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Advisor Private Sector Engagement for Skills

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 Full Time  Ethiopia  March 18, 2021 - March 29, 2021  Program/Project Management

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Advisor P rivat e Se ct or Engage me nt for Skills De ve lopme nt ’’

GIZ- Int e rnal/Ext e rnal Vacancy Announce me nt ‘036/2021’

Sust ainable Training and Educat ion P rogramme (STEP )

Brie f De script ion of t he proje ct / unit

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) with co-funding by the
European Union (EU) has commissioned GIZ to reach the specific objective to “Enhance the skills of youth
and women in catchments of the IAIPs of Ethiopia” under the larger Ethio-German Sustainable Training
and Education Programme (STEP II) and as part of the joint EU action for the “Promotion of Sustainable
Ethiopian Agro-industrial Development” (PROSEAD) under the Component 4. PROSEAD aims to increase
decent employment and incomes for rural Ethiopians, particularly youth and women, in four
environmentally sustainable Integrated Agro-Industrial Parks (IAIPs) and their agricultural production
zones (catchment areas).

Durat ion of cont ract : December 31, 2021

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Responsibilities and Duties

Key responsibilities:

 Steering the implementation of activities in the different regions in accordance with the objectives of

the project and regional plans

 Support in steering of implementation partners and sub-contractors (NGOs, Private service providers

and consultants)

 Maintain direct relations with governmental counterparts and liaison at Addis Ababa level, e.g. with

Oromia institutional partners

 Support and coordination of the regional staff

 Supervise the implementation progress of the Financial Agreements with the regional partner with the

support of the staff

 Identify, assess, and recommend potential private sector partners and partnership opportunities

 Ensure mainstreaming of decent job agenda in all activities and relationship with the implementing

public and private partners

 Support the regions in proactively establish and ex pand partnerships with business industries and

private sector in IAIPs catchment areas and build a database

 Maintain regular information ex change and close cooperation with project partners and stakeholders

in relation to skills development

 Identify specific areas for cooperation and develop strategies to build partnership in addressing skill

development through long- and short-term training with other implementing partners or donors

 Knowledge management and product owner for Private sector engagement methodologies and tools at

STEP Level

Tasks:

 Act as a focal point (product owner) of private sector engagement activities at STEP level

 Organize engagement platforms for the private sector and its networks with governmental

stakeholders to strength commitment

 Organize coordination and informative meetings with internal and ex ternal stakeholders at project

and in support of STEP

 Develop innovative approaches of cooperation with the private sector, TVET actors, and other parties

in the field of: addressing skills needs training, employment promotion

 Support the TVET, universities and Career centers in establishing linkages with private sector entities

 Establish tools and methodologies for the systemic approach and engagement of private sector actors

at different levels (dialogue platform, trainings, CT model, etc.)

 Build a database for the recording, monitoring, and evaluation of private companies contact and

collaboration

 Contribute to knowledge management and monitoring/evaluation, especially when it comes to

capturing numbers in the field of employment creation, skills development and private sector

 Steering communication and visibility effort of the component through brining up interesting success

stories, e.g. related to the transition from unemployment to employment due to the intervention’s

actions and cooperation with the private sector

 Draft any project-related document (ToR, MoU, reports…) as requested by the project manager
 Takes on further tasks assigned by the component manager

Job Requirements

Re quire me nt s and Qualificat ions

 Minimum of Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics, Business Development, Economics, Social

Sciences, Engineering, or another relevant field.

P rofe ssional e xpe rie nce

 At least 10 (ten) years of ex perience in the field of agri-business development, of which at least 3

(three) in the field of technical development projects

 Ex perience as a project manager/coordinator an asset

 Ex cellent network with private sector companies, industries and Agri-businesses in Ethiopia, especially

in project areas of Amhara, Oromia, SNNP-Sidama, Tigray

 Ex perience in skills development programmes and TVET system in Ethiopia is an asset

 Proven work ex perience in/with private businesses and industries in the field of Agri-business or other

relevant industrial areas

 Ideally, knowledge of working in/with companies currently active or which has ex perience in one of

Ethiopia’s Agro-Industrial parks

 Proven ex perience in organizing and steering complex processes that involve a variety of stakeholders

and require a high degree of coordination

 Knowledge and ideally ex perience with Ethiopian government actors in the field of employment

creations such as industry bureaus, IPDC, and Regional TVET bureaus, etc.

 Ex perience in cooperating with or working in Ethiopian government offices, agencies, NGOs and

ideally international organizations.

Ot he r knowle dge , addit ional compe t e ncie s

 Ex cellent skills in English, Amharic and Oromifa languages (writing, speaking, listening)

 Very good skills in using Microsoft Office (Ex cel, Word, Outlook); MS Teams knowledge is an asset

 Ex cellent communication skills and ability to work in team and build team spirit

 Ex cellent ability to build and maintain good working relations with local actors on different levels and

different organizations

 Solution-oriented and proactive

 Ex perience in conflict resolution, coordination, and mediation

 Flex ibility and preparedness to perform a changing array of duties according to the needs of the

project component

 Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.

How to Apply

Applicat ion proce dure :

Interested and qualified candidates shall submit their motivation letter along with their non- returnable
recent CV via Email: hre t h@giz.de

Note: –

Please make sure you mention the vacancy number and position title ‘Advisor P rivat e Se ct or
Engage me nt for Skills De ve lopme nt # 036/2021’ in the subject line of your email application. Due to
large number of applications we categories applications with the vacancy numbers.

Applications without vacancy numbers in subject lines might not be categorized in the
appropriate folder and could be disqualified.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

We encourage persons with disabilities to apply for the position. In case of equal qualification,
persons with disabilities will be given preference.

Applications from qualified women are encouraged.

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