Job Description
The Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH“
(German Development Cooperation)
Egyptian-German Joint Committee on Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Environmental Protection (JCEE)
Project No. 14.2187.4-001.00
Job Vacancy Announcement for the position of "Advisor for Energy Efficiency Policy and Implementation"
Starting date: 15th November, 2017
Duration of Contract: 1 year, subject to renewal
About GIZ
The wide range
of services offered by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH are based on a wealth of regional and technical
expertise and on tried and tested management know-how. We are a German federal
enterprise and offer workable, sustainable and effective solutions in
political, economic and social change processes.
Most of our
work is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation
and Development (BMZ). However, GIZ also operates on behalf of other German
ministries and public and private bodies in Germany and abroad. These include
governments of other countries, the European Commission, the United Nations and
the World Bank. We are equally committed to helping our clients in the private
sector attain their goals.
The registered
offices of GIZ are in Bonn and Eschborn. In 2016 our business volume amounted
to around 2.4 billion euros. Around 70 per cent of our local workforce of
18,260 people is national personnel working in over 120 countries. In our
capacity as a recognised sending organisation, we currently have 640
development workers in action in partner countries. In addition, CIM, a joint
operation of GIZ and the Federal Employment Agency, placed almost 850
integrated and returning experts with local employers abroad in 2016 while
providing them with financial support and advisory services.
About GIZ Egypt
Since 1956 GIZ has been present in Egypt implementing projects on behalf of the German government. We thus contribute to the economic and social stabilisation of the country. GIZ Egypt currently employs around 200 national and 50 international experts.
Our projects in cooperation with the Egyptian government focus on the
areas of renewable energies and energy efficiency, sustainable economic
development for employment, water supply and sanitation, irrigation and waste
management, youth, women and families and urban development.
The GIZ Office Cairo supports the implementation of projects by providing
logistic, financial, procurement and personnel services.
To examine Egypt’s
projects’ portfolio, please visit us on http://www.giz.de/egypt.
About
the “Egyptian-German Joint Committee for Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency
and Environmental Protection (JCEE)”
The
Egyptian-German Joint Committee for Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and
Environmental Protection – JCEE – is providing a platform for a cross-sectoral
policy dialogue in the thematic focal areas Renewable Energy, Energy
Efficiency, Institutional Transformation, Awareness and Climate Change. The
committee works with a diversity of stakeholders in Egypt, most of them being
ministries or other governmental bodies, e.g. the Egyptian Electric Utility and
Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency (EgyptERA), the Ministry for Electricity and
Renewable Energy (MoERE), the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) and the
Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA).
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A. Responsibilities
The Advisor
is
- managing the project’s portfolio of topics
mainly in working area “Energy Efficiency”
- assisting project initiatives to provide professional
advisory services to and cooperate with a range of target groups
- contributing to innovation and knowledge management
B. Tasks
1. Advising the partner institution(s)
The Advisor
- delivers first-hand knowledge and expertise
in the areas of a) energy efficiency policies, b) energy efficiency
programs on national and sub-national level; both in the fields of private
consumers and industrial consumers
- develops energy efficiency programs and
projects together with the partners
- assists and monitors the development and
implementation of project plans and activities in close consultation with partner
institution
- designs, prepares and implements workshops,
capacity building and other events on issues connected with the project’s
work-plan in the field of energy efficiency
- develops project quality assurance measures
and supports in their implementation, suggesting necessary changes and improvements
on various levels
- identifies capacity building needs and
develops strategies to build up capacities
2. Knowledge management, networking and cooperation
The Advisor
- compiles relevant information to be shared with the
main stakeholders of the project
- ensures the fruitful exchange between the
project and its cooperation partners
- supports cooperation, regular contact and
dialogue between the project partners, relevant organisations and non-governmental
stakeholders and with other projects
- develops strategies and technical concepts,
including guidelines, manuals and procedures
- draws up reports and presentation documents
- prepares appropriate input for various
project reports including annual reports and outreach material
3. Coordination tasks
The Advisor
- assists 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
- coordinates relevant project activities at
local level in consultation with the head of project and in cooperation
with the partners, both as regards implementation and preparing
organisational aspects
- coordinates external consultants, including preparation of terms of reference, contract negotiations, communication with GIZ procurement unit, as well as deliverables of consultants, quality assurance and reportin
4. Other duties and tasks
The Advisor
- performs other duties and tasks at request of management
C. Required qualifications, competences and experience
Qualifications:
- Master/MSc in an area that is related to
energy efficiency, policy or public administration
- Recognized expertise in at least two of the
following fields: a) energy efficiency policy, b) development of energy
efficiency programs on national or sub-national level, c) implementation
of energy efficiency measures in private households or industry
- Demonstrated organizational and project
management skills
- Native language speaker Arabic and excellent
English language skills (both spoken and written)
- Ability to provide substantive, clear and
concise written contributions to reports and materials developed in the
project;
- Understanding of the Egyptian government
structure and governance of the country, especially in the area of
sustainable development;
- Strategic thinking: ability to anticipate
long-term implications of approaches, decisions and actions
- Ability to communicate and to relate with
people of diverse cultures and at all levels of a hierarchical
organization and to constructively cooperate with colleagues
- Ability to transmit knowledge in a
user-oriented way
- Results- and performance-oriented
Professional
experience:
- At least 5 years professional experience in
a comparable position; internships do not count under these at least 5
years, see information below.
D. Other knowledge, additional competences
- Very good working knowledge of ICT
technologies and computer applications (e.g. MS Office).
- Willingness to upskill as required by the
tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management.
- Flexible and innovative thinker.
- Ability to organize, to work independently
and to meet deadlines.
- Skills in defining problems, collecting
data and processing information.
- Willingness to travel (abroad) occasionally.
E. Submission of Application
§ Interested candidates shall submit their application in English by e-mail to HR-Egypt@giz.de by maximum the 11th of October, 2017.
§ Do NOT apply if you do not have at least 5 years work experience. The term work experience excludes internships during study at a university or during other educational courses.
§ The application is to include a cover letter, an updated CV, the additional job information sheet (see below), an indication of the earliest date of availability and contact details (at least mobile/phone no. and e-mail address).
§ The following information has to be handed in on a separate sheet. Describe whether or not you have professional experience in these three fields already and use a maximum of 10 lines per field:
§ Field 1: Energy efficiency policy
§ Field 2: Energy efficiency program/project development
§ Field 3: Implementation of energy efficiency measures
§ Only applications mentioning the position title (Advisor Energy Efficiency Policy & Implementation- JCEE) in the subject field of the email will be considered.
§ The project’s location is in Madinat Nasr, Cairo.
§ The contract duration is 12 months, subject to renewal.
§ The position can be filled by the 15th of November 2017.
§ The position is for candidates with Egyptian Nationality and holders of Egyptian work permits only.
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