Development Worker (m/f/d) – Advising CSOs on digital solutions to improve Good Governance at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Development Workers provide their professional experience and skills at the grassroots level in support of sustainable development. The engagement follows an understanding of consultancy that promotes change on an equal footing with local partners. This position forms part of GIZ’s project „Supporting Decentralization as Contribution to Good Governance in Rwanda”, which aims at strengthening the decentralization process to ultimately improve the provision of public services for citizens. This is done by supporting capacity development at the local level, fiscal decentralization, and through fostering Citizen-State Relations.

• Support the development and implementation of a citizen participation App; Imihigo Watch
• Advise on the development of a digital complaints system in cooperation with the GIZ Digital Transformation & Digital Economy Cluster
• Support the project “Prevention of sexualized and gender-based violence” in the development of a chatbot for victims of violence
• Provide advice, training, manuals, and mentorship to selected Chief Security Officer (CSO) partners in the governance cluster on digitalization with a focus on enhancing citizen participation
• Contribute to the conceptual design of digital solutions to enhance good governance specifically at the sub-national level
• Support the governance cluster in identifying meaningful digital tools to enhance the work of CSOs as well as local and national government partner entities within the cluster

• University degree in information technology, social science, development studies, architecture/ urbanization, public management and governance, or any other relevant field
• Experience in applying digital applications as citizen participation tools, especially in local planning and monitoring processes
• Experience in advising organizations in using digital tools
• Working experience in cooperation with local governments/local communities
• Working experience in development cooperation; working experience with German Development Cooperation will be an asset
• Strong skills in teamwork, networking, facilitation, and cooperation
• Structured way of working with a high level of self-organization and creativity
• Business fluent in English

We are pleased to offer you a first impression on topics such as climate, shopping and services, the school situation and health care in Rwanda.

In general, the security situation is calm. GIZ staff must adhere to security measures at all times. Please also check the county-specific information provided by the German Federal Foreign Office. A contact person for security risk management is appointed at the local GIZ office.

Further information on country-specific advice from the Federal Foreign Office at https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en.

GIZ’s Development Service is looking forward to applications of candidates with a professional qualification and / or university degree and at least two years of professional experience. In addition you hold the German nationality or the nationality of a member state of the European Union.

Willingness to travel on a regular basis is required.

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Please observe the provisions of the country-specific vaccination regulations for entry and work in the country of assignment – in particular also regarding COVID-19.

Please understand that we can accept and process in principle only applications via our E-recruiting system. Following the confirmation of your succesful application, kindly check your spam / junk mail folder on a regular basis, since some provider classify emails form our recruiting system as spam.