Job Opportunities at GIZ-Rwanda

1. Procurement and Contracting Specialist for GIZ Country Office Rwanda  

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. The GIZ Office in Kigali covers GIZ’s portfolio in Rwanda and Burundi. GIZ Rwanda/Burundi implements projects on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the European Union and other commissioning authorities in the following priority areas: Sustainable Economic Development, Good Governance, Climate and Energy, Digitalization, Extractive Governance and Peace and Security in the Great Lakes Region. 

GIZ Offices are the central element of GIZ’s field structure. They ensure consistent overall representation of the company and its successful positioning as a service provider in the international cooperation market. 

The GIZ Country Office Rwanda is searching for one candidate for the position of Procurement and Contracting Specialist.    

Location: Kigali

Fixed Term: 2 years (renewable upon review)

Position: one (1) 

The Procurement and Contracting Specialist performs the following responsibilities and tasks: 

Responsibilities 

The Procurement and Contracting Specialist

  • Advises Head of Procurement and Logistics Unit on questions relating to his responsibility.
  • Coordinates all queries received and ensures that they are dealt with promptly and competently, advises on legal and technical matters related to procurement and contracting
  • Shares opinion before processing a decision inside or outside GIZ
  • Provides a roadmap of upcoming operations falling under his responsibilities.
  • Advises projects regarding procurement issues, informing them on time about the status of procurement, particularly in the event of delays
  • Makes available expertise in the context of knowledge management and advises parties on issues relating to his responsibility 

B. Tasks

Dialogue with Head of Procurement and Logistics

The Procurement and Contracting Specialist

  • Contributes in effective and efficient operation and service delivery of the procurement and logistics unit in compliance with GIZ’s Process and Rules (P+R) and according to service level agreements
  • Contributes to the achievement of the annual targets of the unit
  • Cooperates effectively and efficiently with projects on ongoing supports
  • Monitors closely procurement planning and provides regular updates on ongoing activities
  • Handles procurement requests for local subsidies, financing agreements & Development Partnerships
  • Handles procurement requests for local consultants and consulting firm contract
  • Handles procurement requests related to acquisitions of goods locally and from Germany
  • Maintains the professional relationship between CO and projects as well as within the team
  1. Dialogue with program managers (AV) and Program team

The Procurement and Contracting Specialist

  • Advises program managers/project team on questions relating to procurements and contracts.
  1. Update the Market Situation

The Procurement and Contracting Specialist

  • Updates local market situations to program manager and Unit Head
  1. Other duties/additional tasks

The Procurement and Contracting Specialist

  • performs other duties and tasks at the request of management 

C. Required Qualifications, Competences and Experience 

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Law or in Procurement or in similar field, recognised commercial diploma in business administration 

Professional experience

  • At least 3 years’ professional experience in a comparable position 

Other knowledge, additional competences

  • Outstanding knowledge of Contracting and purchasing
  • Very good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
  • Proficient in English, written and oral
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills, distinctive social sensitivity
  • Fully confidential and trustful, highly service oriented, accurate and attentive to detail, strong analytical skills
  • Ability to deliver high quality work under pressure
  • Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management 

Interested  candidates  should  submit  their  application  (motivation  letter,  updated  CV,  certificates  and references) ; until 2nd July 2023 at 4:00 PM,  by e-mail to recruitment-rw@giz.de. All attachments should be put together in one PDF file not larger than 2 MB. Please quote the job title in the subject. 

2. National Technical Advisor for

Policy Dialogue and Knowledge Management on Low-Emission Strategies 

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. The GIZ Office in Kigali covers GIZ’s portfolio in Rwanda and Burundi. GIZ Rwanda/Burundi implements projects on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the European Union and other commissioning authorities in the following priority areas: Sustainable Economic Development, Good Governance, Climate and Energy, Digitalization, Extractive Governance and Peace and Security in the Great Lakes Region. 

The German development cooperation project “DIAPOL-CE” helps with the regional and supra-regional dissemination of climate and energy policy approaches. The project’s measures support policy makers and responsible institutions to systematically design and successfully implement integrated and ambitious climate policies in the form of emission reduction and adaptation strategies. The project contributes to the planning and implementation of ambitious mitigation and adaptation measures in the partner countries and supports them in integrating the measures into their respective NDC targets. In the long term, this supports the transformation to low-emission and resilient economies. 

The position, allocated within GIZ Rwanda’s Cluster on Climate, Energy, and Sustainable Urban Development, will be responsible for the implementation of the Rwandan component of the global project, while closely cooperating with further GIZ’s related actors. The project is searching for one candidate for the position of Advisor. 

Candidate Profile 

Location: Kigali

Fixed Term: 14 August 2024 (with option to extend)

Position: 1 

The National Technical Advisor performs the following responsibilities and tasks: 

Main Tasks and Responsibilities 

  1. Management and Coordination 
  • coordinates and assists in preparing and conducting project activities and carries out activities required for implementation
  • is jointly responsible with the partner institution for preparing, implementing and documenting training events, workshops, forums, team meetings and other DIAPOL-CE project activities
  • ensures a close collaborative relationship and good use of synergies with other German Cooperation projects and further institutions working in the field climate protection, climate finance, adaptation and biodiversity;
  • assessing the Rwandan context and needs as a base for sustainable management of environmental relevant natural areas / reserves / carbon sinks;
  • Assess the national needs to implement the Global Biodiversity Framework and develop the national implementation plan.
  • assists national and international advisors in carrying out their work in the context of the project
  • helps identify the needs of government institutions and further recipients
  • participates in formulating project action plans and helps synchronize the planning and budgeting system and counterparts
  • draws up reports and presentation documents, prepares appropriate input for various project/programme reports including annual reports, and contributes to the other reports required
  • regularly consults with the project director on all project activities
  • assists the project with all organizational and management issues
  1. Communication and Networking
  • develops and maintains contact with all important stakeholders
  • provides technical assistance to local and international experts
  • ensures knowledge management: collects, processes and distributes relevant information, monitors communication and interaction between government institutions, research institutions, private sector and civil society through analyses of the media, direct dialogue, participation in meetings and seminars etc.
  • communicates local interests and efforts, forwards these and encourages sharing ideas and information for the benefit of the project/programme
  1. Other duties/tasks
  • performs other duties and tasks at the request of management

Required Qualifications, Competences and Experience 

  1. Qualifications and professional experience
  • Master’s degree or equivalent in an area that is related to the project objectives, with a focus on a relevant field (e.g. Climate Change / Environment / Natural Resources / Management / Sustainable Development / Political Science / Economics or related fields)
  • Excellent knowledge of climate change, of international and national adaptation strategies, of the structure of development strategies in Rwanda on a national and sectorial level, the integration of climate change adaptation, biodiversity and valorization of climate protection strategies in other domains and the monitoring and evaluation of climate change adaptation;
  • Experience in policy advisory to national government on topics of climate change and resource management.
  • Understanding of wetlands, peatlands and nature-based climate adaptation/mitigation topics is an advantage;
  • 5 years of professional experience in sustainable mobility or climate change related projects
  • 3 years professional experience in international cooperation or in the public sector
  • Proven experience in managing projects, research and documentation, trainings, and preparing planning materials 
  1. Other knowledge and additional competences
  • very good working knowledge of ICT technologies (related software, phone, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office, Teams, Outlook)
  • fluent written and profound oral knowledge of English, French or German is an asset
  • experience in working with graphical material using computer assisted design tools is an asset
  • willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management 

Interested candidates should  submit  their  application  (motivation  letter,  updated  CV,  certificates  and references), until 29th June 2023 at 4:00 PM, by e-mail to recruitment-rw@giz.de. All attachments should be put together in one PDF file not larger than 2 MB. Please quote the job title in the subject. 

2. Advisor for Mobilize Net-Zero 

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. The GIZ Office in Kigali covers GIZ’s portfolio in Rwanda and Burundi. GIZ Rwanda/Burundi implements projects on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the European Union and other commissioning authorities in the following priority areas: Sustainable Economic Development, Good Governance, Climate and Energy, Digitalization, Extractive Governance and Peace and Security in the Great Lakes Region. 

The German development cooperation project “Mobilize Net-Zero – Facilitating the Global Transport Transformation” will support national governments in Africa and Latin America to increase their commitments towards decarbonizing transport. In East Africa, a transformation process to decarbonize the (mini)bus paratransit sector will be initiated. Activities include 1) the development of a national flagship project for (mini)bus sector decarbonization together with national and international partners; 2) development and dissemination of methodologies, scenarios and a roadmap for decarbonizing the (mini)bus sector; 3) and organization of regional activities for peer-exchange and identification of additional opportunities for minibus sector decarbonization in the region. 

In Rwanda, a national flagship project for (mini)bus sector decarbonization will be developed together with the Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA) and international partners. Planned activities are scheduled to start in August 2023 and end in December 2025. Key areas to be addressed are technical, operational, regulatory and financial/fiscal requirements for the decarbonization of the (mini)bus sector in Rwanda. Project activities in the region and Rwanda will be conducted in close cooperation with the partner institutions and the project management team in Germany 

The position, allocated within GIZ Rwanda’s Cluster on Climate, Energy, and Sustainable Urban Development, will be responsible for the implementation of the Rwandan component of the global project, while closely cooperating with further GIZ’s related actors. Mobilize Net-Zero is searching for one candidate for the position of Advisor. 

Candidate Profile 

Location: Kigali

Fixed Term: 14 July 2024 (with option to extend)

Position: 1

The Advisor performs the following responsibilities and tasks:

Main Tasks and Responsibilities 

  1. Management and Coordination
  • coordinates and assists in preparing and conducting project activities and carries out activities required for implementation
  • is jointly responsible with the partner institution for preparing, implementing and documenting training events, workshops, forums, team meetings and other project activities
  • assists national and international advisors in carrying out their work in the context of the project
  • helps identify the needs of government institutions and further recipients
  • participates in formulating project action plans and helps synchronize the planning and budgeting system and counterparts
  • draws up reports and presentation documents, prepares appropriate input for various project/programme reports including annual reports, and contributes to the other reports required
  • regularly consults with the project director on all project activities
  • assists the project with all organizational and management issues
  1. Communication and Networking
  • develops and maintains contact with all important stakeholders
  • provides technical assistance to local and international experts
  • ensures knowledge management: collects, processes and distributes relevant information, monitors communication and interaction between government institutions, research institutions, private sector and civil society through analyses of the media, direct dialogue, participation in meetings and seminars etc.
  • communicates local interests and efforts, forwards these and encourages sharing ideas and information for the benefit of the project/programme 
  1. Other duties/tasks
  • performs other duties and tasks at the request of management  

B. Required Qualifications, Competences and Experience 

  1. Qualifications and professional experience
  • Masters/MSc in an area that is related to the project objectives, with a focus on a relevant field (e.g. Sustainable Transport / Mobility, Climate Change / Environment / Natural Resources / Management / Sustainable Development / Political Science / Economics or related fields)
  • 3 years of professional experience in sustainable mobility or climate change related projects
  • 3 years professional experience in international cooperation or in the public sector
  • Proven experience in managing projects, research and documentation, trainings, and preparing planning materials 
  1. Other knowledge and additional competences
  • very good working knowledge of ICT technologies (related software, phone, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office, Teams, Outlook)
  • fluent written and profound oral knowledge of English, French or German is an asset
  • experience in working with graphical material using computer assisted design tools is an asset
  • willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management 

Interested candidates should  submit  their  application  (motivation  letter,  updated  CV,  certificates  and references) , until 29th June 2023 at 4:00 PM , by e-mail to recruitment-rw@giz.de. All attachments should be put together in one PDF file not larger than 2 MB. Please quote the job title in the subject. 

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