Latest Job Opportunity at GIZ Nigeria

JOB-ID: 29544

The GIZ ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) Support Programme is focused on the following three areas: 1. Strategic management and organizational development, 2. Trade and customs and 3. Peace and security. Within this programme the Trade and Customs Component is implementing the West Africa Trade Integration Project (WATIP) which is co-funded by the European Union and German Government (BMZ).

WATIP contributes to the establishment of an effective common market and the gradual integration of West Africa into the global economy, which will together lead to increased economic growth and poverty reduction. It supports the ECOWAS Commission to accelerate the process of achieving an effective customs union in West Africa.

Your tasks
As an advisor (m/f) you are responsible for supporting the Head of the Programme and the Head of the Component Trade and Customs in implementing the WATIP project. Specifically this means:

Reporting and monitoring regularly on achievement of the objectives and indicators according to the defined logical framework
Supporting the Head of Component Trade and Customs in strategic planning, budget planning and monitoring, reporting to EU and BMZ
Knowledge management within the Component and overall Programme
Planning and monitoring of the visibility and PR activities within the Component
By availability and interest other areas of work can be assigned within the Component

The focus of this position is: technical tasks.

Your profile
To be successful in this position you offer:

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in business, economics, international trade policies, or public administration
• A minimum of 3 years experience in planning, implementation and monitoring of development projects, as well as budget planning and financial monitoring
• Experience in co-operating with governments and partner institutions from private sector and civil society
• Experience in planning and coordination of visibility activities, and excellent communication and coordination skills
• Experience in EU funded projects and programmes is an advantage
• Excellent command of English,both written and spoken,  German and French knowledge an advantage

Assignment period
Starting as soon as possible until February 2019.

Our offer
We create prospects for people and with people. As GIZ has an international mandate, we offer a multicultural working environment. We are committed service providers and dedicated professionals, even under difficult circumstances. We take pride in enabling our employees to develop their professional and personal skills. There are plenty of reasons to join our motivated team – ranging from the diverse challenges you will face on a daily basis in one of our 130 partner countries, to the broad scope you will have for shaping your work.

Other information
Business travel in the ECOWAS region is required in this position.