Technical Advisor on Project Implementation at GIZ Rwanda: (Deadline 30 January 2023)

Technical Advisor on Project Implementation at GIZ Rwanda: (Deadline 30 January 2023)

Technical Advisor on Project Implementation at GIZ Rwanda: (Deadline 30 January 2023)

Vacancy Announcement

Technical Advisor on Project Implementation with focus on Operations of Industrial Parks and Investment Promotion for Special Initiative on Training and Job Creation (SI Job) Programme Junior Technical Advisor on Skills Development for the pharmaceutical industry and biotechnology for the programme “Special Initiative for Training and Job Creation (SI) in Rwanda”

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 the 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, Energy, and ICT (Information and Communications Technology).

The Special Initiative on Training and Job Creation (Invest for Jobs) aims to improve the conditions for sustainable economic and employment growth in Rwanda. Together with its partners, the Invest for Jobs programme facilitates interventions in the following fields of action: “The conditions for investments of European or international enterprises in Rwanda are improved; the capacities of Rwandan SMEs in selected sectors/clusters for sustainable, employment-generating growth are improved; the business ecosystem of Special Economic Zones and selected sectors/clusters is improved”. The project provides advisory services and facilitates access to funding schemes and instruments for the development and implementation of business projects.

Within the scope of one of the components, the Invest for Jobs programme focuses on improved operations of the Kigali Special Economic Zone (KSEZ). The main stakeholders are the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MINICOM), the Department of Exports and Special Economic Zones of the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), and the park operator of the KSEZ’ operator, Prime Economic Zones (PEZ).

GIZ would like to recruit the candidate for the position of Technical Advisor on Project Implementation with focus on Operations of Industrial Parks and Investment Promotion for the programme “Special Initiative on Training and Job Creation (SI Job) in Rwanda.

Location: Kigali

Fixed Term: 12 months (renewable upon review)

Position: one (1)

The Technical Advisor performs the following responsibilities and tasks:

A.   Responsibilities:

The Technical Advisor will be responsible for:

Support the project management and the technical lead of component 3 in the implementation of all project activities in support of KSEZ, including, but not limited to the following:

  • Liaison officer between GIZ Invest for Jobs and PEZ / KSEZ on all project activities, including follow-up with the park operator on relevant trainings and services provided by PEZ for KSEZ tenants (companies resident in the special economic zone);
  • Support the technical lead advisor for component 3 in the development, implementation and monitoring of project activities on sustainable industrial park management;
  • Support the communication with respective government partners;
  • Management of short-term assignments: Develop Terms of Reference for short-term assignments on industrial park management; support respective tender processes; backstop and monitor ongoing short-term assignments;
  • Support the Monitoring & Evaluation team by collecting, analysing and reporting results-oriented data for component 3 of the Invest for Jobs programme;
  • Contribute to project reporting through relevant inputs to periodic and annual project progress reports;
  • Support the project’s finance manager by closely monitoring expenditure targets, reviewing financial reports, etc. of contracts within the scope of component 3;
  • Contribute actively to GIZ-internal meetings to give updates on the current and future activities of component 3;
  • Support the technical lead of component 3 with all other tasks that may arise in support of component 3 of the Invest for Jobs programme.

B.   Required qualifications, competences and experience

The below specified qualifications represent the requirements to reach the maximum number of points.

  • Education/training: Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, Law, or related field
  • General professional experience: 5 years of professional working experience in the private sector, ideally in the manufacturing industry or business consultancy, with a working knowledge of business processes
  • Specific professional experience: 3 professional references proving working with economic clusters and/or special economic zones, including industrial park operators or related government partners
  • Leadership/management experience: N/A
  • Regional experience: 5 years of previous relevant work experience in Rwanda
  • Development Cooperation: Professional experience with development cooperation or international organization-funded projects in support of industrial park / special economic zone management is an advantage;
  • Language: Proficient user of English (C1 as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) and a proficient user of Kinyarwanda (C1/C2).
  • Other knowledge, additional competences
  • Finely tuned organisational skills and ability to work on one’s own initiative
  • Good project management skills;
  • Strong conceptual and analytical skills
  • Able to work under little supervision but at the same time being a real team player
  • Persistent and focused on the tasks, but at the same time creative and open-minded
  • Excellent communication skills; ability to present complex content in a concise and understandable manner, orally and in written
  • Very good working knowledge of ICT and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)

Interested  candidates  should  submit  their  application  (motivation  letter,  updated  CV,  certificates  and references) , until 30th January 2023 at 4:00 PM, by e-mail to [email protected]. All attachments should be put together in one PDF file not larger than 2 MB. Please quote the job title in the subject.

Women and people with disability are especially encouraged to submit applications.

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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