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Development Worker as Advisor (m/w/d) on Implementing Development Measures for Local Development Stakeholders (Kindu)
POSTED BY: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
REF:GIZ 298
Date Published:Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Date of Expiration:Sunday, August 22, 2021 EXPIRED
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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the | KINDU in Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
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| Development Agency
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| MAIN JOB DESCRIPTION |
Job-ID: P1533V5548
Location: Kindu
Assignment period: 05/01/2021 - 04/30/2023
Field: Rural Development
Type of employment: full-time
Application deadline: 03/23/2021
ABOUT US
We offer the opportunity to work in an innovative and worldwide operating institution related to development policy. Your competencies and qualifications are demanded on the spot in an interdisciplinary team. You advise governmental and civil society organizations at local or municipal level. The Development Service of GIZ offers a comprehensive service package. It includes a specific technical and personal preparation. The basis for the deployment of specialists in the development service is the German Development Workers Act (EhfG).
Contact
Customer Portal of Recruitment and Follow-on assignments
+49 6196/79-3200
kundenportal-rueckfragen@giz.de
As a federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development.
By seconding trained experts as development workers, GIZ contributes to permanently improving the living conditions of local people
JOB DESCRIPTION
Within the framework of one of its fields of activity, GIZ’s Biodiversity and Sustainable Forest Management Project , assists in improving the planning, implementation and media skills of the structures and stakeholders involved in local governance processes. At the provincial level in particular, the local authorities and municipal Comité Locale de développement (CLD) committees receive support in creating and implementing development plans. The focus is on improving the sustainable use of forest, grazing and agriculture resources in the regions bordering Lomami National Park.
YOUR TASKS
1. Improving and strengthening the local development planning skills of local development stakeholders
2. Supporting two CLDs in planning and implementing specific development measures
3. Assisting in acquiring, managing and administrating funds for implementing development measures
4. Promoting regularly sharing experiences among the various development stakeholders at the local level
5. Communicating with the interdisciplinary teams in the project's three offices
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YOUR PROFILE
1. University degree and work experience in one of the following areas: social sciences, municipal planning, environmental science, forestry or a similar discipline
2. Work experience involving civil society organisations in the context of participatory development planning
3. Good knowledge in the planning and implementation of community projects in particular
4. Work experience in francophone Africa or regional experience in sub-Saharan Africa
5. Excellent intercultural and communication skills
6. Willingness to work in basic conditions in the local communities
7. Business fluency in French; Swahili and German language skills would be an advantage
LOCATION INFORMATION
The GIZ offers an additional benefits package for deployments in fragile security situations.
The security situation is tense. There are special precautionary measures in place on the ground for GIZ employees. GIZ’s security guidelines must be followed at all times. Please also look into any country-specific information provided by the German Federal Foreign Office as a basic principle. The local GIZ office has a contact responsible for security risk management. Mobility is restricted. GIZ does not place any restrictions on employees being accompanied by family members. Where applicable, please find out what types of relationship are legally and socially accepted in the country of assignment.
NOTES
This job advertisement is intended for all genders.
GIZ’s Development Service welcomes applications from candidates who have completed vocational training and/or a degree and who have at least two years’ relevant professional experience. Candidates must also hold German nationality or citizenship of another EU Member State.
Please note that we can only accept and process applications submitted via our online e-recruiting system. After receiving confirmation that your application has been submitted, please check your spam/junk folder regularly, since some providers class the emails sent out by our e-recruiting system as spam.
The requirement for the contract to take effect is the lifting of the restrictions that currently apply at GIZ to departures and business trips, which serve to contain the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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