The Ethio-German Sustainable Training and Education Programme (STEP) improves the employment prospects of young Ethiopians by promoting quality and relevance in vocational training and higher education. In cooperation with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MoSHE) as well as related agencies and institutions, the programme establishes strong linkages between the education and the private sector to support the development of a modern education system geared towards employment and economic growth. In this, employers, education providers and public authorities come together to identify their needs and jointly develop education and training solutions that best tackle the skill

Advisor, Companies, GIZ- Internal/External Vacancy Announcement ‘#006/2022’

STEP III

Duration of contract:  30.11.2024

Required Candidates: One

Responsibilities

The Advisor is responsible for finding, engaging and supporting partner companies in selected economic sectors in implementing Cooperative Training and other employment promotion measures. To that end she/he draws-up concepts and works together with the respective colleagues based in the regional GIZ offices. He/she supports selected companies to assess their Human Resource needs and plan relevant Cooperative Training models together with relevant training providers and private sector associations. He/she assists the companies to jointly coordinate and implement the training, which shall lead to the employment of graduates. The advisor furthermore serves as a focal point for the topics related to companies/the private sector within the national context of the TVET system in Ethiopia.

The primary responsibilities include: 

• Drawing-up concepts of how to identify, engage and support companies in selected economic sectors, namely building construction, automotive, hotel and tourism as well as electrotechnology, to plan and implement Cooperative Training.
• Drawing-up concepts of further employment promotion measures in the selected sectors by finding ways of actively engaging companies.
• Identifying, engaging and supporting relevant companies in the selected economic sectors to jointly plan and coordinate Cooperative Training implementation as well as further employment promotion measures.
• Facilitating the process between involved training institutes, enterprises and business associations in the implementation of the training cycle from admission to assessment.
• Assisting the identification and developing the relevant Cooperative Training programmes in cooperation with relevant Programme teams and partner organizations both from public and private sector 
• Liaising with important and well-connected companies and supporting them in seeing the benefits of actively engaging in TVET
• Contributing to innovation and knowledge management within the programme
• Contributing to innovation and knowledge management within the programme

The Advisor Companies is responsible for following tasks:

Tasks

Sector specific advisory services:

• Conduct research on the selected economic sectors and identify employment potentials, availability of private sector associations and interested companies, training providers and other relevant bodies. 
• Draw-up concepts of how to identify, engage and support companies in the selected sectors.
• Support Programme teams in the regional GIZ offices in adapting and implementing the concepts.
• Support the Head of Component and other Programme teams in the establishment of relevant platforms, in which the sector-relevant companies, private sector organizations and training providers are represented.
• Support the relevant enterprises, associations, chambers and training providers in the selected sectors to establish a coordination framework for planning and delivering cooperative training in line with the Ethiopian TVET Qualifications Framework.
• Advise the enterprises in selecting relevant qualifications (quantity and quality), advise on necessary preconditions and support reaching an enabling training environment, define suitable training pathways for training delivery.
• Facilitate the trainees’ registration process and onboarding in the selected companies.
• Facilitate the assessment activities and processes in the completion of the training cycle.
• Advice companies on implementation of Cooperative Training.
• Support the active engagement of the selected enterprises in all phases of the training.
• Monitor the development and implementation processes and suggest necessary changes, improvements and initiatives as appropriate.

Networking, and cooperation

• Advise companies, business associations and training providers to establish a cooperation framework for the planning and delivery of training in the selected economic sectors.
• Facilitate a regular dialogue between the involved public and private sector organizations in the specific sector and region/area.
• Ensure operational planning sessions with relevant partner organizations in the sector and in the field of cooperative training and other employment promotion measures.

Knowledge management and coordination

• Support the Head of Component in the operational planning and documentation of the support activities in the selected enterprises.
• Support the development of concepts, tools, trainings and approaches in planning and delivering the cooperative training in line with the Ethiopian TVET Qualifications Framework.
• Share tools and approaches with the provincial teams and relevant partner organizations.
• Support the monitoring and evaluation measures for enhancing training quality.
• Prepare appropriate input for various programme reports and actively participate in knowledge management

Other duties/additional tasks

• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned by the programme or supervisor. 

Job Requirements

Qualifications

• University degree in a topic related field (business administration, business development, engineering, social sciences, technical education)

Professional experiences

• At least 5 years professional experience in a comparable position in the field of private sector engagement
• Knowledge about concepts of skills development
• Good understanding of development cooperation and advisory approaches

Other knowledge, additional competencies

• Excellent understanding of the private sector and the needs of companies
• Good knowledge about TVET and Cooperative Training, employment promotion and capacity building approaches
• Very good working knowledge of Information and Communication Technologies (related software, phone, email, internet) and computer applications (MS Office)
• Fluent (written and oral) knowledge of the English language and Amharic 
• Good interpersonal skills and willingness to cooperate with various stakeholders from the public and the private sector
• Willingness to improve existing skills and gain new skills as required by the tasks to be performed
• Good public relations, marketing and (intercultural) communication skills

How to Apply

Application procedure:

Interested and qualified candidates shall submit their motivation letter along with their non- returnable recent CV via CLICK HERE or Email: giz-recruitment@lonadd.com

NB: Make sure you mention the vacancy number and position title ‘Advisor, Companies #006/2022 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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