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Consultant (m / f / d) “Aquaculture” value chain development in the Blue Economy project of the Employment for Sustainable Development project
POSTED BY: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
REF:GIZ 203
Date Published:Thursday, August 13, 2020
Date of Expiration:Tuesday, February 9, 2021 EXPIRED
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| LOCATION OF THIS JOB |
 Kenya | MOMBASA in Kenya |
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| Development Agency
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| MAIN JOB DESCRIPTION |
Job ID: P1533V4056
Place of use: Mombasa
Period of use: 11/01/2020 - 12/31/2023
Area of Expertise: economy
Type of enployment: Full or part time
Application time: 08/24/2020
ABOUT
As a federal company, GIZ supports the federal government in achieving its goals in international cooperation for sustainable development.
FIELD OF ACTIVITY
The aim of the “Employment for Sustainable Development (E4D)” project is to work directly and indirectly with the private sector to promote employment, increase income and improve working conditions. New, innovative approaches to cooperation with the private sector are being tried out in order to generate higher private investments with employment effects. The project works with companies to develop inclusive business models that integrate poorer sections of the population into value chains as employees, suppliers or sales partners. The special focus is on employment in the upstream and downstream value chains of investment projects in the field of natural resources. The aim of the "Blue Economy" is to support the value chains in the area of the "Blue Economy" (especially in small-scale fishing and aquaculture, in sustainable tourism, logistics, transport, etc.) through qualification measures.
YOUR TASKS
1) Support of the component management in the technical and strategic control of the project component value chain development
2) Technical and conceptual support for value chain development measures in the aquaculture and aquaponics sector, including private sector support through qualification of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the selected value chain
3) Ensuring that the project components achieve their goals
4) Support for the establishment of a local steering group and working groups in the sector
5) Representation of the project component externally, including cooperation from a conceptual and strategic point of view, especially with the Kenyan counterpart (secretariat of the coastal region economic block)
6) Establishment of a multi-stakeholder platform for the sector ("aquaculture roundtable")
7) Quality assurance of the EU directive-compliant implementation of the project component, including internal program monitoring and preparatory work for formal reporting, public communication and knowledge management
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YOUR PROFILE
1) Completed (specialist) university degree, preferably in the field of economics or agricultural sciences or a related subject with several years of work experience in aquaculture
2) Proven expertise and work experience in the field of private sector development and value chain development as well as aquaculture
3) Work experience in Kenya and experience with aquaponics are an advantage
4) In-depth knowledge of approaches to cooperation with and involvement of the private sector in labor market-oriented educational measures and approaches of German development cooperation for employment and private sector promotion
5) Good knowledge of GIZ procedures and standards including contract management and monitoring of employment effects
6) High coordination and cooperation skills as well as sovereign advisory skills and resilience with aptitude for politically demanding contexts
7) High social and intercultural competence as well as communication skills
8) Proficient in German and English
LOCATION INFORMATION
In order to do justice to the special features of the deployment at a location with a fragile security situation, GIZ offers an additional, attractive service package. You can find more information on this in the TV Fragility employee brochure, in the annex to the guideline on the collective agreement on conditions of employment in fragile contexts and in the FAQs.
The security situation is tense. Special precautionary measures apply to GIZ employees on site. GIZ's requirements for security measures must be followed at all times. In principle, please also inform yourself about country-specific information from the Federal Foreign Office. GIZ is on site with a professional security risk management system. The freedom of movement is restricted. There are no restrictions on the part of GIZ for family members to leave the country. If necessary, we ask you to find out which forms of relationship are legally and socially accepted in the country of assignment.
HINTS
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GIZ would like to increase the number of people with disabilities in the company. Therefore, we look forward to receiving relevant applications.
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