Technical Advisor

2 weeks ago

Pretoria, South Africa GIZ. Full time

**About Us**:
The CPD4E team requires the expertise of a dynamic, independent working team player who enjoys designing and co-creating new interventions, who is interested in forming sustainable project and partner structures, and who at the same time has experience in setting up contracts and tenders and engages in administrative tasks.

The contract period for this position is until **31 May 2025**, in line with the commissioning in line with the commissioning period of the Project, with a possible extension.

**To be considered you need the following**:
**Qualifications**:

- A graduate university qualification in Economics, Business, Education Engineering with focus on Sustainable Energy or similar

**Professional Experience**:
Qualification should be enhanced by five(5) to eight (8) years’ relevant working experience with a good understanding of the following:

- Experience in and knowledge of the South African private sector.
- Experience in private sector/ entrepreneurship support programme development.
- Private sector exposure in the energy value chain will be an advantage.
- Familiarity with and understanding of skills requirements and growth areas in the South African economy.
- Knowledge and experience, of relevant national policies (economic, energy and local government).
- Experience and strong knowledge of gender issues and gender transformative requirements and methods.
- Ability to engage in multiple stakeholder processes, especially those involving private and public sector collaborations in the skills development
- Strong networking skills and social media
- Strong project management skills, able to break up complex deliverables into manageable plans with realistic tasks.
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently in a structured, methodical
- Experience within the context of international development cooperation is an advantage.
- Excellent writing and communication skills, fluency in English.

**You will be a great fit if you have the following**:

- Strong interpersonal, intercultural and communication skills;
- Self-driven, quick to learn, flexible and highly motivated;
- Flexibility and mobility: if required readiness to travel (national / international) and to have flexible working hours; driving license;
- Relevant ICT skills (Microsoft Office including MS Teams, Outlook; SharePoint; etc.).

**WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING**:
**Technical Responsibilities**
- Responsible for the joint development, planning and the implementation of Output 2, of the CPD4E project and the performance of the underlying processes.
- Establish and strengthen channels of collaboration and communication by building effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders, including experts and policymakers.
- Initiate, develop, support and manage the implementation of the CPD4E cooperation in regards to the respective outputs with different stakeholders, implementation partners and the private sector to support skills development and employment.
- Design, plan and steer the implementation of output measures and activities like trainings for the different target groups. Contributes to the technical design of measures / terms of reference and activities and ensures the quality of implementation also by external resources / service providers contracted by performance contracts or financing agreements.
- Responsible for the achievement of the target indicators of Output 2, and monitoring and reporting of the achievement and knowledge management accordingly and in time with the reporting cycles.
- Contributes to the financial planning and reporting and adjustment if necessary, according to GIZ-standards and rules and regulations in cooperation with the Project Manager and the Finance and Administration Officer.
- Represents the CPD4E project in targeted, relevant platforms, meetings and events nationally and internationally.

**Project Management and Coordination**
- Coordinates and assists in preparing and conducting project activities and carries out other activities required for implementing these components relevant output area.
- Assists the project with all organisational and management issues.
- Regularly consults with the component manager and officer responsible for the contract and cooperation on project activities. helps identify the needs of government institutions and NGOs.
- Participates in formulating project action plans and helps synchronise the planning and budgeting system and counterparts.
- Steering and management of the performance of contractors and external consultants / consulting firms and initiatives receiving finance / grant agreements contributing to the achievement of the target indicators of the output areas, site visits.
- Cooperation with other projects within GIZ and beyond for a sustainable and impact-oriented cooperation.
- Implementing daily operational aspects of all issues related to the project.
- Perform other duties and tasks at the request of management.

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