Technical Advisor

Vacancy title:
Technical Advisor – GBV Prevention

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Management ]

Jobs at:

GIZ

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, May 16 2024

Duty Station:
Within Zambia , Lusaka, South – Central Africa

JOB DETAILS:
REF: GIZ_PfP_TAGBV
Main tasks and responsibilities
• Initiate and guide processes on developing new GBV prevention flagships, including risk and needs assessment, feasibility and expected impact.
• Monitor and manage contracts (grants and services) between GIZ and implementing partners of the flagship activities

• Advise implementing partners on all flagship activities in Zambia
• Support the development of a results-based monitoring system for flagship activities, and advises partners on the continued application thereof
  • Assess capacity development needs of the implementing partners and deals with the design, preparation and implementation of workshops, trainings and other capacity development measures
• Develop and organises quality assurance measures and suggests necessary changes and improvements to the work of the implementing partners
• Participate in and represent PfP II in Working Group Meetings and other exchange formats to establish relationships with the gender-based violence actors landscape in Zambia
  • Facilitate the sharing of results, experiences and learning from the flagship measure at national and regional exchange forums (link to Output 3).
• Contribute to knowledge management as well as to the monitoring, documentation and reporting flagship activities.
  • Ensure synergies with other programme activities and compiles the relevant information for joint activities and assignments
• Where appropriate and reasonable, the position holder is willing to perform tasks outside the scope of the job description

  Qualifications and Requirements:
  • Bachelors degree level in Human Rights, Development Studies, Law, Gender Studies or another relevant field
  • Master’ Degree or equivalent level in relevant field will be desirable
  • Proven expertise on issues pertaining to gender equality, preferably gender-based violence
  • Have a good understanding and knowledge of the stakeholder landscape regarding gender equality and gender-based violence in Zambia
  • Good understanding and knowledge of the multi-stakeholder partnership approach and relevance of coordination
  Professional experience
  • At least 5 years’ relevant professional experience
  • Frist experience with approaches for mainstreaming gender equality, knowledge on gender based violence is an asset
  • Track record on the successful establishment of partnerships and networks, including with donor agencies, government institutions, civil society and/or private sector companies
  • Proven experience with managing contracts
  • Experience with developing and facilitating trainings and workshops
  • Proven experience in implementing international cooperation projects

  Other knowledge and additional competences
  • Ability to develop rapport with different actors, motivate, inspire trust and manage conflicts
  • Outstanding strategic and conceptual skills, applying innovation and out-of-the box thinking to achieve results and solve problems
  • Ability to work independently as well as in team
  • Hardworking, reliable and pro-active
  • Willingness to learn and to receive and give feedback and advise
  • Excellent command of spoken and written English
  • Willingness to travel in Zambia and in the Southern Africa region
  • Knowledge of local languages is a strong asset, preferably Tonga
  • Proficiency in the application of the MS Office Package (Word, PowerPoint and Excel)

  Job Experience:No Requirements

  Work Hours: 8

Interested candidates should send their CVs