GIZ Irish Embassy Jobs – Team Leader

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Job Title: Team Leader
Organisation: German
Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Job-ID: 14143
About GIZ:
As a federal enterprise, GIZ
supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of
international cooperation for sustainable development.
The Embassy of Ireland has
agreed with the Ministry of Education and Sports in Uganda to upgrade
facilities in 21 primary schools in the 7 districts of Karamoja to support the
objective of equitable access to basic education for Karamojong children. The
Embassy of Ireland Uganda invited GIZ International Services to submit a
proposal to support the upgrading of the facilities in the 21 schools.  The
Karamoja region is a semi-arid area and is the least socially and economically
developed region in Uganda. As many as 80% of the Karamojong live below the
poverty line where the generalised poverty level for Uganda is around 23%. In a
region where over seventy percent (70%) of the population can neither read nor
write, the education performance of pupils at all levels is the poorest in
Uganda. The enrolment levels at primary level are below 50%, below 10% at
secondary level and primary completion rates are running at about 10%.

About Project Goal: The overall objective of the project is to
contribute towards the delivery of high quality, cost-effective education
facilities in 21 primary schools in the 7 Karamoja districts. A full assessment
of the needs of all 21 schools was undertaken by a team of engineers from the
Construction Management Unit of the Ministry Of Education and Sports in March
2012 and the outcome of the assessment will inform the scope of works for this
project.

Job Summary: The project
will be headed by a Team Leader who will be fully responsible for the timely
implementation of the project, coordination and financial performance. He will
be the vocal point of GTZ IS in the Ministry of Education and Sports.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Overall
    coordination and management of the project 
  • Focal
    Point of GTZ IS towards the Ministry of Education and Sports and Irish
    Aid 
  • Development
    and refinement of technical concepts and implementation of the
    project 
  • Progress
    monitoring according to agreed Programs of Work 
  • Continuous
    quality control 
  • Attending
    to official correspondence from Government Ministries, Contractors, and
    other stake holders 
  • Monitoring
    financial performance of project operations 
  • Participation
    in various meetings at Government and regional level 
  • Report
    writing and project documentation
 Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
  • Educational
    requirements include a university degree in architecture, civil
    engineering or equivalent 
  • At
    least 10 years project management and team leader of similar projects,
    preferably in Africa Sub Sahara 
  • Experience
    in advising and working with Government institutions 
  • Excellent
    English communication skills such as writing and speaking
NB:
  • Please
    note that we basically can only receive and process applications sent via
    our e-recruiting system. Should you not be able to do so, please contact
    the person named in the job advertisement.
  • To
    enable us to assess your existing skills and qualifications as part of our
    internal selection procedure, please complete the questionnaire on your
    competences when you apply online. 
  • After
    submitting an application, please check your spam/junk folder regularly
    for incoming messages, as emails from our e-recruiting system are treated
    as spam by some providers. 
  • We
    welcome job applications from people with disabilities.
How to Apply:
Please click on GIZ’s website
link below to visit site and review all job requirements and express interest.
Be keen to turn on the English version of the website IF you are not conversant
with German.
Contact department:
Gertraud Faltermeier
++49 – (0)6196 – 79 – 1410
Deadline: 24th May 2013

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