VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Project Description
The programme “Cooperation for the Enhancement of Southern African Development Community (SADC) Regional Economic Integration” (CESARE) supports SADC in economic development as well as good governance. Its main cooperation partner is the SADC Secretariat in Gaborone, Botswana. The programme is further implemented in cooperation with national governments of the SADC Member States as well as with associations and companies of the private sector and civil society.
One of the four measures of CESARE is composed by the Joint Action “Support towards Industrialization and the Productive Sectors (SIPS) in the SADC region”. This Private Sector Development component is co-financed by the EU and the German Government. GIZ is responsible for the implementation of two result areas of SIPS: 1) to enhance the private sector participation in the regional Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Value Chain as well as the regional Covid-19-relevant Medical and Pharmaceutical Products (CMPP) Value Chains and 2) to enhance private sector participation in the regional Leather Value Chain. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH therefore invites suitably qualified, experienced, innovative individuals to apply for the following TWO positions position:
1. TECHNICAL ADVISOR– ANTI-RETROVIRAL VALUE CHAIN PROMOTION
Job Title: Technical Advisor – Anti-retroviral Value Chain Promotion
Job Category: Professional, Band 4
Location: Gaborone, Botswana
Project: GIZ – CESARE component for “Support towards Industrialization and the Productive Sectors (SIPS)
Duration: 01.04.2021 until 31.03.2022
Key Responsibilities;
You work as a technical advisor in the ARV team (composed of 2-3 colleagues) within SIPS and report to the ARV team leader and the SIPS Project Executive Manager. The overall goal of your work is to increase value creation within the ARV Value Chain in the SADC region and to increase participation of the local private sector in the Value Chain (VC), foster private sector-university collaborations etc.
You support the ARV team leader in the planning and the discussions of the activities and support him/her in monitoring and reporting of outputs. You support the identification, connection and management of external ARV VC stakeholders and identify/ combine (joint) activities in agreement with above-mentioned goal. SADC has engaged a separate contractor to implement the political branch of the SIPS program. You support the ARV team leader in liaising with this contractor to coordinate implementation activities and, in addition, support the project executive manager to report to SADC.
After an initial phase in Gaborone working within the team and contributing to the inception phase of the program, you will relocate to a SADC member state with major implementation activity to oversee and steer implementation activities in that country and/ or its neighbours. In addition, the position requires regular business travel within the SADC region by the successful incumbent (if the pandemic situation allows).
Responsibilities include in detail:
Requirements:
Qualification
Professional experience
Other knowledge, additional competences
2. TECHNICAL ADVISOR – COVID-19-RELEVANT MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS REGIONAL VALUE CHAINS PROMOTION
Job Title: Technical Advisor – Covid-19-relevant Medical and Pharmaceutical Products Regional Value Chains Promotion
Job Category: Professional, Band 4
Location: Gaborone, Botswana
Project: GIZ – CESARE component for “Support towards Industrialization and the Productive Sectors (SIPS)
Duration: 01.04.2021 until 31.03.2022
Key Responsibilities;
You work as a technical advisor in the CMPP team (composed of 3-4 colleagues) within SIPS and report to the CMPP Team leader and the SIPS Project Executive Manager. The overall goal of your work is to increase value creation within the CMPP Value Chain in the SADC region and to increase participation of the local private sector in the Value Chain (VC).
You support the CMPP team leader in the planning and discussions of the activities and support him/ her in monitoring and reporting of outputs. You support the CMPP team leader in identifying, connecting of external Covid-19/ CMPP VC stakeholders and identify/ combine (joint) activities as well as opportunities and needs in Covid relieve in agreement with above-mentioned goal.
SADC has engaged a separate contractor to implement the political branch of the SIPS program.
The post is currently financed and advertised for 12 months but can be extended until 28.02.2023 in case expected additional project funds for
2021 become available. The position requires regular business travel within the SADC region by the successful incumbent (if the pandemic situation allows).
Responsibilities include in detail:
* Ensure closure of grant agreements for these projects.
* Identify needs, coordinate and provide technical assistance to private sector to overcome arising difficulties in producing, registering and trading these CMPP.
* Ensure monitoring of projects, correct usage of grants, resulting benefits for local communities, and regional trade of manufactured CMPPs.
Requirements:
Qualification
Professional experience
Other knowledge, additional competences
Applications should be addressed to: The Human Resources Manager
P / Bag X12, Village
Gaborone
E-mail address: hr-botswana@giz.de
OR
Hand delivered to: 1st floor Morula House, Plot 54358, Prime Plaza, New CBD, Gaborone
Closing date for application is 1st March 2021.
For further information please contact HR unit at 3957400
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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