Job Vacancy For Employment Promotion Advisor

GIZ

  • Accra
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 29 days ago
Job Vacancy For Employment Promotion AdvisorThe advisor is responsible for managing employment promotion measures that form part of the programme objectives and team agreements.Project: GIZ- Programme for Sustainable Economic Development (PSED)
Reports to: PSED Head of Programme
Assignment Period: Two-year contract with a possibility of an extensionTasks
  • Assist and monitor the development and implementation of programme plans and activities in close consultation with counterparts
  • Contribute to preparing and implementing the coordination process, joint programme activities and work at the regional level
  • Responsible for the design, preparation and implementation of workshops, seminars and other events on issues connected with the programme's area of activity
  • Develop and organise quality assurance measures and suggest necessary changes, improvement and initiative
  • Support cooperation, regular contact and dialogue with partners, assists with PR work and cooperates with local communities, relevant organisations, private sector, non-governmental agencies and individuals in the programme environment and with other projects tc improve and maintain good working relationships.
  • Representing PSED in migration- and employment-related meetings and events
  • Collaboration at technical level with partner organisations such as MELR, NBSSI,NVTI, British Council and Ghanaian German Centre.
  • Communicate local interests and efforts, forwards these and encourages sharing of ideas and information for the benefit of the programme.
  • Ensure knowledge transfer to programme information
  • Develop ready-to-use strategies and technical concepts, including guidelines, manuals and procedures
  • Prepare reports and presentation documents, including monitoring & evaluation, success stories and best practice examples.
  • Prepare appropriate input for various programme reports including annual reports and contributes to the other reports required by the Hou, the programme manager and GIZ Head Office.
  • Assist with general project/intervention planning and develop project/intervention concepts including preparation, organisation and moderation of planning exercises and coordination of their implementation, management, monitoring, quality management, evaluation, communication and documentation for all three target regions
  • Coordinating the monitoring of the implementation of substantial Grant and Financing, Agreements in all three target regions, reporting back to the HOU.
  • Coordinate relevant project activities/interventions at local consultation with the manager and in cooperation With the partners regarding implementation and organizational aspects
  • Compiles the relevant information for joint activities and assignments.
  • Handle other task on behalf of GIZ (e.g. impact monitoring, project progress review, reporting)
Qualification Required & Experience
  • Masters/MSc or equivalent in an area that is related to employment promotion
  • At least 5 years professional experience in a comparable position
  • Professional experience in planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting
  • Professional experiences in the fields of (self-)employment promotion, TVET, financial system development, entrepreneurship/SME promotion and/or migration are additional assets,
  • Very good working knowledge of ICT technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
  • Diligent, goal oriented, open minded and innovative
  • Team player and ability to perform task without supervision
  • Proficient in spoken and written English; a working knowledge of German is an asset.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, work experience in an intercultural environment is an asset
  • Strong managerial, organisational and social competence
  • Capacity development experience, especially organisational development
  • Very strong communication skills and ability to engage stakeholders and facilitate networking
  • Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed - corresponding measures are agreed with management
Our OfferCompetitive GIZ salary grid (Band 4 Ghana), SSNIT, Health insurance, as well as 13th Month Salary and Annual Bonus.Location: AccraHow To Apply For The JobInterested and suitable applicants are to forward their applications with detailed curriculum vitae and a one - page cover letter:hr-ghana@giz.deunder the job code 2019/PSED/08/01.If you do not hear from us 2 weeks after the deadline, please consider your application unsuccessful.Closing Date: 13 September, 2019

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