Vacancy at Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH offers customised solutions to complex challenges. We are an experienced service provider and assist the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation. We offer demand-driven, tailor-made and effective services for sustainable development.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:


Job Title: Advisor (M/F) for Monitoring, Reporting and Visibility in the ECOWAS Support Programme

JOB-ID: 29544
Location: Abuja

Your Tasks
As an advisor (m/f) you are responsible for supporting the Head of the Programme and the Head of the Component Trade and Customs in implementing the WATIP project. Specifically this means:

• Reporting and monitoring regularly on achievement of the objectives and indicators according to the defined logical framework
• Supporting the Head of Component Trade and Customs in strategic planning, budget planning and monitoring, reporting to EU and BMZ
• Knowledge management within the Component and overall Programme
• Planning and monitoring of the visibility and PR activities within the Component
• By availability and interest other areas of work can be assigned within the Component
• The focus of this position is: technical tasks.

Your Profile
To be successful in this position you offer:

• Bachelor or Master's Degree in Business, Economics, International Trade Policies, or Public Administration.
• A minimum of 3 years experience in planning, implementation and monitoring of development projects, as well as budget planning and financial monitoring
• Experience in co-operating with governments and partner institutions from private sector and civil society
• Experience in planning and coordination of visibility activities, and excellent communication and coordination skills
• Experience in EU funded projects and programmes is an advantage
• Excellent command of English,both written and spoken,  German and French knowledge an advantage

Assignment period:

• Starting as soon as possible until February 2019.

Our Offer

• We create prospects for people and with people. As GIZ has an international mandate, we offer a multicultural working environment. We are committed service providers and dedicated professionals, even under difficult circumstances. We take pride in enabling our employees to develop their professional and personal skills. There are plenty of reasons to join our motivated team - ranging from the diverse challenges you will face on a daily basis in one of our 130 partner countries, to the broad scope you will have for shaping your work.

Other information:

• Business travel in the ECOWAS region is required in this position.

Application Closing Date
30th November, 2016.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidate should:
Click here to apply online