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GIZ- Internal/External Vacancy Announcement ‘#081/2022’

CLM – Climate Sensitivity Innovation for Land Management

Since 2008, the Ethiopian government, namely the Ministry of Agriculture, operates the Sustainable Land Management (SLM) program to reverse land degradation and increase agricultural productivity in the highlands. The SLMP aims at reaching two million households in more than 7,000 micro-watersheds in Amhara, Benishangul Gumuz, Gambella, Oromia, SNNP and Tigray.

GIZ has been providing technical support to the MoA’s flagship program Sustainable Land Management since its inception, at national, regional and local levels. The new program module “Climate-Sensitive Innovations in Land Management” (CLM) which runs from July 2021 to June 2024 focuses on the capacity development of SLM implementors through policy and institutional development advisory, technical and managerial support, field-level coaching, training, networking, piloting field activities as well as research and communications.

Developing a scalable model for the protection of the Lake ecosystem is one of the outputs expected from the project. Accordingly, Lake Chamo is selected to pilot innovative approaches and practices through technical cooperation with key implementing partner MoA. Thematic advisors are deployed by the CLM project to steer and advise efforts in the areas of value chain development, institutional development, natural resource management and participatory land-use plan in the Lake Chamo ecosystem. The project has deployed consulting firm with its additional staff on those thematic areas of support. GIZ CLM is looking for an intern to support program advisory activities which include but are not limited to communication, documentation, facilitating procurement and contracts, following up deliverables, facilitating & scheduling coordination meetings, and CLM projects.

Duration of contract:            6 months

Required Candidates:           One

Responsibilities and Tasks

• Facilitate & coordinate the documentation of progress, lessons, & meeting notes,
• Follow up delivery of agreed action with partners, consultants, & service providers;
• Facilitate communication and coordination with international and national consultants, including their visits;
• Support the preparation of communication products, contract supporting documents, and contract monitoring.
• Coordinating & managing the logistics for contests, symposiums, campaigns, workshops, meetings & other events
• Facilitate agile management processes, remind colleagues of their appointments, deadlines, & deliverables
• Updating various information management documents, e.g. the list of contacts and their responsibilities, potential communication channels;
• The coordination of implementation of IT related activities, e.g. for the internal digitization of GIZ CLM
• Drafting official letters, e.g. to the Ministry of Agriculture
• Updating and maintenance of MS teams and DMS
• Perform other assignments as required

Required qualifications, competences, and experience

• University degree graduate in communications, Journalism, architecture, engineering, IT or another relevant field
• Fresh graduate who finished their studies within the last six months
• Proven good knowledge of English and Amharic language, written and spoken.
• Good knowledge of ITC technologies
• Verifiable skills using packages such as MS Office applications (i.e. Outlook, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ability to draft communication material without major errors
• High affinity towards ICT related topics
• Ability to organize and prioritize several tasks at the same time working in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to work in an intercultural setting and network
• Ability to work independently, unsupervised and as part of a multicultural and international team.
• Proactive attitude, solution oriented and willing to learn
• Appropriate appearance and attire.