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Vacancy No: 048B
Location: Benin City, Edo
Organisation: GIZ Nigeria, Skills for Youth Employment in Nigeria (SKYE)

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. In 2019, we generated a business volume of around EUR 3.1 billion. Our 22,199 employees, almost 70 per cent of whom are national staff, work in around 120 countries. As a recognised development service provider, we currently have 556 development workers in action in partner countries.
• Furthermore, in 2019, the Centre for International Migration and Development (CIM), which is run jointly by GIZ and the German Federal Employment Agency, placed 262 integrated experts and 515 returning experts with local employers in our partner countries, or provided them with financial support, advice or other services.
• The GIZ Programme “Skills for Youth Employment in Nigeria (SKYE)” supports the diversification of the economy in Nigeria through the promotion of demand oriented technical and agricultural vocational training and education (A/VET). Apart from the sectors agriculture and construction, the project is focusing mainly on the automotive, ICT and other sectors.
• The strategy of the project is to improve the synergy between measures on the demand side for employment (i.e. skilled persons that followed vocational qualification measures, formal and informal TVET and Agricultural-VET (ATVET) measures) with those of the employment supply side (i.e. promotion of a pro-employment environment in the private sector through e.g. job centers, job fairs, short-term training and internship programmes, etc.).
• The purpose is to develop the match-making between the supply and demand of skilled labor force and hence to contribute to the decrease of youth unemployment in the country.

Responsibilities
The Technical Advisor is reporting to the team leader and has the following responsibilities:

• Manage the skills development interventions of the SKYE project in Edo State with the support of other TAs to ensure access, quality and relevance of training as well continuous monitoring of activities at state level.
• Independently manage tender processes and supervise subcontractors in the organization of skills development programs / interventions.
• Build up personal and institutional capacities in selected Skills Acquisition Centers and foster their willingness to develop and upgrade their performance on demand driven skills trainings.
• Advisory services to partners and government in setting up a coherent system of skills development in Edo State.
• Build up partnerships, networks and dialogue platforms to promote employment in the various intervention regions.
• Support the implementation of the program objectives
• Support the project planning and the conceptual development including preparation and organization and facilitation of planning exercises and their implementation, management, monitoring, evaluation, communication and documentation.

Tasks
The Advisor:

• Organization of sustainable and demand driven short-term trainings
• Identify and select with Edo State partners suitable Skills Acquisition Centers for demand-driven trainings.
• Facilitate and monitor on regular basis the quality and relevance of training provided in the SKYE skills development intervention.
• Analyses lessons learnt and compiles best practices for project implementation.
• Develop ready-to-use strategies, innovative initiatives, and concepts, including guidelines, manuals and procedures.
• Draft reports, articles and other written documents in English.
• In collaboration with the TVET unit, facilitate assessment and verification of SKYE beneficiaries, building of learner’s portfolios and tracking of achievement of competences for all apprentices, keeping data of learner’s result.
• Performs other duties and tasks at the request of management.

Required Qualifications, Competences and Experience

• Master’s Degree in Business Administration or any Social Sciences discipline.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in training / skills development program design and delivery – preferably within the international development / development cooperation sphere.
• Minimum of three (3) years of proven professional experience in the field of individual and institutional capacity development
• Experience of, and commitment to, continuous organizational improvement and the ability to act as a change agent;
• Strong coaching/mentoring skills;
• Commitment to high standards and continuous improvement;
• Proven experience in working within international teams;
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills (including a high level of empathy paired with the capacity to stay confident, serious, professional and respectful even in critical situations).
• Very good working knowledge of ITC technologies and computer applications (e.g. MS Office);
• Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and in writing.

Desired additional qualifications, competences and experience:

• Strong written and oral communication skills
• International exposure
• Knowledge in issues of gender equality
• Knowledge on employment promotion, TVET or private sector development.
• Language Skills in local languages (e.g. Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, Edo/Bini)

Salary
According to GIZ Nigeria Salary scale for Band 4

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VA No: 098

Organization: GIZ Nigeria, Organizational Development Programme

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).

Programme:

• The project Support to the ECOWAS-Commission on Organisational Development” provides advisory services to the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), based in Abuja.
• The Institutional Support to ECOWAS (ISE) is a recently added component of the project, targeting the improvement of ECOWAS’ internal processes to ensure efficient and effective use of the organisation’s resources.
• ISE began its implementation in December 2020 and is financed to the tune of €4.85million by the German Federal Government and the European Union with perspectives to continue the support beyond 2022.
• The joint action supports the Economic Community of West-African States (ECOWAS) Commission and the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) to prepare for certification to directly manage funds provided by the European Union (Pillar Assessment).
• ISE provides technical assistance for institutional reforms at both institutions by coaching and providing advice to ECOWAS and EBID managers in the coordination of the pillar certification process.
• A key element for successful implementation of capacity development projects is the engagement of stakeholders and beneficiaries.
• Therefore, effective complementary communication, not only with regards to the project’s visibility, but also along project activities is key.
• Communication activities of the project should on one hand provide information on results and help increasing the visibility of donors in compliance with visibility standards of the various stakeholders. On the other hand, communication activities of the project should strengthen change processes inside the partner organizations.
• In addition, the project communicates officially in form of reports with the donors the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
• To support all communication activities of the project in form of visibility, change communication to strengthen the impact of the projects interventions or reporting to stakeholders, GIZ is seeking to fill in the position of an Advisor for Communication and Reporting. 

Responsibilities and Tasks
Responsibilities:

• Implementation of the Communication and Visibility Plan of the project Development of strategic communication activities to support change processes at ECOWAS and EBID Coordination and preparation of project reporting Support to the overall management of the project at implementation stage

Tasks:
Project Communication and Visibility:

• Implements communication activities to increase the visibility of the project, such as press releases, website presentation, fact sheets, project launch and closing events.
• Develops the quarterly project newsletter, compiles articles, coordinates with graphic designers, ensures final editing of all articles etc.
• Prepares promotional materials to be handed out at events supported by the project.
• Ensures all project communication products are in line with donor’s visibility guidelines and GIZ corporate design principles.
• Manages the projects picture data base, ensures that visual elements of all pictures comply with data protection requirements.

Strategic Communication:

• Works with multiple team members to recommend, develop, and implement communication strategies;
• Partners with senior colleagues to design, present and implement custom communication and change management strategies, largely focused on organizational transformation;
• Develops insights related to change management risks and impact; advises partners and colleagues accordingly;
• Translates complex concepts into compelling and engaging communications across various media, including print and digital, with an eye towards cutting-edge solutions and data integration to ensure stakeholder engagement

Reporting:

• Collects relevant data to present in the project reports to the European Union and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development via the project’s monitoring system;
• Drafts project reports to European Union;
• Prepares and updates project presentations in Power Point or any other required format;
• Assists in preparing data from the project’s monitoring system and project planning tool, facts and figures for communication materials;
• Supports the update of the M&E system, ensures that team members update the system.
• Provides training for team members to update the system.
• Analyses project developments and provides insight into project progress targetting different audiences (EU, German Federal Government, ECOWAS counterparts.

Management support:

•  Attends tactical project team meetings for promotion, communication support and associated releases;
• Collaborates with programme or project managers to align timelines and communication deliverables;
• Assists in conducting management and team meetings, writes minutes of meetings.
• Conducts any other task as requested by the head of unit.

Required Qualifications, Competencies and Experience

• University Degree in Communications, Political Sciences, Public Information, International Relations or a related field.
• A Master’s Degree will be an added advantage
• Social Behavioral Change Communication (SBCC) Certification would be an asset

Professional Competencies and Experience:

• 5 years of employment experience of which 3 years must be a combination of Communication or Branding and support to change management or reform processes:
  • Minimum of 2-3 years experience in communications, copywriting, copyediting, marketing/PR or similar experience.
  • And minimum of 2-3 years experience in organizational change management, reform process management, strategic planning, project management, or similar experience
  • And a minimum of 1-2 years experience in event planning, coordination.
• Demonstrated experience producing communications materials and communication strategies ideally using visibility guidelines from European Union or other Public Donor organizations.
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills required.
• Ability to communicate within a complex change environment (understand the work of multiple teams and support their communication effort);
• Excellent speaking and writing skills in English, including the ability to draft material in a variety of styles, for different audiences and within tight deadlines (established track record of writing and/or editing materials for publication);
• Social media and multimedia skills;
• Good verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills to include experience with developing and delivering presentations, editing, and proofreading;
• Ability to explain concepts in an easily understandable written format.
• Solid computer skills with Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Knowledge of organising and hosting virtual meetings on diverse platforms (MSTeams, Webex, etc.)
• Knowledge of graphic design software such as InDesign or photoshop etc. to produce visual material would be an asset

Other Knowledge, Additional Competencies:

• Demonstrated client relationship skills working in a dynamic client environment
• Passion/interest/on change processes, methodologies, and tools
• The ability to remain organized while handling multiple tasks under tight deadlines (self-organization and time management).
• Ability to complete tasks with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Willingness to adhere to all principles of confidentiality.
• Ability to show initiative, good judgment, and resourcefulness.
• Proficiency in English and one of the other ECOWAS official languages (Portuguese or French).

Salary
According to GIZ salary scale for Band 4.