Advisor Job at GIZ - Career Opportunity in Zambia
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Vacancy title:
Advisor

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Admin & Office ]

Jobs at:

GIZ

Deadline of this Job:
10 February 2021  

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

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, February 04, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
CAREER OPPORTUNITY
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is the implementing agency of the Federal Republic of Germany for technical and international cooperation. It offers flexible, sustainable and effective solutions in political, economic and social change processes. Most of the work of GIZ is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). GIZ also operates on behalf of other German ministries as well as public and private bodies in Germany and abroad. These include the European Commission, the United Nations, the World Bank and governments of other countries.
The GIZ Agriculture and Food Security Programme (AgriFood) in Zambia aims at contributing to improve agricultural production and competitiveness along selected value chains (in order to increase incomes of small and medium farmers), to improve access to agricultural finance and to improve the food and nutrition situation of poor rural households. There are currently four projects being implemented under the AgriFood Project, two of them are: Promotion of Agricultural Finance for Agri-based Enterprises in Rural Areas (GV AgFin) and the ‘German contribution to implementing the G7 climate risk insurance initiative InsuResilience’ (GV InsuResilience).
The global project Promotion of Agricultural Finance for Agri-based Enterprises in Rural Areas (GV AgFin) aims at increasing the supply of agricultural finance products based on the demand and needs of the Zambian agricultural sector. The main goal of the project is to provide farmers and agri-based enterprises with access to a complete range of financial services, which they require. Better access to financial services will be supplemented by extensive advisory services and trainings to ensure an effective uptake and usage of products being offered. The GV AgFin Project combines agricultural sector development and financial systems development strategies to address both demand and supply side constraints simultaneously. Therefore, the project activities are not only aimed at the demand side, i.e. the farmers and agri-businesses, but also at the supply side (financial services) i.e. banks, microfinance institutions (MFIs).
In this context, GIZ is seeking a suitable candidate for the following position:
Advisor – (based in Lusaka with regular travels to Luapula and Southern Provinces)
REF: GIZ_AGF_ADV2 .

Main tasks and responsibilities:
• Planning, organising and implementing capacity development initiatives related to financial literacy and agricultural finance for the demand side (farmers, agriculture based SMEs), in project areas
• Coordination of capacity development activities with other GIZ projects in the AgriFood Cluster: GIC in the Southern Province, F4F and FANSER in Luapula Province. The trainings include: financial literacy, farm business and financial management, investment planning
• Conducting business case analysis and needs assessments among the target groups
• Promoting linkages between the demand and the supply side (financial institutions) including support to increased digital financial services
• Providing technical assistance (TA) to partner institutions including the Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOs) on topics related to financial and portfolio management as well as member trainings
• Supporting the team member responsible for adaptation of different training and capacity development initiatives for farmers, agri-businesses and cooperatives (topics: financial, business and investment planning; financial linkages, etc.)
• Supporting the development of digital formats and tools for training and capacity development
• Supporting data collection and management related to Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
• Assisting with general project planning and developing of project concepts
• Supporting communication and documentation of activities
• Supporting the reporting of activities to fulfil the requirements of GIZ and BMZ
• Liaising with branches of financial institutions, providing assistance to establish effective linkages with the agriculture sector and supporting outreach activities
• Performing any other duties/tasks as agreed with management


Job Skills: Not Specified


Qualifications and requirements:
• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Rural Finance, Development Studies or similar field; a master’s degree in a relevant field is an added advantage
Professional experience:
• At least 5 years’ professional experience in a comparable position
• Proven experience in working with agricultural SMEs and farmer training (agricultural extension work)
• Proven work experience with adult learning/training/capacity development methodologies in agriculture and rural finance including excellent presentation and teaching skills
• Work experience with digital learning tools and digital financial services
Knowledge, additional competences:
• Fluency in English, both written and oral and and fluency (oral) in at least one local language in the project area
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Teams
• Good knowledge of the financial sector and financial instruments
• Ability to negotiate between different stakeholder groups
• Must be self-driven, innovative, and have problem-solving capacity
• Able to work independent, responsible and target oriented
• Ability to travel extensively around the country
• Possession of a valid class C driver’s licence
• Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures to be agreed with management


Job Education Requirements: Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture


Job Experience Requirements: At least 5 years’


Work Hours: 8

 

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Job application procedure
The successful candidate will be expected to start full-time employment with GIZ, on a fixed term contract, as soon as possible. Interested candidates must send their CVs and cover letters electronically, quoting GIZ_AGF_ADV2 in the subject line to: jobzambia@giz.de  by 17:00 on Wednesday, 10th February 2021. Applications must meet the following criteria:
• Cover letters must be sent in MS Word format, with using font type Arial, size 11. In the first paragraph, please outline your motivation for applying for the position. In the second paragraph, outline your experience with agricultural finance and agricultural extension work. In the third paragraph outline your experience with digital learning tools. :
• CVs must not exceed three (3) pages and must be submitted in PDF. :
• Certificates, qualifications, etc. must not be attached to the application. :
• Traceable references of previous engagements must be provided. :
Please note that only applicants selected for interview will be contacted. GIZ is committed to be an equal opportunities employer, therefore, women and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.


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Job Info
Job Category: Administrative jobs in Zambia
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job:  10 February 2021
Duty Station: Lusaka
Posted: 04-02-2021
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 04-02-2021
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 04-02-2065
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