*JOB ADVERTISEMENT : Technical Advisor needed at GIZ*

JOB ADVERTISEMENT : Technical Advisor
Description
To strengthen the social and economic participation of women, the objective of the Project (PROSCIG) is “Civil society organizations committed to gender equality have made a more effective contribution to the equal social and economic participation of the population of Cameroon, particularly in the North-West and South-West regions.”

The project intervention areas are all of Cameroon (component I, Output 1), particularly the North-West and South-West (component II, Output 2 to 4). The project is deployed based on an approach to achieve four (04) Outputs:

Output 1: The individual and organizational capacities of Cameroonian civil society organized and committed to gender equality have been strengthened with a view to greater participation in political dialogue.
Output 2: The formats supported by civil society actors to modify gender roles, resolve conflicts or promote social cohesion in the North-West and South-West have been strengthened.
Output 3: The resilience of the population of conflict-affected communities in the North-west and South-west has improved thanks to the involvement of civil society committed to gender equality.
Output 4: The contribution of civil society actors to the holistic care of survivors of gender-based violence in the North-West and South-West has increased.

To this end, the CSO Strengthening and Gender Inclusivity Project (GIZ/PROSCIG) is launching a call for applications for the recruitment of one (01) Advisor for Outputs 2 and 3 based in Bamenda.

A. CORE TASKS AND MAIN ACTIVITIES

Under the supervision of his/her line manager, the incumbent will be responsible for the following activities:

Implement project measures and activities in the North-West region (technical, organizational and substantive matters);
Assume tasks related to planning, steering and monitoring the project – and to a certain extent with project administration;
Being a specialist support to colleagues in bands 1, 2 and 3;
Being responsible for the quality of the commission’s outcomes;
Contribute to the conceptual design of the project, particularly in the event of modification or realignment;

Contribute technically and substantively to overarching issues in cooperation with commissioning parties/clients, partners and other actors;
Contribute to achieving the agreed objectives of the project, impulses for the further strategy development;
Coordinate all issues within the area of work and ensure that they are dealt with promptly and competently (in consultation with the project team colleagues and line manager);
Resolve issues that arise in the area of responsibility on the basis of existing rules and draw attention to more complex challenges to your team;
If required support of other experts in familiarising themselves with and performing their tasks;
Support Civil Society organizations;
Monitor technically local subsidies for Civil Society organizations;

Design, prepare, implement and document dialogues, workshops, seminars and other events on themes related to the project’s areas of activity;

Monitor budgets allocated to activities on GIZ software;
Archive files (electronic and physical classification of files related to Output 2/3;
Update and collect information on the activities and impact of the project (in consultation with the communications manager, communication support);
Develop synergies and added value between components 2/3 and component 1 of the project.

Other activities:

Assume tasks that are assigned by the supervisor;
Contribute to the collection of data for monitoring results;
Prepare reports and translations;
Contribute to various reports including annual activity reports;
Administrative management in accordance with the objectives of the PROSCIG and the guidelines/procedures of the GIZ.
Requirements
1. Qualifications

Master’s degree, in a specialty related to the objectives of the project (Social, Economic, Legal sciences) or a similar qualification.

2. Professional experience

At least five (05) years of professional experience including three (03) years in a similar position.

3. Skills

· Good knowledge of the context, challenges and issues of Civil Society;

· Very good knowledge of actors in civil society and local authorities;

· Very good knowledge of gender transformative approaches;

· Good knowledge of organizational development;

· Good knowledge of financial monitoring of local subsidies;

· Good Knowledge of livelihood approaches;

· Good Knowledge of social cohesion approaches;

· Knowledge of communication techniques focused on target groups;

· Knowledge of participatory methods and approaches;

· Knowledge of networking methods;

· Good knowledge of facilitation techniques;

· Working skills in a multicultural environment;

· Very good practical knowledge of the use of information and communication technologies (corresponding software as well as telephone, fax, e-mail, Internet) as well as computer applications (such as MS Office);

· Experience at GIZ would be considered an asset;

· Very good written and oral command of the English and French languages, knowledge of German will be considered an asset.

Contract start date: 01.09.2025

Contract period: 2 years renewable

Place of assignment: Bamenda – with regular trips to the Sud – West region and occasional trips to other regions.

Deadline for admissibility of application files: 31.03.2025

Internal classification of the position: Band 4T under the hierarchical supervision of the Component manager.

A. Composition and submission of applications

Composition (required) of application files: cover letter, CV (2 pages maximum) and 03 professional references.

NB: Female candidates are strongly encouraged!

All applications must be submitted ONLINE at : https://apply.workable.com/giz-kamerun/j/526B7A4F7A/