Vacancy Announcement

Junior TVET Expert 

For

Eco-Emploi Programme

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. GIZ has worked in Rwanda for over 30 years. The primary objectives between the Government of Rwanda and the Federal Republic of Germany are poverty reduction and the promotion of sustainable development. To achieve these objectives, GIZ Rwanda is active in the sectors of Economic Development and Employment Promotion, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Energy and Decentralization and Good Governance.

General Context of Eco-Emploi 2020 – 2022

Rwanda aspires to improve standards of living for all its citizens in the Vision of 2050. The Vision will be affected through a series of seven-year National Strategies for Transformation (NST1), underpinned by detailed sectoral strategies that are aimed toward achievement of the SDGs. The NST1 came after the implementation of two, five-year Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategies—EDPRS (2008-12) and EDPRS-2 (2013-18), under which Rwanda experienced robust economic and social performances. The growth averaged 7.5% over the decade to 2018 while per capita growth domestic product (GDP) grew at 5% annually.

However, the rate of unemployment and underemployment is still prominent. With strategies like the National Strategy for Transformation (NST1) and the Private Sector Development and Youth Employment Strategy (PSDYES), the Government of Rwanda is promoting skills development and the creation of off farm jobs. The programme GIZ Eco-Emploi as part of the priority area “Sustainable Economic Development” of the Rwandan-German Development Cooperation is supporting these efforts.

GIZ Eco-Emploi incorporates an integrated approach of technical and vocational education and training, labour market interventions and private sector development and will be implemented between January 2020 and December 2022. The programme aims at employment-intensive growth in selected economic sectors, namely wood industry, tourism & hospitality and film industry, with a special focus on digitalisation. The economic empowerment of women, youth and people with disabilities are a crosscutting effort in all activities of the Programme. GIZ Eco-Emploi works towards achieving SDG 1 “No poverty”, SDG 4 “High-quality education”, SDG 5 “Gender equality” and SDG 8 “Decent work and economic growth”.

It is with this background that GIZ Rwanda is currently looking for an Advisor for Private Sector Development for the Programme of Promotion of Economy and Employment (ECO-EMPLOI).

Location: Kigali

Fixed Term: Until 31.12.2022

Position: One (1)

The Junior TVET Expert performs the following responsibilities and tasks:

Responsibilities

The Junior TVET Expert will be responsible for:

• Support the implementation of selected interventions in the TVET Sector (e.g. Digital Skills Training of 2.500 teachers in collaboration with Rwanda TVet Board und the Digital Skills Foundation).
• Support the implementation of online, blended and face-to-face trainings in selected TVET schools and trainers in the tourism and hospitality sector.
• Support the implementation of Training of Trainers and the roll-out of trainings in the selected sectors and value chains of Eco-Emploi (wood, tourism and audio-visual) with a focus on M&E.

The Junior TVET Expert performs the following tasks:

Tasks:

• Prepare training plan, list of TVET trainers including their respective schools for digital literacy and pedagogy training.
• Ensure that digital literacy and pedagogy training plan is implemented in the set period and find/seek for solution(s) on challenges which may arise.
• Prepare progress report(s) and submit reports to supervisor.
• Ensure that a training plan for digital literacy and pedagogy for selected TVET trainers in the respective economic sectors trades/occupations is implemented in set period and find/seek for solution(s) on challenges which may arise.
• Prepare database and training plan for trainings of selected TVET school trainers from GIZ supported economic sector trades/occupations through selected courses available e.g. on ‘atingi Platform’.
• Ensure that the planned interventions are implemented in set period and find/seek for solution(s) on challenges which may arise.
• Prepare, send email invitations for planned meetings with stakeholders on meso and micro levels and making follow up on the requested meetings.
• Support in preparation of Terms of Reference for required interventions.
• Support in preparation of concept notes for required interventions.
• When requested by supervisor attend TVET partner workshops/meetings, prepare short report and submit it to supervisor.
• Performs other general support duties and tasks at the request of management.

D. Required qualifications, competences and experience

Qualifications and professional experience

• Master’s degree in Hospitality Management, Revenue Management, Business administration and Leader ship or equivalent.
• First experiences in a similar position, e. g. as advisor in the area of TVET or private sector development, coordinating different activities.

Other knowledge, additional competences

• Finely tuned organisational skills and ability to work on one’s own initiative, in project management but also at the conceptional level.
• Able to work under little supervision but at the same time being a real team player.
• Persistent and focused on the tasks, but at the same time creative and open minded.
• Very good working knowledge of ICT and computer applications (e.g. MS Office).
• Excellent knowledge of English, orally and written.