Vacancy Announcement
Advisor for
Mobilize Net-Zero
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. The GIZ Office in Kigali covers GIZ’s portfolio in Rwanda and Burundi. GIZ Rwanda/Burundi implements projects on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the European Union and other commissioning authorities in the following priority areas: Sustainable Economic Development, Good Governance, Climate and Energy, Digitalization, Extractive Governance and Peace and Security in the Great Lakes Region.
The German development cooperation project “Mobilize Net-Zero – Facilitating the Global Transport Transformation” will support national governments in Africa and Latin America to increase their commitments towards decarbonizing transport. In East Africa, a transformation process to decarbonize the (mini)bus paratransit sector will be initiated. Activities include 1) the development of a national flagship project for (mini)bus sector decarbonization together with national and international partners; 2) development and dissemination of methodologies, scenarios and a roadmap for decarbonizing the (mini)bus sector; 3) and organization of regional activities for peer-exchange and identification of additional opportunities for minibus sector decarbonization in the region.
In Rwanda, a national flagship project for (mini)bus sector decarbonization will be developed together with the Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA) and international partners. Planned activities are scheduled to start in August 2023 and end in December 2025. Key areas to be addressed are technical, operational, regulatory and financial/fiscal requirements for the decarbonization of the (mini)bus sector in Rwanda. Project activities in the region and Rwanda will be conducted in close cooperation with the partner institutions and the project management team in Germany
The position, allocated within GIZ Rwanda’s Cluster on Climate, Energy, and Sustainable Urban Development, will be responsible for the implementation of the Rwandan component of the global project, while closely cooperating with further GIZ’s related actors. Mobilize Net-Zero is searching for one candidate for the position of Advisor.
Candidate Profile
Location: Kigali
Fixed Term: 14 July 2024 (with option to extend)
Position: 1
The Advisor performs the following responsibilities and tasks:
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
- Management and Coordination
- coordinates and assists in preparing and conducting project activities and carries out activities required for implementation
- is jointly responsible with the partner institution for preparing, implementing and documenting training events, workshops, forums, team meetings and other project activities
- assists national and international advisors in carrying out their work in the context of the project
- helps identify the needs of government institutions and further recipients
- participates in formulating project action plans and helps synchronize the planning and budgeting system and counterparts
- draws up reports and presentation documents, prepares appropriate input for various project/programme reports including annual reports, and contributes to the other reports required
- regularly consults with the project director on all project activities
- assists the project with all organizational and management issues
- Communication and Networking
- develops and maintains contact with all important stakeholders
- provides technical assistance to local and international experts
- ensures knowledge management: collects, processes and distributes relevant information, monitors communication and interaction between government institutions, research institutions, private sector and civil society through analyses of the media, direct dialogue, participation in meetings and seminars etc.
- communicates local interests and efforts, forwards these and encourages sharing ideas and information for the benefit of the project/programme
- Other duties/tasks
- performs other duties and tasks at the request of management
B. Required Qualifications, Competences and Experience
- Qualifications and professional experience
- Masters/MSc in an area that is related to the project objectives, with a focus on a relevant field (e.g. Sustainable Transport / Mobility, Climate Change / Environment / Natural Resources / Management / Sustainable Development / Political Science / Economics or related fields)
- 3 years of professional experience in sustainable mobility or climate change related projects
- 3 years professional experience in international cooperation or in the public sector
- Proven experience in managing projects, research and documentation, trainings, and preparing planning materials
- Other knowledge and additional competences
- very good working knowledge of ICT technologies (related software, phone, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office, Teams, Outlook)
- fluent written and profound oral knowledge of English, French or German is an asset
- experience in working with graphical material using computer assisted design tools is an asset
- willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management
Interested candidates should submit their application (motivation letter, updated CV, certificates and references) , until 29th June 2023 at 4:00 PM , by e-mail to recruitment-rw@giz.de. All attachments should be put together in one PDF file not larger than 2 MB. Please quote the job title in the subject.
GIZ is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified candidates. This includes the provision of reasonable accommodation, if needed, in order to participate in the job application and interview process and to perform essential job functions. Please let us know, if you have any particular requirements should you be invited for assessment/interview or that you wish us to consider, when considering your application. Women and persons with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for test and interview.
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