Technical Advisor Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Employment Opportunity – GIZ

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Organization: GIZ
Duty Station: Entebbe,
Uganda
Reports to: Team Leader E4D/SOGA
Uganda
About US:
GIZ provides 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.
About E4D/SOGA Project:
GIZ has been commissioned to implement the E4D/S0GA – Employment and
skills for Eastern Africa project on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for
Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the UK Department for International
Development (DFID) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
(Norad). The project aims to prepare and qualify the Ugandan workforce to be
able to access jobs and economic opportunities arising from investments in the
extractives sector and oil and gas supply chains. The project is implemented in
close cooperation with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD)
and activities are aligned with the National Workforce Skills Development
Strategy and Plan and the National Content Policy, spearheaded by the Ministry.
Cooperation with the private sector is a key element of the project to ensure
industry-oriented skills and enterprise development.
Job Summary: The Technical
Advisor Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) will be part of
the project management team being responsible for coordination, implementation
and monitoring of project activities implemented at vocational training
institutions and youth organisations that partner with the project. He/she will
work in close collaboration with the financial partner institution and the
business association.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Build strong partnerships with suitable
    vocational training institutions and youth organisations for the
    introduction of work readiness trainings
  • Technically support the development of a
    ToT concept to train and accredit work readiness training facilitators at
    the institutions
  • Provide technical advice to the partners
    on how to best adapt existing work readiness training approaches to the
    training environment at vocational training institutions
  • Support the link between the institutions
    and potential employers through an internship matching database, linking
    students to internship opportunities
  • Render support in the development of TORs
    for consultancy assignments planned within the partnership, and manage and
    supervise these contracts
  • Support M&E of project activities,
    outputs and outcomes
  • Ensure timely and smooth communication
    between project partners
  • Take over administrative tasks for a
    smooth implementation of the project
  • Exchange knowledge and learnings with
    other stakeholders in the sector (e.g. by participating in technical
    working groups), and draw on existing evidence to improve the quality of
    the project activities
  • Facilitate linkages to other similar
    partnerships/projects within the overall E4D/S0GA project and support
    these projects if and when needed.



Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The applicant must hold a University degree
    (minimum MSc or MA) in an area related to the programme objectives e.g. in
    economics, education, management, development studies or a comparable
    field of studies.
  • A minimum of seven years of related
    experience in project management with a specific focus on projects
    supporting skills development
  • At least three (3) years working
    experience on supporting vocational training with significant experience
    on curriculum and training approach development, practical work exposure
    for students and linkages to the private sector
  • Previous exposure and experience with
    working on public private partnerships and managing multi-stakeholder
    projects is an advantage
  • Broad knowledge and understanding of the
    vocational training sector in Uganda and the various stakeholders involved
  • Solid understanding of the Ugandan labour
    market and its dynamics, especially regarding policies, challenges and
    causes of youth unemployment / underemployment
  • Excellent oral and written skills in
    English, as well as proven communication and presentation skills
  • Excellent working knowledge of  Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and
    Powerpoint
  • Excellent people skills and ability to
    negotiate between different stakeholder groups
  • Work experience with the private sector
    and/or donor or aid agency is an advantage
  • Self-drive, creativity, and problem
    solving capacity are required.
How to Apply:
All interested and suitably qualified candidates should send their
applications with detailed CVs and a one page letter addressing the applicant’s
motivation by email to
recruitment-uganda@giz.de
Deadline: 10th August
2017

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