“Junior Climate Change Advisor’’
GIZ- Internal/External Vacancy Announcement ‘# vacancy number 003/2024’
“Land Governance II Projects”
Brief Description of the project/ unit
As an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations, the federally owned Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its development-policy objectives.
In Ethiopia, GIZ has been working for 60 years in bilateral cooperation on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and on commission of the Ethiopian government and international donors.
The widespread fragmentation of agricultural land is a major challenge for a more productive agricultural sector. To strengthen agricultural productivity and production and to modernize agriculture in Ethiopia, the Ministry of Agriculture is pursuing strategies for nationwide land use certification and land consolidation. However, legal, social, and institutional framework conditions for the fair and participatory methods to tackle land fragmentation are limited.
In this context, the TC project pursues the objective of anchoring land consolidation as a land management tool and enable a functional land administration system. As such, the framework conditions for increased agricultural productivity are improved, and thus contribute to improving the living conditions of smallholders as well as to economic development in the concerned rural areas. Hence, the target group is the rural population in the selected project areas, and in particular landowners whose agricultural productivity is impaired by the fragmentation of their land.
Duration of contract: Until March 31, 2026
Application deadline: 26 January 2024
Required Candidates: 1
Place of Work: Addis Ababa
Responsibilities and Duties
Internal communication – 20 %
Developing and implementing appropriate documentation for the program’s/project’s internal communications (e.g. emails, internal events, meetings, etc)
Distributing key information and materials to program/project staff and updating information as per input from the program team
Ensuring the collection and archiving of workshop/event outputs, meeting decisions, drafts and contributing to training materials, presentations, and other written documents by project teams.
Any other task as proposed by the Climate Change Cluster Management.
Knowledge management for the Climate Change Cluster -40%
Database Management: Support the development, maintenance, and update of knowledge databases, ensuring the accuracy and relevancy of information.
Content Creation: Collaborate with communication advisors to gather and generate interactive and engaging content to increase engagement and knowledge within the cluster through biannual newsletter, guides, and tutorials.
Administration support – 40 %
Assists Climate Change Cluster Management in matters of logistics and related matters.
Booking travel itineraries and hotel reservations,
Support in event organization and internal meetings (venue and meeting room booking, printing of documents, confirmation of attendance, and other related logistical matters)
Ensures that necessary equipment is at the event location (projector, flip chart, pin boards)
Obtains security clearance from the Security Risk Management (SRM) office for duty trips such as filling the Where 3.0
Manages itineraries, organizes pick up and drop off, supports with appointments, and related support.
Job Requirements
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in economics, Business Administration, Development Economics, International Development, Rural Development, Linguistics and Humanities degree or related discipline
Proven experience in content development, writing and/or editorial work.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Research skills and the ability to gather information from various sources.
Proficiency in using digital tools for content organization, visualization, and database management – such as SharePoint List, Excel, PowerBI.
Ability to efficiently use standard IT applications (i.e. MS Office365), communications-related applications (Adobe InDesign, illustrator, Canva) including modern video conferencing tools.
A proactive and collaborative approach to working within a team.
Experience in working in GIZ projects and familiarity with GIZ’s rules and regulations is appreciated.
Initial experience, in an NGO, International cooperation, consultancy is appreciated.
Professional experience and competencies
Other knowledge, additional competencies
Elevated level of motivation, proactivity, self-discipline, integrity, and accountability
Dedicated team spirit, a high level of initiative, the ability to work under pressure, flexibility, analytical thinking, and a high level of commitment.
Mindfulness and accuracy.
Very good English and Amharic written and verbal language skills (C1)
German language skill is an advantage.
Interest in digital knowledge management tools
Conduct research on new trends in knowledge management practices, tools, and approaches.
Willingness to frequently travel to other regions in Ethiopia.
How to Apply
Application procedure:
Interested and qualified candidates shall submit their motivation letter along with
their non-returnable recent CV only via email hreth@giz.de
Please make sure you mention the vacancy number and position Junior Climate Change Advisor #003/2024 in the subject line of your email application. Due to large number of applications, we categorize 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 the case of equal qualification, persons with disabilities will be given preference.
Applications from qualified women are encouraged.
Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
GIZ Country Office Ethiopia and Djibouti
Kazanchis, Kirkos Sub City, Woreda 08
P.O. Box 100009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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