Job Summary

Internship

GIZ- Internal/External Vacancy Announcement #028/2021

Sustainable Industrial Clusters (S.I.C)

• The Ethiopian government has adopted an Industrial Development Policy to transform the currently agricultural-led economy into an industry-based one, aiming to lift the population out of poverty and becoming a middle-income country by 2025. The textile and garment industry are considered priority sector on the path to industrialization. The sector is, however, often characterized by precarious working conditions, low wages, non-compliance with human rights, social and ecological standards and poor business linkages between companies operating in Industrial Parks (IPs), international and local supplier.
• In line with the Ethiopian transformation agenda, the United Kingdom and German governments are supporting the country’s pathway towards industrialization through the implementation of a joint project named Sustainable Industrial Clusters (S.I.C.). The project will be implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH under a co-financing agreement between the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
• S.I.C. has the objective to address the current challenges in the IPs and focus on increasing job-effective growth and improving the social and environmental sustainability of Ethiopia’s textile and garment industry. It will contribute to closing the gap between results and aspirations of the parks by tackling issues such as: improving park operations; satisfaction of labor; environmental and social regulatory framework and their enforcement; as well as business linkages into the wider textile and garment sector.
• Linkages between FDI investors in IPs and domestic businesses are very low, and this is limiting the impact of FDI on the broader economy. S.I.C will support the creation of business linkages between the selected industrial parks and local enterprises. Innovative and practical interventions will be designed and implemented to support business linkages along the supply chain.
• In order to support the business linkage and the S.I.C. project team GIZ is looking to hire an Intern for the Business Linkage component.

Duration of contract: Until October 14, 2021

Responsibilities and Duties

• Work together with the Business Linkage and S.I.C. project team, external consultants, companies, organizations, associations, etc.
• Support the collection of data and information of local and international companies from the Ethiopian textile and garment sector
• Support the organization of meetings with producers or service providers, investors, companies, organizations and associations
• Support the Business Linkage- and project team to identify the capacity of local companies to enable their integration into the global value chain of the textile and garment sector
• Support and organize Business-to-business (B2B) meetings, events to promote matchmaking, direct business linkages towards the local and international supply chain
• Assist the Business Linkage- and project team in regular daily office works and organization

Job Requirements

Qualifications

• University degree in International Development, Social Studies, Economics, Business Administration, Business Logistics or Similar fields (Master is preferred)
• Good knowledge of Amharic and English language both in speaking and writing, German language knowledge is an asset
• Good working knowledge of IT (E-mail, internet and computer applications such as MS Office)

Professional experience

• First job experience as an Intern, Assistant, or similar work background as an asset
• Preference will be given to applicants with experience within the private sector preferably in the textile and garment sector and/or with public sectors or an institution on behalf of a development cooperation is a plus

Other knowledge, additional competencies

• Good knowledge of MS Power point and / or other presentation or layout software skills are strong plus
• Good presentation, oral and written communication skills
• Strong work motivation and team spirit

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates shall submit their motivation letter along with their non- returnable recent CV via Ethiojobs or Email: hreth@giz.de

Note: Please make sure you mention the vacancy number and position title ‘Internship #028/2021’ in the subject line of your email application. Due to large number of applications we categories applications with the vacancy numbers.

Applications without vacancy numbers in subject lines might not be categorized in the appropriate folder and could be disqualified. 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted 

We encourage persons with disabilities to apply for the position. In case of equal qualification, persons with disabilities will be given preference. 

Applications from qualified women are encouraged.

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