Communication Officer at GIZ Rwanda: (Deadline 12 January 2023)

Communication Officer at GIZ Rwanda: (Deadline 12 January 2023)

Vacancy Announcement

Communication Officer for Climate and Energy Cluster

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. GIZ has worked in Rwanda for over 30 years. The primary objectives between the Government of Rwanda and the Federal Republic of Germany are poverty reduction and promotion of sustainable development. To achieve these objectives, GIZ Rwanda is active in the sectors of Decentralization and Good Governance, Economic Development and Employment Promotion, Climate, Energy & Urban Development and ICT (Information and Communications Technology).

GIZ would like to recruit a Communication Officer for the Climate and Energy Cluster.

Location: Kigali

Fixed Term: 12 months (renewable upon review)

Position: one (1)

The Communication Officer performs the following responsibilities and tasks:

Responsibilities and Tasks:

1. Responsibilities:

The Communication Officer performs the following responsibilities:

• Conceptual assistance for Cluster and advise to Projects in the field of Public Relation.
• Liaise function between the Cluster and the Country Office;
• Develop and organize workshops, conferences for overarching activities according to the planning.
• Internal and external communication and coordination with GIZ Headquarters in Germany.
• Filing and maintaining the GIZ internal Document Management System DMS.
• Preparation, organization and implementation of GIZ events as Coordinator.
• Ensure the implementation of corporate design rules within the Country Office and all programmes.

2. Tasks :

The Communication Officer performs the following tasks:

• Schedule, organize and document internal and external meetings, follow up on decisions and recommendations,
• Support the planning, implementation and follow up of communication and public relations activities within the Country Office and Projects.
• Undertake secretarial and administrative duties for the Directorate,
• Ensure good flow of communication within the Directorate and with the projects and programmes;
• Management of the GIZ Rwanda mailbox.
• Schedule, organize and follow up on meetings and appointments of the Country Director;
• Participate in management meetings, take and distribute minutes, follow up on the implementation of decisions taken and recommendations.
• Prepare correspondences, manage and follow up of incoming and outgoing correspondences
• Support to the organization and management of events at country office and at country level.

Other duties/ tasks:

• Support the head of Cluster / Project with other tasks when required.
• The Communication Officer may perform other duties and tasks at the request of the Cluster / Project.

Required Qualifications, Competences and Experience

Qualifications and professional experience

Qualifications

Masters/MSc or BSc in Communications, or other related to the climate and Energy Cluster objectives.

Professional experience

• At least 3-5 years’ professional experience in a comparable position.
• Excellent knowledge of the design, conception, event organization, …
• Experience in working with Coordinator, Director as an executive assistant.
• Use of innovative technologies for communication.

Other knowledge and additional competences

• Very good communication, presentation and networking skills.
• Proactive and innovative in the development and implementation of ideas and proposals.
• Good knowledge of English and Kinyarwanda. French or German would be an asset.

Interested candidates should submit their application (motivation letter, updated CV, certificates and references) until 12^th January 2023 at 4:00 PM by e-mail to recruitment-rw@giz.de. All attachments should be put together in one PDF file not larger than 2 MB. Please quote the job title in the subject.

GIZ is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified candidates. This includes the provision of reasonable accommodation, if needed, in order to participate in the job application and interview process and to perform essential job functions. Please let us know, if you have any particular requirements should you be invited for assessment/interview or that you wish us to consider, when considering your application.

Women and persons with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for test and interview.

GIZ Office Rwanda

KN 41 St. / Nr.17, Kiyovu

P.O. Box 59, Kigali,

Rwanda

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