| Va no. | 028 |
| Job title: | Technical Advisor – Policy Strategy and Dialogue |
| Min. Qualification: | A University degree in Business Management, Education, Economics, Social, Political and Management Sciences, or in a similar area. |
| Organization: | GIZ Nigeria, SKYE programme |
| Place: | Abuja |
| Salary: | According to GIZ salary scale for Band 4 |
| Closing date of advert | 02.04.2024 |
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. Since 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:
Skills Development for Youth Employment (SKYE)
The programme Skills Development for Youth Employment (SKYE II) is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and co-funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. SKYE II contributes to Nigeria’s implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by supporting employment and job creation that will end poverty (SDG 1), improving the quality of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system (SDG 4), ensuring gender equality and empowerment of women and girls in all its interventions (SDG 5), promoting decent work and economic growth (SDG 8), and reducing inequality (SDG 10). SKYE II started on January 01, 2024, and will run until December 30, 2026.
SKYE II will focus on five priority areas, including:
- Supporting the establishment of institutionalised dialogue between public and private sector at federal and state levels. Within the dialogue processes, policy recommendations for TVET and employment promotion are being developed.
- Support for capacity building in intermediary organisations, both within the government agencies and the private sector.
- Support for developing and improving national TVET standards in agriculture, construction, and manufacturing.
- Promoting the design and implementation of innovative pilot models in the field of formal and non-formal technical and vocational education and training.
- Support for employment promotion structures at federal and state levels by establishing proactive labour market measures.
Responsibilities & tasks:
A. Responsibilities
The Technical Advisor is responsible for:
- Driving the policy and strategy development activities as well as dialogue coordination of the SKYE Programme in collaboration with the TAs in the different intervention states.
- Joint development, designing, planning, and implementation of Output 1, of the SKYE II programme, both independently and in collaboration with other SKYE II colleagues in the states and under the supervision of the relevant team leader, and the performance of related underlying processes.
- Coordinating within the team and with TAs in the states of intervention, with the SEDEC cluster, and with government and donor partners to achieve the projects targets aims and objectives.
- Initiating, establishing and strengthening contact with policy stakeholders in TVET/Employment Promotion in all states of intervention as well as with donor organisations.
Specifically, the Technical Advisor performs the following tasks:
B. Tasks
- Writes official documents (Concept Notes, Terms of Reference, Contract Requests, Strategy Documents, Policy Document and other reports for internal and external activities).
- Develops concepts and proposals for additional interventions that support policy and strategy development as well as dialogue platforms.
- Prepares presentations, reports and technical-conceptual inputs as required by the Head of Component.
- Drives the management processes for consultants contracted (e.g.
organize consultant visits, monitor progress, check on deliverables, coordinate with partners).
- Organises project activities in coordination with the other TAs in other components and states.
- Coordinates and networks with other GIZ programmes, project partners and with other relevant stakeholders.
Facilitates and moderates both internal and external workshops and events.
- Travels within the region and internationally as required and supports the coordination and monitoring of project activities in Abuja and other intervention states.
- Organises meetings with relevant stakeholders and all meetingrelated aspects including taking minutes of meetings.
- Designs workplan to facilitate the implementation of activities and follows up with partners in the planning, implementation, and closure of activities.
- Undertakes other tasks as may be required.
Knowledge management
- Ensures knowledge transfer of relevant information to the unit, programme and SEDEC.
- Documents and adequately labels all relevant files for future use on the relevant servers
- Prepares appropriate input for various unit/ programme reports including annual reports, presentations and contributes to the other reports required by the programme
- Assesses and analysis existing interventions in the country to support strategic decision-making and advisory services for partners.
- Assists in providing relevant data and other input into the Projects’ Monitoring and Evaluation systems.
General management
- Assists in preparing, conducting, and documenting internal meetings.
- Assists in preparing, conducting, and documenting meetings with partners.
- Assists in keeping track of processes and actions required.
- May be assigned other tasks as require
C. Required qualifications, Competences and Experience
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Education, Economics, Social, Political & Management Sciences, or in a similar area. Masters is an advantage.
Professional experience
- Work experience in one of the fields mentioned in the following is an asset: education, vocational training, employment promotion, policy and strategy development, gender.
- Work experience with GIZ processes is an asset.
- International exposure and/ or work experience in an international organisation is an asset.
Other knowledge and competencies:
- Work experience in the context of donor-funded technical assistance projects or programmes in Nigeria or the region.
- Proven ability to engage in multiple stakeholder processes, especially those involving private and public sector collaborations in the skills development sector.
Experience and strong knowledge of gender issues and gender transformative requirements and methods.
- Strong networking skills and social media experience.
- Experience within the context of international development cooperation is an advantage.
- Strong project management skills, able to break up complex deliverables into manageable plans with realistic tasks.
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently in a structured, methodical manner.
- Strong interpersonal, intercultural and communication skills.
- Self-driven, quick to learn, flexible and highly motivated.
- Flexibility and mobility: if required, readiness to travel (national / international) and to have flexible working hours.
- Proficiency with MS Office programmes (including MS Team, Outlook, SharePoint).
- Willingness to strengthen skills and competencies as required by the task to be performed in line with measures agreed with the supervisor and management.
- Proficiency in written and spoken English language.
- Detail oriented and ability to work under minimal supervision and to show initiative and resourcefulness.
- Excellent communication skills – both oral and written
- A good team player who is willing to take on responsibility
Ability to work well and cooperatively within a diverse (culturally, ethnically) work community.
Submission guideline:
You are kindly requested to submit your cv and letter of motivation as one document with complete contact details via email to: recruitmentnigeria@giz.de
(please include vacancy no. 028 in mail subject)
GIZ is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity. All qualified candidates, regardless of disability, age, sex, ethnicity, race, and religion are encouraged to apply. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted