Vacancy Announcement #010/2023
Junior Procurement and Contracting Specialist
GIZ-AU Office
Contract duration: 31.03.2025
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a global service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world. As a public-benefit federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government – in particular, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) – and many public and private sector clients in achieving their objectives in international cooperation in around 120 countries.
Since 2004, GIZ has been a reliable and trusted partner of the African Union (AU) to enhance inclusive growth and sustainable development on the African continent in line with the AU’s Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want. With more than 225 staff, GIZ African Union cooperates with the AU Commission, as well as the AU’s specialized institutions and agencies, such as the Development Agency AUDA-NEPAD, at continental, regional, and national levels in more than 35 member states. Key areas of engagement include Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention, Governance and Migration, Regional Economic Integration, as well as Pandemic Prevention, and Health.
The GIZ African Union Office headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with further staff based in South Africa, Ghana, and Germany provides services and support in the areas of procurement, financial management, events and travel, human resources, internal operations, communication and portfolio management to all GIZ programmes and projects that are implemented in partnership with the African Union.
The Service Unit Procurement at the GIZ AU Office supports the GIZ AU projects to conclude local and regional service contracts for individual consultants and consulting firms as well as for procurements of goods and equipment.
By doing so, we aim to provide qualitative and sustainable advisories to our projects and stakeholders in compliance with the public procurement regulations and in framework of the Procedures and Rules (PuR).
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