Technical Advisor – Bamenda
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ)
Bamenda, Northwest (Nord-Ouest), Cameroon
·31 Mar. 2025
·Non spécifié
·Banque - Finance
·Économiste
Contract period: 2 years renewable
Place of assignment: Bamenda – with regular trips to the Sud - West region and occasional trips to other regions.
Deadline for admissibility of application files: 31.03.2025
Internal classification of the position: Band 4T under the hierarchical supervision of the Component manager.
- Implement project measures and activities in the North-West region (technical, organizational and substantive matters);
- Assume tasks related to planning, steering and monitoring the project – and to a certain extent with project administration;
- Being a specialist support to colleagues in bands 1, 2 and 3;
- Being responsible for the quality of the commission’s outcomes;
- Contribute to the conceptual design of the project, particularly in the event of modification or realignment;
- Contribute technically and substantively to overarching issues in cooperation with commissioning parties/clients, partners and other actors;
- Contribute to achieving the agreed objectives of the project, impulses for the further strategy development;
- Coordinate all issues within the area of work and ensure that they are dealt with promptly and competently (in consultation with the project team colleagues and line manager);
- Resolve issues that arise in the area of responsibility on the basis of existing rules and draw attention to more complex challenges to your team;
- If required support of other experts in familiarising themselves with and performing their tasks;
- Support Civil Society organizations;
- Monitor technically local subsidies for Civil Society organizations;
- Design, prepare, implement and document dialogues, workshops, seminars and other events on themes related to the project's areas of activity;
- Monitor budgets allocated to activities on GIZ software;
- Archive files (electronic and physical classification of files related to Output 2/3;
- Update and collect information on the activities and impact of the project (in consultation with the communications manager, communication support);
- Develop synergies and added value between components 2/3 and component 1 of the project.
- Assume tasks that are assigned by the supervisor;
- Contribute to the collection of data for monitoring results;
- Prepare reports and translations;
- Contribute to various reports including annual activity reports;
- Administrative management in accordance with the objectives of the PROSCIG and the guidelines/procedures of the GIZ.
- Master’s degree, in a specialty related to the objectives of the project (Social, Economic, Legal sciences) or a similar qualification.
- At least five (05) years of professional experience including three (03) years in a similar position.
- Good knowledge of the context, challenges and issues of Civil Society;
- Very good knowledge of actors in civil society and local authorities;
- Very good knowledge of gender transformative approaches;
- Good knowledge of organizational development;
- Good knowledge of financial monitoring of local subsidies;
- Good Knowledge of livelihood approaches;
- Good Knowledge of social cohesion approaches;
- Knowledge of communication techniques focused on target groups;
- Knowledge of participatory methods and approaches;
- Knowledge of networking methods;
- Good knowledge of facilitation techniques;
- Working skills in a multicultural environment;
- Very good practical knowledge of the use of information and communication technologies (corresponding software as well as telephone, fax, e-mail, Internet) as well as computer applications (such as MS Office);
- Experience at GIZ would be considered an asset;
- Very good written and oral command of the English and French languages, knowledge of German will be considered an asset.
» Années d'expérience: Entre 5 ans et 8 ans
» Niveau Académique Minimum: Master
Composition (required) of application files: cover letter, CV (2 pages maximum) and 03 professional references.
NB: Female candidates are strongly encouraged!
