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PROGRAMME COMPONENT MANAGER (M/F/D) OF THE ‘BURKINA FASO’ COMPONENT IN THE GLOBAL PROGRAMME ‘SUSTAINABILITY AND VALUE ADDED IN THE COTTON ECONOMY’

POSTED BY: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
REF:GIZ 124
Date Published:Monday, November 4, 2019
Date of Expiration:Saturday, May 2, 2020 EXPIRED
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LOCATION OF THIS JOB

Burkina Faso | OUAGADOUGOU in Burkina Faso

INDUSTRY

Development Agency

JOB TYPE

Full-Time

MAIN JOB DESCRIPTION

Job-ID: P1533V2416
Location: Ouagadougou
Assignment period: 02/01/2020 - 03/31/2023
Field: Rural Development
Type of employment: full- or part-time
Application deadline: 11/20/2019

As a federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ operates worldwide. As part of the GIZ team, you are prepared to take on international assignments and pass on your expertise.

JOB DESCRIPTION
The global programme ‘Sustainability and Value Added in the Cotton Economy’ is part of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) special initiative ‘One World – No Hunger’. It focuses in particular on increasing the production of sustainable cotton and strengthening downstream processing stages. The approach is intended to raise incomes in the cotton industry and create new employment prospects. The partner countries of the global programme are Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Uzbekistan and India. Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world and at the same time the largest African producer and exporter of cotton. The cotton sector forms the livelihood of over 2 million people. At local level, cotton is only processed by the textile trade and semi-industrial structures into traditional home textiles and clothing articles for the domestic market. The aim of the project is to increase the value added from sustainable cotton in Burkina Faso.

YOUR TASKS
1. Assuming responsibility for overall management of the country package ‘Burkina Faso’ and its contribution towards achieving the objectives of the global programme ‘Sustainability and Value Added in the Cotton Economy’
2. Managing the coherent implementation of all project activities in the field, including budget planning and control, in consultation with the steering unit of the global programme in Germany
3. Assuming responsibility for the management of national employees (NMA)
4. Coordinating project activities with cluster coordination in the priority area "sustainable agricultural promotion" and other development cooperation (DC) projects in Burkina Faso
5. Advising state and private actors in the cotton industry with regard to sustainable cultivation methods and strengthening downstream processing stages
6. Ensuring the ongoing conceptual development and implementation of the project in Burkina Faso, in line with the concept of the global programme and in coherence and synergy with the agriculture cluster
7. Performing gender-sensitive results monitoring and reporting to the steering unit of the global program, in cooperation with cluster coordination
8. Representation of the GIZ project in the cluster and outwardly in conjunction with the cluster

REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS JOB

YOUR PROFILE
1. University level degree in the area of agricultural science or economics, rural development, textile economics or in another relevant subject area that focuses on the contents of the above-mentioned topics
2. Long-Standing professional experience in international cooperation in rural areas, preferably in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa
3. Several years of professional experience in leading intercultural teams
4. Several years of professional experience in project management, in particular in budget planning and control as well as in the implementation of complex agricultural projects in international cooperation or development cooperation
5. First professional experience in the field of sustainability-oriented agricultural and policy advice relating to the promotion of private sector and value chains
6. Leadership, project management, consulting and communication skills
7. Intercultural competences, empathy and authenticity
8. Mastery language skills in German (C2) and vantage language skills in French (B2); additional language skills in English are highly desirable

LOCATION INFORMATION
As the security situation requires increased vigilance, special security precautions are in place for GIZ staff. GIZ has a professional security risk management system in place at the location and you must comply with GIZ’s security requirements at all times. Please also obtain information about the country from the German Federal Foreign Office.

NOTES
It may be possible to bring the contract start date forward.
The willingness for business trips is assumed.

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