Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) - is a public-benefit federal enterprise working in more than 100 countries worldwide. We work on behalf of the German Government and support public and private sector clients in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment, energy and environment, and peace and security. Our activities cover three priority areas: Energy and Climate, which deals with renewable energy and energy efficiency; Training and Sustainable Growth for decent Jobs; and Peaceful and Inclusive Societies, which focuses on good governance.

Project Brief:

• The global project “Programme Migration for Development” (PME) seeks to leverage the development potential of migrationthrough support of individuals, collaboration with organisations and advice to governments and responsible agencies on the areas of migration, reintegration, regular migration and development. It also engages in employment promotion and related capacity building. The project runs the “Ghanaian-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (GGC) in Accra.

Scope of Role:

• The Senior National Coordinator (SNC) for the Programme Migration for Development is responsible for the implementation of the project’s activities in Ghana.
• Together with the officer responsible for PME Ghana (DV), he forms the management team of PME in Ghana. A core responsibility of the SNC is the operational planning and oversight of timely and effective implementation of activities.
• He also liaises with project partners, including the political partner of the project, the Ministry of Employment of Labour Relations. In addition, he also supervises part of the project team and is responsible for the facility of the “Ghanaian European Centre for Jobs, Migration and Development”.

Tasks:

• Providing technical support to the Program in community system strengthening in financial inclusion and social protection measures
• Providing professional advice to all both public and private partners as well as CSOs and program beneficiaries
• supports the conduction of specific research needed for the project planning and implementation.
• Key liaison person to support TL in coordination with programme staff at GIZ head office.”
• Contributes to preparing and implementing the coordination process, joint programme activities and work at the regional level.
• Deals with the design, preparation and implementation of workshops, seminars and events on issues connected with the project/programme’s area of activity.
• Develops and organises quality assurance measures and suggests necessary changes, improvements, and initiatives.
• Advise partner institution(s) particularly the Private Sector on order clarification, identifying needs, developing concepts and
strategies, and provides technical input.
• Supports cooperation, regular contact, and dialogue with partners, assists with PR work and cooperates with local communities, relevant organisations, non-governmental agencies, and individuals in the project.
• Develops ready-to-use strategies and technical concepts, including guidelines, manuals, and procedures.
• Responsible for planning and managing international, regional and local short-term experts (drawing up ToRs, selecting and managing consultants and appraisers in the course of implementing projectactivities, and accepting and evaluating performance)
• Plans implementation and reporting procedures of GIZ/ private partners and its changes.
• Responsible for steering and managing external short-term experts.
• Assist with general project planning and develops project concepts including preparation, organisation and moderation of planning
exercises and their implementation, management, monitoring, quality management, evaluation, communication, and documentation.

Qualification Required & Experience

• Master's/MSc. in an area that is related to the project/programme objectives, with a focus on a relevant field.
• Minimum of 7’ years of professional working experience in partnerships with the private sector, project and financial management,
community mobilization for action and financial inclusion; and Employee Wellbeing Initiatives.
• Very good working knowledge of ICT technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications
(e.g. MS Office)
• Fluent written and oral knowledge of the English language and a working knowledge of German
• Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management.
• Ability to work under pressure, strong team orientation, cooperation, and negotiation skills.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and suitable applicants are to forward their detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a one-page cover letter to:

hr-ghana@giz.de quoting the Job Code 2023/PME-SNC/02/04 in the subject line. If you do not hear from us two (2) weeks after the deadline, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Closing Date: 24 February, 2023