As a federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development.
For our operations in Ethiopia we are looking for:
Long-term and Short-term Experts for the Coffee Sector
Field of activity
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a service enterprise for development cooperation with international operations and global experience. Owned by the Federal Republic of Germany, the organisation operates as a private-sector enterprise with a development policy mandate: to make sustainable improvements to the living conditions of people in the countries we operate in. The organisation’s business area - GIZ International Services - is the vehicle for offering GIZ’s services to international clients.
GIZ International Services is preparing for an EU funded project “Technical Assistance to support EU-Coffee Action for Ethiopia (EU-CAfE)” in Ethiopia.
Scope of the project
The overall objective of the project is to provide technical assistance to the Ethiopia Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA) and corresponding Authorities in Oromia, SNNPR and Amhara regions as well as the Jimma Agricultural Research Centre. It is designed to support smallholder coffee producers, processors, traders and their organisations to improve: productivity, quality, value chain development, trade transparency and PPPs to increase income shares of stakeholders and subsequently enable Ethiopia to gain more from coffee trade. It also aims to register some Ethiopian coffees through Geographic Indication (GIs), install and operationalise IT systems and establish interactive extension management and market information systems.
Your tasks
As long- or short-term expert, you will support the overall coordination and implementation of the project or provide inputs to particular subject areas.
Assignment period
The provisional start date is in July 2019. The period of implementation of the contract is 42 months.
Your profile
Qualifications and skills - depending on the position:
General professional experience:
Specific areas of expertise include:
Experience in the following areas will be an advantage for long-term positions: