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Background
GIZ. Solutions that work.

• As a service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, we are dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world. GIZ has over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security.
• The diverse expertise of our federal enterprise is in demand around the globe – from the German Government, European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector, and governments of other countries. We work with businesses, civil society actors and research institutions, fostering successful interaction between development policy and other policy fields and areas of activity. Our main commissioning party is the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
• The registered offices of GIZ are in Bonn and Eschborn. Our approximately 23,500 employees, almost 70 percent of whom are national personnel, work in a round 120 countries (July 2020) GIZ has worked in Nigeria since 1974. From 2004, GIZ has maintained a country office in the capital city Abuja. Currently 361 national and 66 international employees, 19 regional staff, 4 integrated specialists and 3 development workers are working in the country (June 2020).

The Project
Market Oriented Value Chains for Job and Growth in ECOWAS –MOVE programme

• With global and regional demand constantly rising, the cashew and rice production and processing offer important potential for training, employment, and wealth creation in the ECOWAS region. This can be achieved through private sector development, economic empowerment of women and youth and supporting the efforts at minimizing the impact of climate change.
• On behalf of the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
• Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is implementing the Market Oriented Value Chains for Job and Growth in ECOWAS – MOVE programme.
• The aim of the project is to promote market-oriented and future-proof value chains that contribute to income and employment generation in the ECOWAS region. With the merger of the Competitive Cashew Initiative (ComCashew), and Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI), the focus will be put on the cashew and rice value chains. We aim to ensure long-term, sustainable results and competitiveness in West African region.
• MOVE project has kicked off in Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria. The overarching strategy of implementation is built on making value chains more resilient, collaborating with large companies and SMEs, integrating Gender Transformative Approaches (GTA), developing a more conducive local/regional business climate, and then scaling for achieving broad impact in ECOWAS. We want to support inclusive development through the following activities:
  • Increasing the level of value creation within West Africa through strengthened private sector engagement.
  • Improving the economic and environmental sustainability of agricultural systems using good agricultural production (GAP) for sustainable production in a climate-resilient, resource-conserving agriculture and carbon sequestration.
  • Increasing local consumption of rice and cashew products through marketing initiatives and by-products.
  • Youth and gender inclusion: Developing and sharing good examples of inclusive business models and human capacity building by integrating gender responsive and gender transformative approaches (GTA) and information technology (IT) knowledge.
  • Policy advice: Consolidating public-private cooperation in policymaking to reduce regional trade barriers and to support social transformation in the ECOWAS region, like ECOWAS Rice Observatory (ERO), the Consultative International Cashew Council (CICC), African Cashew Alliance (ACA)
• Promoting value creation within West Africa through strengthened private sector engagement
• The business linkages in general have insufficient supply chain management, inefficient logistics systems and high post-harvest losses. Moreover, the poor performance of the markets and the agribusiness climate are hindering private sector investments, specifically the weak (political) legislation and regional harmonization, poor condition of rural service infrastructures, utilities/storage and infrastructure as well as regional and national implementation capacities.
• Financing is a vital factor but largely not accessible for all actors along the value chain – especially for women. There are also inadequate or unavailable operational and business development services (BDS), which would take into account and promote women in decisionmaking processes and levels.
• We combine two value chains, rice and cashew, in order to increase local and regional market competitiveness, add value to the production and processing create jobs and foster local consumption.
• Hereby the private sector is the central focus of our project because with the Matching Fund Approach, we build the entry point for MOVE’s interventions.

Responsibilities & Tasks
Responsibilities:

• The Junior Digital Solutions Advisor will be responsible for the development and implementation of digital solutions in areas relevant for the MOVE programme.
• A particular focus will be on-theground implementation of ICT activities in collaboration with private and public partners. Substantial field travel across project areas is expected.

The Junior Digital Solutions Advisor will:

• Support the implementation and (or) promotion of existing and new ICT solutions in collaboration with MOVE partners, MF partners and other actors in the rice and cashew value chain
• Support the implementation of project initiatives to improve
• existing digital solutions and their availability, (e.g.: identify existing digital solutions and assess their suitability for up and out scaling, assist to provide technical and methodological advice to improve and make available the solutions)
• Provide experienced recommendations on new and existing digital solutions with special focus on support to the rice & cashew value chain.
• Support in identification of potential new ICT solutions that could be piloted and implemented by MOVE
• Foresee scale up opportunities and supervise implementation of piloted digital solution in MOVE, particularly on-the-ground implementation.
• Liaise with other similar programs/activities in GIZ implementing countries in identifying and promoting digital solutions.
• Support the development and implementation of other internal digitalization activities and processes of MOVE.
• Support any additional project activities that may arise.

Tasks:
Tasks related to operations

• In collaboration with the MOVE team, the Junior Digital Solutions Advisor will be responsible for the following tasks:
• Support to develop digitalization concepts and propose them to the MOVE management.
• Liaise with in-house technical teams, project partners, ICT solution providers and technical experts on digitalization concepts and suitable solutions for the sector.
• Assist the team to implement and supervise testing and evaluation of new and currently implemented digitalization concepts and solutions.
• Liaise with the MOVE team in charting proper directions for the commercial sustainability (i.e., business model) of the digitalization concepts and solutions.
• Ensure that digital solutions are aligned with GIZ requirements, including digital principles of GIZ and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
• Support the communications team with ICT related activities.
• Maintenance of gadgets used for testing and piloting ICT solutions.

Other tasks:

• Assist in carrying out other activities as directed by the line manager/ supervisor.

General Obligations
The Junior Advisor:

• Is familiar with all components of the Programme, concepts and status of implementation and knows the corresponding experts and staff.
• Represents the interest of GIZ and the Programme and always acts on its behalf; and carries out important tasks for the Programme, even if these are not explicitly cited in the job description; performs other duties and tasks at the request of the Management
• Carries out important tasks for the Programme, even if these are not explicitly cited in the job description; performs other duties and tasks at the request of the Management.

Required Qualifications, Competences and Experience
Qualifications:

• B.Sc / M.Sc holder in the field of Computer Science, Information Management, Information and Communication Technology and other related studies
• Further certifications on UX/UI design and testing, software development, software management, project management will be an advantage with a strong focus on agriculture and private sector development.

Professional experience:

• At least 2 years working experience in a related position.
• Strong computer skills in contemporary MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Outlook, Access, Publisher etc.) is mandatory.
• Software development understanding will be an advantage
• Clear and diplomatic communication (oral and written).
• Experience in agricultural value chain development and digital transformation of the agriculture sector.

Desired additional qualifications, competencies, and experiences

• Affinity for market/internet research regarding existing ICT solutions and ability to recognize potential in ICT solutions to implemented in a non-digitized environment (with regards to agriculture).
• Understanding of IT development and projects.
• Ability to communicate with interdisciplinary / multiinstitutional teams (units / research organizations, NGOs and
• Governmental agencies, farmers, their organizations, and donors).
• Team worker and constructive attitude in case of difficulties or conflicts.
• Structured work style with high degree of self-organization, flexibility, and creativity.
• Developed attitude and awareness of service delivery.
• Fluency in English and Knowledge of French would be a plus.

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Background

• GIZ. Solutions that work. As a service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, we are dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world.
• GIZ has over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security.
• The diverse expertise of our federal enterprise is in demand around the globe – from the German Government, European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector, and governments of other countries. We work with businesses, civil society actors and research institutions, fostering successful interaction between development policy and other policy fields and areas of activity. Our main commissioning party is the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
• The registered offices of GIZ are in Bonn and Eschborn. Our approximately 23,500 employees, almost 70 percent of whom are national personnel, work in a round 120 countries (July 2020) GIZ has worked in Nigeria since 1974. From 2004, GIZ has maintained a country office in the capital city Abuja. Currently 361 national and 66 international employees, 19 regional staff, 4 integrated specialists and 3 development workers are working in the country (June 2020).

The Project

• Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP) The Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP) is co-funded by the European Union and the German Government and implemented jointly by the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
• It aims at enabling and fostering investments in a domestic market for Renewable Energy (RE) and Energy Efficiency (EE) and improving access to electricity in Nigeria. As part of the programme activities and in close collaboration with its public and private partners, the Component “Capacity Development” aims at standardizing skill acquisition of professionals, improve training delivery of partner institutions and ensure technical support to operationalise the national certification of skills for the growth and advancement of clean energy in Nigeria. This includes activities with Federal Ministry of Power (FMP) & Federal Ministry of Works & Housing (FMWH).
• Partnerships have been established with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), relevant Ministries, Departments & Agencies (MDA’s), Academia, Centres for Renewable Energy Research as well as the private sector.

Responsibilities

• As part of the management team of the project "Promoting the Energy Transition and Energy Access in Nigeria", the Head of Component, Capacity Development will contribute to the quality of training and certification offers for professional qualifications required for the implementation of the energy transition to ensure expansion.

Tasks
Activities will involve:

• Planning, implementing, and monitoring activities of the Capacity Development Component of the NESP according to GIZ guidelines with a clear focus on achieving results
• Lead stakeholder engagement and dialogue to facilitate the certification scheme for clean energy skills and action plans in cooperation with the relevant actors
• Establish and maintain training procedures to support learning and development activities, applying instructional design best practices and formulating and testing new and innovative approaches, processes, and techniques, to include blended, on-line programmes
• Leading multi-stakeholder consultations, negotiations and consensus building and participatory and consultative processes
• Institutional advisory for skills development in the clean energy sector including organisational changes, revision of certification framework, implementation and monitoring and evaluation
• Disciplinary responsibility for experts deployed in the Component
• Planning and monitoring of budgets for the Component’s activities
• Coordination with the other components of NESP
• Promoting cooperation and networking of institutions
• Planning and steering of consultancy assignments
• Internal and external representation of the Component

General obligations
The Head of Component:

• Remains updated on policy developments for skills in Nigeria that are of relevance for the implementation of the Component’s activities
• Is familiar with the framework of cooperation with the European Union and the German Government under which the programme is implemented
• Is familiar with all Components of the programme, concepts and status of implementation and knows the corresponding experts and staff.
• Represents the interest of the GIZ and the programme and always acts on its behalf
• Carries out important tasks for the programme, even if these are not explicitly cited in the job description; performs other duties and tasks at the request of the management
• Provides strategic, operational, and other technical direction to internal and external stakeholders and training partners
• Leads the development and implementation of operational plans and activities in close consultation with counterparts to ensure quality and suggests necessary changes, improvements, and initiatives
• Initiates and drives stakeholder coordination in the sector including the private sector and training institutions to ensure demand-oriented skills development and employment promotion
• Responsible for drawing up an action plan and conceptual design to strengthen the project implementation
• Responsible for quality control and knowledge management
• Represents the interest of the GIZ and the programme and always acts on its behalf.

Required qualifications, Competences and Experience Qualifications

• University Degree in Energy, International Relations, Political Science, Social Sciences, vocational education and training or similar area of study. A Master’s Degree is an added advantage.

Professional experience:

• At least seven years of experience in Capacity Development/TVET projects in developing national competency standards, accreditation, quality assurance, programmes curricula design, employability actions and initiatives
• Excellent working knowledge of instructional design and computer applications (e.g., MS Office, MS Teams)
• Proven project management experience incl. staff and budget responsibility
• Work experience on project implementation within GIZ or another international cooperation organization working in Nigeria
• Excellent knowledge of national actors and institutions in the sphere of RE and EE skills development is required (proven work experiences needed)
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation, conflict management and communication skills are required
• Networking and stakeholder moderation skills
• Knowledge of dual TVET systems in Renewable Energy is desirable
• Knowledge of best practices in competency-based education and learning management systems is mandatory
• 5 years’ experience in training coordination, curriculum development and knowledge of effective skills transfer methodology
• Experience in working with international organizations.

Desired additional qualifications, competencies, and experiences

• Fluency in English (speaking and writing); good knowledge of German is of added advantage
• Experience of practical project management practices in training implementation.
• Excellent presentation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting skills
• Excellent conceptual and organizational skills as well as moderation, presentation, and communication skills in an intercultural context
• Commitment, team spirit, reliability, diplomatic skills, gender competence and intercultural understanding

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Background
GIZ. Solutions that work.

• As a service provider in the field of international cooperation for ustainable development and international education work, we are dedicated to haping a future worth living around the world. GIZ has over 50 years of xperience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security.
• The diverse expertise of our federal enterprise is in demand around the globe – from the German Government, European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector, and governments of other countries. We work with businesses, civil society actors and research institutions, fostering successful interaction between development policy and other policy fields and areas of activity. Our main commissioning party is the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
• The registered offices of GIZ are in Bonn and Eschborn. Our approximately 23,500 employees, almost 70 percent of whom are national personnel, work in a round 120 countries (July 2020) GIZ has worked in Nigeria since 1974. From 2004, GIZ has maintained a country office in the capital city Abuja. Currently 361 national and 66 international employees, 19 regional staff, 4 integrated specialists and 3 development workers are working in the country (June 2020).

The Project
Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP):

• The Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP) is co-funded by the European Union and the German Government and implemented jointly by the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). It aims at enabling and fostering investments in a domestic market for Renewable Energy (RE) and Energy Efficiency (EE) and improving access to electricity in Nigeria.
• As part of the programme activities and in close collaboration with its public and private partners, the Component “Capacity Development” aims at standardizing skill acquisition of professionals, improve training delivery of partner institutions and ensure technical support to the operationalise the national certification of skills for the growth and advancement of clean energy in Nigeria.
• This includes activities with Federal Ministry of Power (FMP) & Federal Ministry of Works & Housing (FMWH). Partnerships have been established with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), relevant Ministries, Departments & Agencies (MDA’s), Academia, Centres for Renewable Energy Research as well as the private sector.

Responsibilities & Tasks
Responsibilities:
Under the direct supervision of the Head of Component, Capacity Development, the Advisor will;

• Facilitate the processes required to support the expanding training network and implement activities towards improved training delivery and skills development in the sector.
• Facilitate the implementation of the framework to operationalise the clean energy certification for skills including stakeholder engagement with strategic coordination and support to the Industry Advisory Committee (IAC)
• Contribute to the review and update of competency standards for clean energy certification and corresponding curricula
• Develop training concepts, support the selection of training providers, training preparation and implementation.

Tasks:
Below is a non-exhaustive list of the tasks you will be expected to perform:

• Both, independently and in collaboration with other Components of NESP (and under the supervision of the Head of Component) the advisor plans, designs, prepares, organizes, coordinates, and implements interventions and activities e.g., baseline and other studies, trainings, seminars, and workshops, and prepares related budgets, networking events, linkages, awareness, and sensitization campaigns.
• Provides strategic, operational, and other technical support to stakeholders and training partners
• Assist and monitor the development and implementation of operational plans and activities in close consultation with counterparts to ensure quality and suggests necessary changes, improvements, and initiatives
• Facilitation stakeholder coordination between the stakeholders in the sector including the private sector and training institutions to ensure the demand-oriented skills development and employment promotion
• Support general administration and logistics (incl. consultants’ missions, events organisation, and procurement of services/material).

Activity Coordination:

• Organising field missions and events (for NESP local partners and/or consultants incl. workshops, validation workshops, awareness campaigns, meetings, study tour, training of trainers, etc).
• Capacity building and regular coordination with key partners i.e., Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Industry Advisory Committee (IAC) and training partners
• Supporting project planning, implementation, and coordination of activities (incl. ToRs for consultants, concepts, budgeting, review of consultants’ invoices, trace studies, presentations, and reporting).
• Review the project’s operational plan periodically to ensure that proposed activities are meeting specified outputs in line with the project’s indicators.

Knowledge management:

• Ensures knowledge exchange with other Components of the Programme
• Prepares appropriate input for various Component/ programme reports including annual reports, presentations and contributes to the other reports required by the programme
• Knowledge management of the work results (organize and update project documentation, filing, database).
• Ensure communication and visibility of the results in line with NESP’s Communication and Visibility Plan/Strategy.
• Support in the planning, monitoring and evaluation of Component activities (incl. drawing up monitoring/progress reports).
• May be assigned other tasks as required

General Obligations
The Advisor:

• Is familiar with all components of the programme, concepts and status of implementation and knows the corresponding experts and staff.
• Represents the interest of the GIZ and the programme and always acts on its behalf; and
• Carries out important tasks for the programme, even if these are not explicitly cited in the job description; performs other duties and tasks at the request of the management.

Required qualifications, Competences and Experience
Qualifications:

• University Degree in Energy, Social Sciences, Vocational Education and training or similar area of study. Master’s degree is an added advantage.

Professional experience:

• Good working knowledge of virtual meetings and computer applications (e.g., MS Office, MS Teams)
• 5 years’ experience working in a similar position in the energy sector, technical vocational training preferably for an international organization.
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation, conflict management and communication skills are required
• Candidate should be familiar with Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency stakeholders in Nigeria
• Knowledge of best practices in certification of skills is an added advantage
• Strong multi-level stakeholder management ability is mandatory
• Understanding of basic approach for training and other teaching methodology is desirable
• Experience in working with international organizations.

Desired additional qualifications, competencies, and experiences:

• Fluent written and oral knowledge of English.
• Knowledge of project management practices.
• Excellent presentation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting skills
• Knowledge of blended-learning and aspects of digitalization in learning
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly to any region in Nigeria (including rural areas).

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Job ID: 023

Background
Solutions that work.

• As a service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, we are dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world. GIZ has over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security.
• The diverse expertise of our federal enterprise is in demand around the globe – from the German Government, European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector, and governments of other countries.
• We work with businesses, civil society actors and research institutions, fostering successful interaction between development policy and other policy fields and areas of activity. Our main commissioning party is the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
• The registered offices of GIZ are in Bonn and Eschborn. Our approximately 23,500 employees, almost 70 percent of whom are national personnel, work in a round 120 countries (July 2020)
• GIZ has worked in Nigeria since 1974. From 2004, GIZ has maintained a country office in the capital city Abuja. Currently 361 national and 66 international employees, 19 regional staff, 4 integrated specialists and 3 development workers are working in the country (June 2020).

The Project
Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP):

• The Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP) is co-funded by the European Union and the German Government and implemented jointly by the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). It aims at enabling and fostering investments in a domestic market for Renewable Energy (RE) and Energy Efficiency (EE) and improving access to electricity in Nigeria.
• As part of the programme activities and in close collaboration with its public and private partners, the Component “Capacity Development” aims at standardizing skill acquisition of professionals, improve training delivery of partner institutions and ensure technical support to the operationalise the national certification of skills for the growth and advancement of clean energy in Nigeria.
• This includes activities with Federal Ministry of Power (FMP) & Federal Ministry of Works & Housing (FMWH). Partnerships have been established with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), relevant Ministries, Departments & Agencies (MDA’s), Academia, Centres for Renewable Energy Research as well as the private sector.

Responsibilities

• As one of the unit’s advisors, under the supervision of the Head of Unit and in close collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Power and relevant Government MDAs, your job will be to support selected Discos in expansion of distributed renewable energies, further support selected private partners in the deployment of interconnected PV mini-grids thereby effectively providing access to reliable electricity services to 138,000 people in rural areas and providing access to improved institutional cookstoves to 400 rural agro-processing cooperatives in rural areas.
• You will also be required to promote the Premium Grid concept and project deployment for large industrial clusters in collaboration with the DisCos. You may also be requested to support the local public sector in establishing an enabling framework (incl. data gathering and management as well as electrification planning) for private investment in the on-grid distributed renewable energy, off-grid renewable energy (mini-grid) and/or clean cooking sectors as well as support capacity building and training for multiple stakeholders. This may also entail providing advice to interested third-party private investors.

Tasks
Below is a non-exhaustive list of the tasks you will be expected to perform:

• Support the Head of Unit (HoU) – unit coordination and management, procurement, budgeting, high-level stakeholders’ engagement, planning, operations, and monitoring (incl. reporting) of the Unit’s activities:
  • Representing the Head of Unit and NESP at sectoral events, when and where required.
  • Support in monitoring and enforcing the unit’s alignment with organisational policies, procedures, and rules.
  • Managing and supervising the unit’s personnel, as assigned by the Head of Unit incl. support with onboarding and mentoring of new staff where applicable.
  • Ensure smooth operations of all unit activities as delegated by HoU.
• Support in fostering a collaborative environment within and beyond the Unit, including knowledge sharing, cooperating, and implementing joint activities with other NESP Units (such as Enabling Environment and Energy Efficiency, and Electrification Planning and Data Management), and other GIZ programmes.
• Supporting the identification/ selection of partners, the establishment of collaborations with the latter, maintaining a regular correspondence with them and monitoring progress towards the achievement of common goals.
• Together with relevant Government MDAs, providing technical advice to NESP selected partners on:
  • Promoting the new decentralised electrification models - Premium Grid (PG) Concept and Interconnected Mini-Grid (IMG) - together with the DisCos, private developers, financiers, and other identified actors, including managing the development of related pilot projects.
  • Developing and implementing policies, strategies and frameworks that attract investment in Renewable Energy (RE) especially with regards to decentralised and distributed energy solutions in rural, peri-urban and urban areas.
  • Design parameters for RE structured procurement (or other RE support mechanism) and assess its technical feasibility
  • Advise on capacity allocation and grid integration planning of RE generation capacity into the Nigerian transmission and distribution grid
  • Advise on structure and design of technical reports by the System and the Market Operators to the regulatory body with the aim to enhance power industry performance data and to create an institutionalized IRP
  • Advise on the operational procedures of System and Market Operators
  • Facilitate coordination of technical interfaces between procurement, grid connection, transmission, and distribution
  • Provide technical inputs for macroeconomic regulatory impact assessment calculations and support development of a delivery mechanism and associated algorithms to appraise long term cost effectiveness as well as the “least cost to consumer” objective of RE generation capacity addition to the Nigerian power mix
  • Assist in preparation as well as in the execution of tender procedures.
  • Provide further advice on related technical renewable energy aspects if and where needed.
  • Provide further advice on transmission and distribution/retail activities if and where needed.
  • Supporting Capacity building for partners leading to project scaling
  • Supporting Monitoring and Evaluation activities of on-going projects (such as solar mini grids) include management of the digital Monitoring Platform.
  • Supporting other donor programmes e.g., WB-NEP, AfDB, NPSP, UEF, GEAPP, RMI etc., in understanding the new concept of IMG and PG to find possible collaboration.
• Managing operations (incl. administration and logistics) for the various activities of the Unit (incl. NESP staff, consultants and partners missions, events organization, procurement of events material).

General Obligations
The Advisor:

• Is familiar with all components of the programme, concepts and status of implementation and knows the corresponding experts and staff.
• Represents the interest of the GIZ and the programme and always acts on its behalf; and
• Carries out important tasks for the programme, even if these are not explicitly cited in the job description; performs other duties and tasks at the request of the management.

Required Qualifications, Competences and Experience
Qualifications:

• University Degree in the field of Mechanical/Industrial/Civil/Electrical Engineering, Law, Economics, Finance, Business and Administration and/or Environmental Sciences or any similar qualifications, preferably with a specialization on clean/renewable energy.

Professional Experience:

•  At least 4 years of experience working for or supporting privately led rural energy access projects, large-scale on-grid renewable projects, or their enabling framework in Nigeria, preferably for an international organization.
• Knowledge of the institutional set-up as well as the framework of the Nigerian energy sector on the Federal and State levels (incl. familiarity with Nigerian Energy Transition Plan - pathways and implementation strategies)
• Proven experience managing relationships and collaborating with the DisCos and Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
• Previous work experience with Disco is an advantage
• Advantage: Proven experience in creating financial access for electrification projects.
• Strong networking skills and ability to work in complex settings with Government, non-government, and private actors.

Desired Additional Qualifications, Competencies, and Experiences:

• Fluent written and oral knowledge of English. Knowledge of local languages would be an asset.
• Advanced knowledge on MS Office. Knowledge on renewable energy/power system design softwares like HOMER or GIS would be an asset.
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly within Nigeria (including rural areas).

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Vacancy No: 017

GIZ. Solutions that Work

• As a service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, we are dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world.
• GIZ has over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security. The diverse expertise of our federal enterprise is in demand around the globe - from the German Government, European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector, and governments of other countries.
• We work with businesses, civil society actors and research institutions, fostering successful interaction between development policy and other policy fields and areas of activity.
• Our main commissioning party is the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The registered offices of GIZ are in Bonn and Eschborn. Our approximately 23,500 employees, almost 70 percent of whom are national personnel, work in a round 120 countries (July 2020)
• GIZ has worked in Nigeria since 1974. From 2004, GIZ has maintained a country office in the capital city Abuja. Currently 361 national and 66 international employees, 19 regional staff, 4 integrated specialists and 3 development workers are working in the country (June 2020).

Market Oriented Value Chains for Job and Growth in ECOWAS - MOVE Programme

• With global and regional demand constantly rising, the cashew and rice production and processing offer important potential for training, employment, and wealth creation in the ECOWAS region. This can be achieved through private sector development, economic empowerment of women and youth and supporting the efforts at minimizing the impact of climate change.
• On behalf of the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is implementing the Market Oriented.
• Value Chains for Job and Growth in ECOWAS - MOVE programme. The aim of the project is to promote market-oriented and future-proof value chains that contribute to income and employment generation in the ECOWAS region. With the merger of the Competitive Cashew Initiative (ComCashew), and Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI), the focus will be put on the cashew and rice value chains. We aim to ensure long-term, sustainable results and competitiveness in West African region.
• MOVE project has kicked off in Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria. The overarching strategy of implementation is built on making value chains more resilient, collaborating with large companies and SMEs, integrating Gender Transformative Approaches (GTA), developing a more conducive local/regional business climate, and then scaling for achieving broad impact in ECOWAS. We want to support inclusive development through the following activities:
• Increasing the level of value creation within West Africa through strengthened private sector engagement.
• Improving the economic and environmental sustainability of agricultural systems using good agricultural production (GAP) for sustainable production in a climate-resilient, resource-conserving agriculture and carbon sequestration.
• Increasing local consumption of rice and cashew products through marketing initiatives and by-products.
• Youth and gender inclusion: Developing and sharing good examples of inclusive business models and human capacity building by integrating gender responsive and gender transformative approaches (GTA) and information technology (IT) knowledge.
• Policy advice: Consolidating public-private cooperation in policymaking to reduce regional trade barriers and to support social transformation in the ECOWAS region, like ECOWAS Rice Observatory (ERO), the Consultative International Cashew Council (CICC), African Cashew Alliance (ACA)
• Promoting value creation within West Africa through strengthened private sector engagement
• The business linkages in general have insufficient supply chain management, inefficient logistics systems and high post-harvest losses. Moreover, the poor performance of the markets and the agribusiness climate are hindering private sector investments, specifically the weak (political) legislation and regional harmonization, poor condition of rural service infrastructures, utilities/storage and
• infrastructure as well as regional and national implementation capacities.
• Financing is a vital factor but largely not accessible for all actors along the value chain - especially for women. There are also inadequate or unavailable operational and business development services (BDS), which would take into account and promote women in decision- making processes and levels.
• We combine two value chains, rice and cashew, in order to increase local and regional market competitiveness, add value to the production and processing create jobs and foster local consumption. Hereby the private sector is the central focus of our project because with the Matching Fund Approach, we build the entry point for MOVE's interventions.

Responsibilities and Tasks
Responsibilities:

• The Private Sector Development Advisor will be responsible to support the implementation of demand-oriented tailor-made counselling, training, coaching of SMEs and large companies to increase the supply of local/ regional value-added products by inclusive business models, strengthening private sector and business model development.

The value chain advisor is a professional responsible for:

• Technical and financial planning, coordinating, implementing, and monitoring of project activities
• Managing partners and stakeholders in the implementation of projects funded under the private sector development mechanism (business development services, matching fund scheme) Supporting programme initiatives to provide professional advisory services to and cooperate with a broad range of target groups (i.e., farmers, processors, input distributors, aggregators, etc.)
• Supporting the development of a more conducive local/ regional business climate and strengthening private sector capacities to open new markets in ECOWAS
• Support to strengthening implementation instruments and introducing innovation
• Coordinating and networking with relevant stakeholder in the sectors
• Regular project reporting
• Their implementation requires sound careful coordination.
• In this context, the position holder fulfils the following tasks.

Tasks:
Tasks Related to Operations:

In collaboration with other members of the technical team, translates the responsibilities above autonomously and efficiently into action in line with planned targets. These comprise the following tasks:

• Supports the demand-oriented tailor-made counselling/ coaching of SMEs and large companies to increase the supply of local/ regional value-added products
• Provide technical support to transferring proven innovations into practice for scaling through private sector led solutions.
• Preparation and implementation of operational plans and budgets for effective engagements with private and public partners, beneficiaries, and stakeholders with the view to ensuring that all parties work together seamlessly to deliver the programme objectives.
• Development and implementation of advisory services models that will deliver appropriate value chain-wide technical support (i.e. supply chain management, sustainable business modelling, innovation scaling, etc.); and entrepreneurial capacities support (i.e. financing improved business model, service provision etc.) for beneficiaries.
• Ensure quality of all aspects of implementation with a focus on supervision of project activities and reporting.
• Working closely with private partners (processors, input suppliers/aggregators) to further develop and implement the existing out grower model to integrate smallholder farmers.
• Preparation and negotiation of memoranda of understanding, agreements of contracts on project implementation and collaborative ties with private companies, stakeholders, and resource person with a focus of building market-oriented and resilient value chains.
• Establish and maintain collaborative ties with private partners, stakeholders, and delegations from different backgrounds.
• Design and support the implementation of specific studies.
• Country specific contributions to monitoring, reporting and evaluation of project activities.
• Synthesize achievements and conceptualize project approaches for institutions in the sectors.

Other Duties / Additional Tasks:
The position holder:

• Provides all documentation related to project activities for accounting in line with requirements from co-financing partners.
• Present and support the concepts and experiences of the program during national and international events Preparation, moderation and documentation of meetings and workshops and the organization of field trips as requested Receive and accompany consultants and visitors
• Coordinate the work of consultants / resource persons Any other instructions given in furtherance of project operations and management.

Required Qualifications, Competences and Experience

• University First Degree / Further Studies in Business Management, Economics, Agricultural Economics, or related field.
• At least five (5) years in a comparable position, experience in agricultural value chain development / private sector development / agricultural consulting & advisory services / inclusive business development / entrepreneurship management/advocacy/partnership brokering substantiated by corresponding references.
• Working experience with/ for agro-industries, or development partners.
• Experience working in collaboration with private sector actors (companies, associations, traders).
• Knowledge about upstream and downstream supply chain linkages (rice and cashew specific knowledge is an asset).
• Knowledge of agri-food support polices for Nigeria and of corresponding markets; local knowledge of pilot project areas will be an advantage.

Desired Additional Qualifications, Competencies and Experiences:

• Demonstrated ability to design, manage and implement value chain, agricultural financial services, agribusiness development support activities, farmer organization & training, financial grant services, policy & advocacy support activities in agriculture/agribusiness, use of ICT in agriculture/ agribusiness etc.
• Knowledge of agri-food support polices for Nigeria and of corresponding markets; local knowledge of pilot project areas will be an advantage.
• Capacity for analysis and constructive evaluation combined with the ability to translate evaluation of findings to beneficiaries in optimization of curricula and implementation. Facilitates discussion and workshops (preparation, implementation, and documentation)
• Presentation techniques and concepts for the marketing of project achievements.
• Very good computer skills in contemporary MS office (Word Excel PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Previous experience in working with private sector and/or international development organizations is an advantage Personal Skills
• Clear and diplomatic communication (oral and written) Ability to communicate adequately with interdisciplinary/ multi-institutional teams (units / research organizations, NGOS and Governmental agencies, farmers, their organizations, and donors)
• Team worker and constructive attitude in case of difficulties or conflicts
• Capacity of reflection of own work and willingness to learn.
• Developed attitude and awareness of service delivery.
• Business fluency in English is vital.
• Knowledge of local languages would be an advantage.

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Vacancy No: 018

GIZ. Solutions that Work

• As a service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, we are dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world.
• GIZ has over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security. The diverse expertise of our federal enterprise is in demand around the globe - from the German Government, European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector, and governments of other countries.
• We work with businesses, civil society actors and research institutions, fostering successful interaction between development policy and other policy fields and areas of activity.
• Our main commissioning party is the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The registered offices of GIZ are in Bonn and Eschborn. Our approximately 23,500 employees, almost 70 percent of whom are national personnel, work in a round 120 countries (July 2020)
• GIZ has worked in Nigeria since 1974. From 2004, GIZ has maintained a country office in the capital city Abuja. Currently 361 national and 66 international employees, 19 regional staff, 4 integrated specialists and 3 development workers are working in the country (June 2020).

Market Oriented Value Chains for Job and Growth in ECOWAS - MOVE Programme

• With global and regional demand constantly rising, the cashew and rice production and processing offer important potential for training, employment, and wealth creation in the ECOWAS region. This can be achieved through private sector development, economic empowerment of women and youth and supporting the efforts at minimizing the impact of climate change.
• On behalf of the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is implementing the Market Oriented.
• Value Chains for Job and Growth in ECOWAS - MOVE programme. The aim of the project is to promote market-oriented and future-proof value chains that contribute to income and employment generation in the ECOWAS region. With the merger of the Competitive Cashew Initiative (ComCashew), and Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI), the focus will be put on the cashew and rice value chains. We aim to ensure long-term, sustainable results and competitiveness in West African region.
• MOVE project has kicked off in Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria. The overarching strategy of implementation is built on making value chains more resilient, collaborating with large companies and SMEs, integrating Gender Transformative Approaches (GTA), developing a more conducive local/regional business climate, and then scaling for achieving broad impact in ECOWAS. We want to support inclusive development through the following activities:
• Increasing the level of value creation within West Africa through strengthened private sector engagement.
• Improving the economic and environmental sustainability of agricultural systems using good agricultural production (GAP) for sustainable production in a climate-resilient, resource-conserving agriculture and carbon sequestration.
• Increasing local consumption of rice and cashew products through marketing initiatives and by-products.
• Youth and gender inclusion: Developing and sharing good examples of inclusive business models and human capacity building by integrating gender responsive and gender transformative approaches (GTA) and information technology (IT) knowledge.
• Policy advice: Consolidating public-private cooperation in policymaking to reduce regional trade barriers and to support social transformation in the ECOWAS region, like ECOWAS Rice Observatory (ERO), the Consultative International Cashew Council (CICC), African Cashew Alliance (ACA)
• Promoting value creation within West Africa through strengthened private sector engagement
• The business linkages in general have insufficient supply chain management, inefficient logistics systems and high post-harvest losses. Moreover, the poor performance of the markets and the agribusiness climate are hindering private sector investments, specifically the weak (political) legislation and regional harmonization, poor condition of rural service infrastructures, utilities/storage and infrastructure as well as regional and national implementation capacities.
• Financing is a vital factor but largely not accessible for all actors along the value chain - especially for women. There are also inadequate or unavailable operational and business development services (BDS), which would take into account and promote women in decision- making processes and levels.
• We combine two value chains, rice and cashew, in order to increase local and regional market competitiveness, add value to the production and processing create jobs and foster local consumption. Hereby the private sector is the central focus of our project because with the Matching Fund Approach, we build the entry point for MOVE's interventions.

Responsibilities and Tasks
Responsibilities:

• The Cashew Production Advisor will be responsible for the implementation of production related activities in the cashew value chain for the MOVE programme in Nigeria.
• A particular focus will be on-the-ground implementation of production related activities in collaboration with private and public partners.
• Substantial field travel across project areas is expected.

The Cashew Production Advisor is a professional responsible for:

• Supporting programme initiatives to provide professional
• advisory services to and cooperate with a broad range of target groups (i.e., farmers, processors, input distributors, aggregators, etc.)
• Technical and financial planning, coordinating, implementing, and monitoring of project activities
• Managing partners and stakeholders in the implementation of projects funded under the private sector development mechanism
• Managing innovation and implementation knowledge by disseminating and documenting know-how, experience, and information
• Coordinating and networking with relevant stakeholder in the sectors.
• Regular project reporting.

Tasks:
Tasks related to Operations:

In collaboration with other members of the technical team, translates the responsibilities above autonomously and efficiently into action in line with planned targets. These comprise the following tasks:

• Supports the needs-oriented identification in the cashew production systems, offering innovative technologies, products, and services contributing to climate adaptation and resilience building
• Provide technical advice on climate smart practices in the cashew value chains and support to implementing partners Preparation and implementation of operational plans and budgets for effective engagements with private and public
• partners, beneficiaries, and stakeholders with the view to ensuring that all parties work together seamlessly to deliver the programme objectives
• Development and implementation of advisory services models that will deliver appropriate value chain-wide technical support (i.e., production system innovations, climate-smart technologies,
• mechanization services, etc.); and entrepreneurial capacities support (i.e., linkages with financial services and input & output markets, diversification, service provision etc.) for beneficiaries Ensure quality of all aspects of implementation with a focus on supervision of project activities and reporting
• Working closely with private partners (processors, input suppliers/aggregators) to further develop and implement the existing out grower model to integrate smallholder farmers Preparation and negotiation of memoranda of understanding, agreements of contracts on project implementation and collaborative ties with private companies, stakeholders, and resource person with a focus of building market-oriented and resilient cashew value chains
• Establish and maintain collaborative ties with private partners, stakeholders, and delegations from different backgrounds Design and support the implementation of specific studies Country specific contributions to monitoring, reporting and evaluation of project activities
• Synthesize achievements and conceptualize project approaches for institutions in the sectors.

Other Duties /Additional Tasks:
The position holder:

• Provides all documentation related to project activities for accounting in line with requirements from co-financing partners
• Present and support the concepts and experiences of the program during national and international events Preparation, moderation and documentation of meetings and workshops and the organization of field trips as requested Receive and accompany consultants and visitors Coordinate the work of consultants / resource persons
• Any other instructions given in furtherance of project operations and management.

Required Qualifications, Competences and Experience
Qualifications:

• University First Degree / Further Studies in Agriculture with specialization in Agronomy, Agricultural Science, Extension, or related field.
• Additional training in the areas of climate-smart agriculture, value chain development approach, cooperatives/social entrepreneurship, non-governmental organization (NGO) administration, business development services, agricultural mechanization, and knowledge of ICT will be an advantage.

Professional Experience:

• At least five (5) years in a comparable position, experience in conservation agriculture/ agricultural value chain development / sustainable agriculture agricultural consulting & advisory services / farmer training / private sector development / cooperation management / policy advocacy / partnership brokering substantiated by corresponding references
• Working experience with/ for agro-industries, or development partners
• Experience working in collaboration with private sector actors (companies, associations, traders) and research institution.

Desired Additional Qualifications, Competencies and Experiences:

• Knowledge about climate smart practices along the agricultural value chain (cashew specific knowledge is an asset).
• Demonstrated ability to design, manage and implement value chain, agricultural financial services, agribusiness development support activities, farmer organization & training, financial grant services, policy & advocacy support activities in agriculture/agribusiness, use of ICT in agriculture/ agribusiness etc.
• Knowledge of agri-food support polices for Nigeria and of corresponding markets; local knowledge of pilot project areas will be an advantage.
• Capacity for analysis and constructive evaluation combined with the ability to translate evaluation of findings to beneficiaries in optimization of curricula and implementation.
• Facilitates discussion and workshops (preparation, implementation, and documentation).
• Presentation techniques and concepts for the marketing of project achievements.
• Very good computer skills in contemporary MS office (Word Excel PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Previous experience in working with private sector and/or international development organizations is an advantage.
• Clear and diplomatic communication (oral and written).
• Ability to communicate adequately with interdisciplinary / multi-institutional teams (units / research organizations, NGOs and Governmental agencies, farmers, their organizations, and donors).
• Team worker and constructive attitude in case of difficulties or conflicts.
• Capacity of reflection of own work and willingness to learn.
• Developed attitude and awareness of service delivery.

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Job ID: 022

Background

• As a service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, we are dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world. GIZ has over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security.
• The diverse expertise of our federal enterprise is in demand around the globe – from the German Government, European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector, and governments of other countries.
• We work with businesses, civil society actors and research institutions, fostering successful interaction between development policy and other policy fields and areas of activity. Our main commissioning party is the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
• The registered offices of GIZ are in Bonn and Eschborn. Our approximately 23,500 employees, almost 70 percent of whom are national personnel, work in a round 120 countries (July 2020) GIZ has worked in Nigeria since 1974.
• From 2004, GIZ has maintained a country office in the capital city Abuja. Currently 361 national and 66 international employees, 19 regional staff, 4 integrated specialists and 3 development workers are working in the country (June 2020).

The Project
Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP):

• The Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP) is co-funded by the European Union and the German Government and implemented jointly by the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
• It aims at enabling and fostering investments in a domestic market for Renewable Energy (RE) and Energy Efficiency (EE) and improving access to electricity in Nigeria. As part of the programme activities and in close collaboration with its public and private partners, the Component “Capacity Development” aims at standardizing skill acquisition of professionals, improve training delivery of partner institutions and ensure technical support to the operationalise the national certification of skills for the growth and advancement of clean energy in Nigeria.
• This includes activities with Federal Ministry of Power (FMP) & Federal Ministry of Works & Housing (FMWH). Partnerships have been established with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), relevant Ministries, Departments & Agencies (MDA’s), Academia, Centres for Renewable Energy Research as well as the private sector.

Responsibilities

• As one of the unit’s advisors, under the supervision of the Head of Unit and in close collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Power and relevant Government MDAs, your job will be to support selected Discos in expansion of distributed renewable energies, further support selected private partners in the deployment of interconnected PV mini-grids thereby effectively providing access to reliable electricity services to 138,000 people in rural areas and providing access to improved institutional LPG-based cookstoves to 400 rural agro-processing and business cooperatives in rural areas.
• You will also be required to promote the Interconnected MiniGrid expansion and project pipeline in collaboration with the DisCos, Private Developers and Government partners.
• You may also be requested to support the local public sector in establishing an enabling framework (incl. data gathering and management as well as electrification planning) for private investment in the on-grid distributed renewable energy, offgrid renewable energy (mini-grid) and/or clean cooking sectors as well as support capacity building and training for multiple stakeholders.
• This may also entail providing advice to interested third-party private investors.

Tasks
Below is a non-exhaustive list of the tasks you will be expected to perform:

• Support the Head of Unit (HoU) – unit coordination and management, procurement, budgeting, high-level stakeholders’ engagement, planning, operations, and monitoring (incl. reporting) of the Unit’s activities.
  • Representing the Head of Unit and NESP at sectoral events, when and where required.
  • Support in monitoring and enforcing the unit’s alignment with organisational policies, procedures, and rules.
  • Managing and supervising the unit’s personnel, as assigned by the Head of Unit incl. support with onboarding and mentoring of new staff where applicable
  • Ensure smooth operations of all unit activities as delegated by HoU.
• Support in fostering a collaborative environment within and beyond the Unit, including knowledge sharing, cooperating, and implementing joint activities with other NESP Units (such as Enabling Environment and Energy Efficiency, and Electrification Planning and Data Management), and other GIZ programmes.
• Supporting the identification/ selection of partners, the establishment of collaborations with the latter, maintaining a regular correspondence with them and monitoring progress towards the achievement of common goals.
• Together with relevant Government MDAs, providing technical advice to NESP selected partners on:
  • Promoting the new decentralised electrification models – specifically Interconnected Mini-Grid (IMG) - together with the DisCos, private developers, financiers, and other identified actors, including managing the development of related pilot projects.
  • Developing and implementing policies, strategies and frameworks that attract investment in Renewable Energy (RE) especially with regards to decentralised and distributed energy solutions in rural, peri-urban, and urban areas.
  • Design parameters for RE structured procurement (or other RE support mechanism) and assess its technical feasibility
  • Facilitate coordination of technical interfaces between procurement, grid connection, transmission, and distribution
  • e. Provide technical inputs for macroeconomic regulatory impact assessment calculations and support development of a delivery mechanism and associated algorithms to appraise long term cost effectiveness as well as the “least cost to consumer” objective of RE generation capacity addition to the Nigerian power mix
  • Assist in preparation as well as in the execution of tender procedures.
  • Provide further advice on related technical renewable energy aspects if and where needed.
  • Provide further advice on transmission and distribution/retail activities if and where needed.
  • Supporting capacity building for partners leading to project scaling
  • Supporting Monitoring and Evaluation activities of on-going projects (such as solar mini grids) include management of the digital Monitoring Platform.
  • Support implementation and design of new workstreams e.g., Sustainable Mobility (Electric Vehicle), Productive Use of Energy (PUE), and Electric Cooking (e-Cooking).
  • Supporting other donor programmes e.g., WB-NEP, AfDB, NPSP, UEF, GEAPP, RMI etc., in understanding the concept of IMG and find possible collaboration.
• Managing operations (incl. administration and logistics) for the various activities of the Unit (incl. NESP staff, consultants and partners missions, events organization, procurement of events material).

Required qualifications, competencies and Experience
Qualifications:

• University Degree in the field of Mechanical / Industrial / Civil / Electrical Engineering, Law, Economics, Finance, Business and Administration and/or Environmental Sciences or any similar qualifications, preferably with a specialization on clean/renewable energy.

Professional Experience:

• At least 4 years of experience working for or supporting privately led rural energy access projects, interconnected (or under-grid) renewable projects, or their enabling framework in Nigeria, preferably for an international organization.
• Knowledge of the institutional set-up as well as the framework of the Nigerian energy sector on the Federal and State levels (incl. familiarity with Nigerian Energy Transition Plan - pathways and implementation strategies)
• Previous experience working with or collaborating with DisCos is an advantage.
• Advantage: Proven experience in creating financial access for electrification projects.
• Strong networking skills and ability to work in complex settings with Government, non-government, and private actors.

Desired Additional Qualifications, Competencies, and Experiences:

• Fluent written and oral knowledge of English. Knowledge of local languages would be an asset.
• Advanced knowledge on MS Office. Knowledge on renewable energy/power system design softwares like HOMER or GIS would be an asset.
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly within Nigeria (including rural areas).

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Background
GIZ. Solutions that work:

• As a service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, we are dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world. GIZ has over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security.
• The diverse expertise of our federal enterprise is in demand around the globe – from the German Government, European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector, and governments of other countries. We work with businesses, civil society actors and research institutions, fostering successful interaction between development policy and other policy fields and areas of activity.
• Our main commissioning party is the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The registered offices of GIZ are in Bonn and Eschborn. Our approximately 23,500 employees, almost 70 percent of whom are national personnel, work in a round 120 countries (July 2020)
• GIZ has worked in Nigeria since 1974. From 2004, GIZ has maintained a country office in the capital city Abuja. Currently 361 national and 66 international employees, 19 regional staff, 4 integrated specialists and 3 development workers are working in the country (June 2020).

The Project
Digital Transformation Center (DTC) Programme:

• The Digital Transformation Centre Nigeria (DTC Nigeria) is co-funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the European Union (EU) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. The project focuses primarily on digitalisation and entrepreneurship. The aim of the project ‘is to improve the capacities of the innovation ecosystem for the growth of the digital economy in the following areas - policy implementation, performance improvement of organisations and networks service providers of the digital economy, scalable digital solutions, and digital skills

The project will focus on the following outputs:

• Output 1 - Cooperation between political actors and actors in national and international innovation ecosystems is improved: By promoting innovation-friendly framework conditions for the digital economy by improving cooperation between policy actors and actors in the innovation ecosystem from the private sector, science, and research as well as civil society.
• Output 2 - Innovation support organisations are developed and supported to offer a range of services to MSMEs to implement digital innovations leading to digital transformation of MSMEs.
• Output 3 - Validated digital solutions are available to the Nigerian economy: Promoting the production and validation of new and existing innovative digital solutions for use by MSMEs in Nigeria.
• Output 4 - The skills of women and young people to use digital solutions for their economic activities are improved through the harmonization of digital and entrepreneurial skills.

Responsibilities

• The Junior Technical Advisor for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship will work in close cooperation and with the guidance of the Technical Advisor Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship to support the digital transformation of non-Tech MSMEs and cooperate with the Project Team on other related activities.

Tasks
The Junior Technical Advisor performs the following tasks:

• Set-up of a national matchmaking platform aggregating available digital solutions for MSMEs (including gender-responsive solutions for Clean-tech, Agriculture and Circular Economy) and tools for the implementation of digital solutions:
  • Support in the selection and acceleration of digital solutions
  • Assist in the facilitation of strategic partnerships for the further development of digital solutions
  • Support the development of matchmaking platform to facilitate transactional relationship between MSMEs and digital solutions.
• Develop a digital service provider market/pool supporting the implementation and adoption of digital solutions in MSMEs:
  • Support the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria to set-up Digitalisation Service Points to increase access of MSMEs to innovation support organisations and service providers.
  • Assist in the establishment of a network of digital transformation service providers that support the digital transformation of MSMEs.
  • Support the development of go.digital vouchers to subsidise expert services and adoption of digital solutions by MSMEs.
• Promote the long-term successful adoption of digital business solutions by MSMEs for growth:
  • Implement measures to increase awareness of digitalisation and digital solutions for MSMEs in Nigeria.
  • Support with the implementation of capacity building measures to enable MSMEs to acquire and use digital solutions.
  • Support the implementation of “After care” measures for MSMEs adopting digital solutions.
  • Monitor the impact of the measures on the growth of MSMEs and Startups.
• Identify and process success stories of digital transformation of MSMEs and implement awareness-raising activities to generate interest in MSMEs, in collaboration with the Communication Advisor and other Team Members:
  • Develop concepts to capitalise and disseminate project intervention successes.
  • Capitalise success stories using diverse media.
  • Facilitate the effective dissemination of the success stories using appropriate channels.
• Knowledge management, monitoring and evaluation, in collaboration with project Team:
  • Manage knowledge transfer and sharing within the project, and with other project/programmes working on similar topics.
  • Develop and contribute to the development of ready-to-use strategies and technical concepts, and capitalisation documents.
  • Monitoring and evaluation of implemented measures in line with metrics of performance and project indicators.
• Support in project workplan development and implementation
• Provide technical input and implement project/programme activities in the field:
  • Provide technical advisory services to beneficiaries and project partners.
  • Develop technical documents e.g., concept notes and Terms of References in his/her domain
  • Oversee consultant objectives and ensure that deliverables are submitted in accordance with contract timelines and requirements included in the Terms of References (ToR)
  • Contribute to technical documents’ creation and use by other team members and in other project domains
  • Work with administration and finance team to ensure the smooth implementation of project activities pertaining to the defined area of responsibility
  • Is responsible for quality assurance of project activities within assigned areas with respect to of GIZ quality standards.
• Executing other tasks as required by the Project Lead

Required Qualifications, Competences and Experience
Qualifications:

• University Degree (B.Sc./BA & M.Sc./ MBA) in Political Science, Public Policy, Public Relations, Social Sciences, Digital Transformation Regulation, Digital Innovation, Economics, Business Informatics or a similar subject.

Professional Experience:

• One to three years of general work experience
• One-year professional experience in the field of digital innovation/technologies, support of tech start-ups and MSMEs, and entrepreneurship, business management, and content development.
• Working experience with digital business service provider is desirable
• Knowledge of innovation and digital transformation in Nigeria.
• Knowledge of organizational development and networking

Desired Additional Qualifications, Competencies, and Experiences:

• Very good technical understanding of digital technologies
• Excellent organizational and coordination skills
• Ability to work independently and in teams, structure tasks, familiarize with new topics quickly and comprehensively
• High social competence and ability to work in an international team
• Open minded and ability to engage partners and stakeholders
• Business fluency in English is vital. Knowledge of local languages would be an advantage.
• Previous experience in working with Government entities and/or international development organisations is an advantage.