Programme Officer for Regional Programme Implementation in Benishangul-Gumuz
GIZ- Qualifications and Employment Opportunities for Refugees and Host Communities in Ethiopia Program (QEP)
Background
The new programme on Qualifications and Employment Perspectives for Refugees and Host Communities in Ethiopia (QEP) has been commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in December 2017. The programme is part of the German Special Initiative on Displacement and seeks to provide better vocational training and employment perspectives for refugees and host communities in Ethiopia. The programme leverages the potentials of TVET for integration. Implementation will take place in Addis Ababa and Jijiga, Aw-Barre and Shedder (Somali Region). A further area for implementation will be determined.
QEP works on three output levels and seeks to (1) increase the quality of technical and vocational training (TVET), (2) broaden the opportunities of TVET available to the target groups and (3) foster entrepreneurship and exchange formats for employment. QEP works together with the public TVET system and tries to extent the standards of the Ethiopian TVET system to TVET opportunities available for refugees and remote host communities. The programme works in fragile social and economic contexts. It is therefore crucial that refugees and Ethiopian host communities benefit equally from programme interventions. The changing regulatory framework governing inter alia access to education and employment for refugees poses a challenge and an opportunity at the same time.
One of the focus areas for implementation is Benishangul-Gumuz, with a focus on Assosa. The programme seeks to support the regional TVET system, especially the Poly-Technical TVET College in Assosa and link it to vocational training provision for refugees, especially in the area of Bamboo wood work/Bamboo processing. Closer cooperation with regional and local industries and investors are to be strengthened in order to achieve tangible employment effects.
The programme officer will be based in Assosa, Benishangul-Gumuz. She/he steers and ensures the satisfactory and timely implementation of activities related to the Poly-Technical TVET College Assosa and relations with other implementing partners in the refugee camp setting. The programme officer works with the programme coordinator in Addis Ababa regarding the conduct of activities in Benishangul-Gumuz and will also cooperate with a programme officer in Addis Ababa regarding the design and steering of entrepreneurship related activities. The programme officer functions as the focal point of QEP in Assosa for officials from the TVET system, other relevant bureaus, ARRA and partner NGOs.
Starting date: September 2018
Duration: 2 years
Major duties and responsibilities
Maintains good relations with the focal persons for QEP implementation at the TVET Bureau, at the Poly-Technical TVET college and other relevant (government) offices to further develop the foundation for a successful project implementation
Exchanges frequently with other GIZ programmes in the region in order to leverage synergies
Cooperates, regularly communicates and updates Programme Coordinator on the progress of activity implementation in Benishangul-Gumuz
Initiates, steers and monitors the implementation of activities in cooperation with the TVET College Assosa and other partners. This includes inter alia:
Contribution to procurement of material and equipment
Organization of training for teachers
Organization of workshops
Contributes to develop activities in Benishangul-Gumuz region
Contributes to the development of “mobile teaching modes”/outreach measures of the TVET college Assosa to reach refugee populations in refugee camps (linking the public TVET with TVET for remote communities)
Supports Assosa TVET College in linkage with industries and investors to foster cooperative training especially in the area of Bamboo wood work/Bamboo processing
Explores and develops cooperation concepts with local and regional industries
Contributes to the documentation of successful approaches to further document and develop generally applicable approaches of delivering TVET to displaced communities in remote contexts
Collects relevant data from TVET Bureau, TVET College, implementing partners as well as other relevant organizations and provides them in appropriate form (word, excel) to QEP office Addis Ababa
Contributes ideas about success stories and major achievements in the field, shares them with QEP office Addis Ababa and connects respective PR staff with the “faces behind the story”
Organizes regional conferences/events and facilitates national and international visits to the implementation area in cooperation with QEP office Addis Ababa
Job Requirement
Minimum Bachelor degree in social sciences (eg. educational science, political science, educational science, public management/policy, business, related fields) or Bachelor degree qualifying as TVET teacher
A minimum of 5 years relevant occupation experience in the necessary field
Experience in organising and steering complex processes that involve a variety of stakeholders and require a high degree of coordination
Theoretical and/or practical experience related to the Ethiopian TVET system
Experiences in entrepreneurship support and employment creation measures
Local experience and networks in Benishangul-Gumuz, especially Assosa area including knowledge of relevant stakeholders in the field of TVET, entrepreneurship, and employment creation are a strong advantage
Very good overview of regional and local government structures and knowledge about mandates and responsibilities of different government actors
Knowledge and sound network/relations with industries and investors in Benishangul-Gumuz, Assosa, especially in the field of Bamboo processing and/or agro-processing
Experience in cooperating with Ethiopian government offices, agencies, NGOs and ideally international organisations
Very good language skills in English (writing, speaking, listening); good knowledge of Amharic (writing, speaking, listening); knowledge of a regional language spoken in Benishangul-Gumuz is a strong advantage
Good skills in using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point, and Outlook)
Flexibility and preparedness to perform a changing array of duties according to the needs of the programme