete contact details to: recruitment-nigeria@giz.de using "Junior Technical Advisor (Digital & Entrepreneurship Skills: Women & Youth) - 035" as the subject of the email.

Note

• Please include Vacancy No. 035 in the mail subject.
• GIZ is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity. All qualified candidates, regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, race, and religion are encouraged to apply.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

2.) Regional Coordination Advisor

Vacancy No: 034
Job Location: Abuja

Job Overview

• The "TC-Fund for Regional Stabilisation and Development in Fragile Regions in ECOWAS Member States" is financed by the Federal Ministry for Development and Cooperation (BMZ) and implemented in cooperation with the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) in selected ECOWAS member states.
• The project advises the ECOWAS Commission on the establishment of a fund as a sustainable instrument for shaping social and economic stabilisation processes in the region and has been piloting a measure in The Gambia since 2019.
• The ECOWAS Stabilisation Fund has two funding windows for financial (FC) and technical cooperation (TC) tasks in the form of a joint political governance structure (ECOWAS Commission, BMZ).
• Together with the partner, the programme examines needs to improve the employment and income situation of young people and strengthen social cohesion in Guinea-Bissau, Niger and Mali. Selected projects will be implemented in the TC funding window by national implementation partners from 2022.

Responsibilities
The advisor is responsible for:

• Planning, steering and monitoring of project activities in selected countries of the ECOWAS in the field of food security.
• Managing of an area of responsibility that forms an integral part of the programme objectives.
• assisting project/programme initiatives to provide professional advisory services to and cooperate with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Coordination of a diverse group of stakeholders, implementing partners and country offices for the area of responsibility (remote management)
• contracting and grant management between implementing partners and HQ
• innovation and knowledge management.

Tasks
The professional advisor performs the following tasks:

Advising the Partner Institution(s):
The advisor

• Supports the project with the design and implementation of activities in the selected countries of the ECOWAS Stabilization Fund (FRSD)
• Assists and monitors the development and implementation of project plans and activities in close consultation with counterparts
• Contributes to preparing and implementing the contracts, coordination process, joint project activities and work at the regional level
• Deals with the design, preparation and implementation of workshops, seminars and other events on issues connected with the project/programme’s area of activity
• Monitors grants and contracts regarding the quality assurance of deliverables and main outputs

Networking and Cooperation:
The advisor:

• Supports cooperation, regular contact and dialogue with partners, assists with PR work and cooperates with National Advisory Committees in the countries, relevant organisations, non-governmental agencies and individuals in the project environment and with other projects to improve and maintain good working relationships
• Communicates interests and efforts, forwards these and encourages sharing ideas and information for the benefit of the project/programme

Knowledge Management:
The advisor:

• Ensures knowledge transfer to project/programme information
• Develops ready-to-use strategies and technical concepts, including guidelines, manuals and procedures
• Draws up reports and presentation documents
• Assures contract monitoring from a technical perspective
• Prepares appropriate input for various project/programme reports including annual reports, and contributes to the other reports required by the programme manager and GIZ Head Office
• Assists with research activities and studies on political issues which benefit joint programmes.

Coordination Tasks:
The professional, advisory:

• Plans, steers operations in the area of responsibility and supports the contracting and monitoring of Grants and Service Contracts for the respective countries.
• Liaises and cooperates with key stakeholders, including partners, implementing agencies and experts respectively to assure oversight, completion and due diligence of activities.
• Assists with general project planning and develops project concepts including preparation, organisation and moderation of planning exercises and their implementation, management, monitoring, quality management, evaluation, communication and documentation
• Coordinates relevant project activities at local level in consultation with the manager and in cooperation with the partners, both as regards implementation and preparing organisational aspects compiles the relevant information for joint activities and assignments.
• Supports commissions management on behalf of GIZ (e.g. offer preparation, impact monitoring, project progress review, reporting)

Qualifications, Experience and Skills
Formal Education:

• M.A. in Development Studies, Social or Economic Sciences, Business Administration or equivalent.
• Excellent communication skills in French and/or Portuguese (spoken and written)
• Professional proficiency in English (spoken and written).

Professional Experience (field and minimum duration):

• At least 5 years of professional experience in a comparable position.
• Experience and knowledge of GIZ´s main modes of delivery.
• Work experience with GIZ-conducted contracting procedures and instruments, such as Grant Agreements and Service Contracts in particular with public sector institutions and civil-society organisations.
• Experience in contracting with GIZ HQ is an asset.
• Previous experience working in SME promotion, agriculture or stabilization measures in a fragile context is an advantage.

Other Experiences and Skills (e.g. language, IT-skills, social and personal skills, etc.):

• Very good working knowledge of ITC technologies and applications (Microsoft 365)
• Basic understanding of the feminist development policy.
• Ability to communicate adequately with interdisciplinary / multi-institutional teams
• Team player and constructive attitude responding positively to critical feedback and differing points of view.
• Willingness to deepen knowledge on contracting and grant management
• Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed - corresponding measures are agreed with management.
• Developed attitude and awareness of service delivery.
• Personal integrity and accountability.

Application Closing Date: 25th April, 2023.

Method of Application 
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Letter of Motivation as one document with complete contact details to: recruitment-nigeria@giz.de using the Job Title and Vacancy No. as the subject of the email.

Note

• Please include Vacancy No. 034 in the mail subject.
• GIZ is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity. All qualified candidates, regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, race, and religion are encouraged to apply.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

3.) Technical Advisor (Livestock Integration)

Vacancy No.: 033
Job Location: Abuja
Organization: GIZ Nigeria, ECOWAS Agricultural Trade (EAT)

The Project

• The project “Integrated approach to climate change in the rice production system in Nigeria” (InACC) aims to contribute to climate change resilience and food security in rural areas of Nigeria.
• The Joint Action is jointly financed by the European Union (EU) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by GIZ as part of the Special Initiative ONE WORLD - No Hunger and the Global Programme Green Innovation Centre for the Agriculture and Food Sector, Nigeria (GIAE NG).
• Its objective is a concretisation of the Special Objective 1 of the EU Action for Sustainable Agri-Food Systems which reads “agricultural innovations have contributed to climate change resilience, food security and close collaboration between small-scale rice producers and agro-pastoralists in selected rural areas in Nigeria” and contributes on a higher level to the Overall Objective of the Action for Sustainable Agri-Food Systems which reads “Improved food and nutrition security in partner countries”.
• In collaboration with Research Institutions, State Government extension services, and civil society organizations and as part of the GIAE Nigeria, InACC will disseminate proven innovations and support smallholder farmers and MSME’s among rice farmers and Agropastoralists to increase yields, incomes, and the number of jobs in selected communities from Benue and Nasarawa states. Through a multi-level approach, relevant governmental, private, and civil society actors at local, regional, and national levels will be advised on climate-smart innovations and practices in rice and agro-pastoral systems.

Responsibilities & Tasks

• The Technical Advisor will support the Project Manager of the GIAE NG InACC EU-BMZ co-finance project in the implementation and coordination of the project’s activities with the grantees, Kluster of Transformation of Agrifood Systems, GIAE NG, other GIZ projects, GIZ Country Office, as well as the Federal/State Governments, ADP programs, other international organizations, and the private sector.
• Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager, and in close collaboration with the Technical Adviser of Rice and Climate Change and with the Technical Adviser in Monitoring and Evaluation, the Technical Adviser in Livestock integration will:
• Support the Project Manager in planning, implementation, and coordination of project activities
• Provide technical advice on climate-smart practices for livestock production, particularly as these link to the rice value chain and support to implementing partners.
• Provide support to research and analytical work
• Coordinate and supervise local and international consultancies
• Plan and prepare conferences, workshops, study trips and other events
• Provide input to project monitoring and evaluation methodology and design
• Support the Project Manager in overseeing the monitoring and preparation of reports to GIZ as well as to the EU Delegation
• Support development of inclusive business models and support to enterprises that can sustain the livestock climate smart practices and provide jobs in the livestock value chain
• Mapping and identification of civil society organisation to implement social cohesion and fragility management between rice farmers and agro-pastoralists
• Support the implementation partners on peace building and conflict resolution aspects of rice and livestock integration
• Support the development and review of training materials for trainers and for the target group
• Coordinate the implementation activities closely with the GIAE NG particularly in the livestock value chain as well as with other relevant GIZ projects       
• Support the design and some activities related to M&E
• Monitoring activities with the Grant Agreement for Neem Foundation
• Perform other duties, tasks, and responsibilities at the request of the Project Manager.

Required Qualifications, Competences and Experience
Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Livestock, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Natural Resources, or related field

Professional experience:

• At least 5 years of professional working experience in a similar position
• Broad experience working with capacity development related to climate change adaptation and mitigation in livestock-based value chains.
• Good understanding of community participation in program design.
• Experience with conflict-sensitive approaches to community development is an added advantage
• Work experience and insights in crop and livestock integrated approaches, particularly when related to pastoralist and agro-pastoralist systems.
• Previous experience in projects relates to reducing/resolving conflict between farmers and herders.
• Experience in planning, monitoring, and evaluation systems in the agricultural sector is an added advantage
• Previous experience working in development organizations is an advantage

Personal Skills:

• Good analytical, decision making and problem-solving skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to communicate adequately with interdisciplinary/multi-institutional teams (units/research organizations, NGOs and government agencies, farmers, farmers organizations, and donors)
• Positive, collaborative, and constructive attitude to people and work.
• Open to change and ability to manage complexities
• Team player and constructive attitude responding positively to critical feedback and differing points of view
• Advanced working knowledge of ICT technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
• Developed attitude and awareness of service delivery
• Personal integrity and accountability
• Knowledge of local Nigerian languages in the implementation areas is an asset.

Application Closing Date: 19th April, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: recruitment-nigeria@giz.de using the vacancy number as the subject of the email.