Recruitment notice: TECHNICAL ADVISOR IN COOPERATIVES at GIZ International

OFFER DESCRIPTION

CALL FOR INTERNAL/EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF A TECHNICAL  ADVISOR IN COOPERATIVES AND ADVICE TO SAVINGS GROUPS IN THE PROJECT “PROJECT TO SUPPORT HOST COMMUNITIES AND REFUGEES IN EASTERN CAMEROON AND AID FOR THE VOLUNTARY RETURN OF COMMUNITIES IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC” (PROCAR) OF THE DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR INTERNATIONALE ZUSAMMENARBEIT GmbH BASED IN BATOURI.

The political crises and violent conflicts in the Central African Republic (CAR) are causing major population displacements towards the regions of East, Adamaoua and North Cameroon, resulting in a difficult socio-economic situation. To deal with this, particularly with regard to the East Cameroon region, a project to support host communities and refugees in eastern Cameroon, and to assist the voluntary return of communities in the Republic Central African Republic will be implemented. Resulting from the cooperation between the Governments of Cameroon and Germany, the project will have a duration of three years and six months, and will be implemented by the  Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)  GmbH in partnership with MINDDEVEL. For the current phase, the project will operate in the East Cameroon region and is structured around four (04) axes, namely: (1) Cash for work, (2) Strengthening of cooperatives and economic participation, (3) Social cohesion and psycho-social awareness and (4) Information and legal advice on returning to CAR.

This project, whose coordination is based in Yaoundé, has a branch in the Eastern Region. As part of the implementation of its activities, PROCAR is looking for a Technical Advisor in Cooperation and Advice to Savings Groups for its office in Batouri.

Description of tasks

Under the supervision of the Project Manager, the Technical Advisor will be mainly responsible for:

• Coordinate and make more effective the organizational development actions of producers and artisanal miners with the support of local civil society organizations;
• Ensure the creation / support of local women’s organizations
• Set up procedures for the legalization of local organizations of producers and craftsmen;
• Set up methods for the integration of refugees into existing local organizations or with a view to creating them;
• Develop an organizational and favorable framework for the transition to agriculture for artisanal gold miners;
• Develop and implement mechanisms for the financial and social inclusion of refugees and vulnerable populations through local farmers’ organizations;
• Contribute to the development of concepts and support local initiatives aimed at improving peaceful coexistence between host populations and refugees;
• Support the development of annual project work plans, in accordance with the activities planned in the results and resources framework of the project document;
• Assist in steering and quality assurance, to ensure the overall consistency of project implementation;
• Support to coordinate content development for important meetings, conferences, trainings and other events related to the project;

• Support the development of terms of reference for the various activities;
• Assist in the design, development and dissemination of project products and reports;
• Assist in organizing programs for official field missions;
• Actively contribute to reflections and debates on the progress of GIZ programs by using their training and experience to improve the general service by adapting it to a changing reality and context;
• Communicate with project partners and stakeholders for project activities, to optimize access and to ensure timely organization and facilitation of activities related to project implementation;
• Develop an active network of different groups and ensure good coordination between them;
• Identify and solicit, to ensure quality implementation, any technical support deemed necessary or having added value in the implementation of the project;
• Document lessons learned and good practices and share them with all project partners through workshops;
• Contribute to the analysis of the context and the resulting follow-up, provide services in order to guarantee the smooth running of the project;
• Support in the drafting of monitoring reports, activities carried out and evaluation of the project to inform the Steering Committee on the progress of the project, according to the mechanisms and frequency established in the project document;
• Support the coordination of evaluations (mid-term and final) of the project;
• Support the establishment of the data collection system and mechanism to support the monitoring and development of project indicators;
• Promote the replication of good practices of partner organizations in the implementation of the project;
• Contribute to the visibility of the project at all levels: validation of banners, writing and publication of newsletters, publication of “success stories”.

Take on other activities and tasks as instructed by his/her supervisor

REQUIRED PROFILE

Qualifications required

• Hold at least a BAC+4 in Economics or any other equivalent diploma;
• Have at least 5 years of proven professional experience in a similar position;

• Knowledge of the actors of business creation and the cooperative sector;

• Knowledge of business management/finance, business strategy;
• Abilities to:

• Create collective dynamics;
• Accompany groups and individuals;
• Develop provisional budgets and economic analysis tools;
• Mobilize, design tools to support the development strategy of an activity project;
• Set up a support course;

• Good knowledge of the “leave no one behind” approach and the gender approach;
• Good knowledge of the socio-political context of Cameroon and the Eastern region; political sensitivity;
• Knowledge of techniques for monitoring, facilitating and conducting workshops/meetings;
• Excellent work organization skills, good autonomy;
• Good knowledge of computer tools;
• Very good knowledge of French and English, mastery of the Gbaya or Fulfuldé language will be an asset.

• Be able to work under pressure and within a multicultural team

Contract start date  : April 15, 2023

Contract period  : April 15, 2023 to April 14, 2025

Duty station  :  Batouri

Internal job classification: Band 4T,  under the hierarchical supervision of the Project Manager

Deadline for admissibility of application files: March 27, 2023

Composition and submission of applications

• Composition (required) of application files:  Letter of motivation, CV (2 pages maximum)

• All applications will  only  be received on our career site, via the e-recruiting platform accessible through the https://gizkamerun.jobs.net/fr-FR/job/conseiller-e-technique-cooperatives-et-appui-au-groupe-depargne/J3R6CZ75LSFPVXWXYG7

Female candidates are strongly encouraged.