EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION PROGRAMME A project | programme funded by the EU and German Government and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.
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GIZ GmbH is supporting the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development of the Government of Sierra Leone in the implementation of the Employment Promotion Programme (EPP). The overall objective is to create employment for the younger generation through business development in the agricultural and other sectors and to enhance the employability of young people in the but not limited to rural areas of Falaba, Kailahun, Kono and Koinadugu. Our approach is gender and inclusion oriented.

Currently GIZ GmbH has two open posts in Freetown:

 “Education Officer (EO)”. Band  4

„Senior Private Sector Officer (SPSO)” Band 5

Women are strongly encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to women with equal experience, comparable education and test scores.

As these are positions with technical management responsibility after a transition period, we only ask candidates to apply who meet, exceed, or come very close to the following requirements. Please read the job advertisement carefully. All applications must be written electronically and include a covering letter (1 page), a clearly chronologically structured CV (education first, then professional career starting with the last position), reference contacts and certificates. Non-compliance leads to exclusion from the application process.

#	Designation	Requirements (max scoring in brackets)	Description / tasks
1	Education Officer (EO)	• Willingness and ability to work in remote areas of Sierra Leone (exclusion criterium). • University degree in social sciences, socio-economics, education or closely related fields (exclusion criterium). • At least 5 years of relevant professional experience as a non-teacher in the field of education (max. 20 points). • Knowledge and experience in gender mainstreaming (max. 20 points). • Good knowledge and practical applicability of modern electronic data processing (max. 20 points). • Good knowledge of effective methods for youth for rapid skills development and development of competency-based training (max. 10 points). • Experience in the development and successful implementation of educational interventions (max 10 points). • Proven committed and goal-oriented self-starter. (max. 5 points). • Experience in successfully including the private sector in the public education system. (max. 5 points). • Good knowledge of designing and organizing monitoring activities in the education sector (max 5 points). • Experience in technical management of staff (max. 5 points).	The staff member reports directly to the international TVET advisor and is responsible for implementing the activities of the TVET department. He/she will participate in the planning and design as part of the team and will be responsible for the follow-up of activities and quality control. He will be part of the TVET technical team, which consists of about 10 people. Some of the team members are stationed in the implementation areas. The duty station is Freetown. In addition to the central task of implementing and monitoring large-scale training courses for young people in life skills (including VSLA), business skills and trade skills in collaboration with MTHE, NCTVA and NAYCOM, the tasks include organizing and controlling the construction and equipping of vocational schools. Special attention is given to the successful and sustainable integration of the private sector into the country’s training landscape. A strong focus will be on cooperation with the agriculture, handicraft- sector, hospitality, tourism, trade and transport sectors, among others. One approach will be to bring training and apprentices into the companies (dual system) and to strengthen the quality of in-company training.
2	Senior Private Sector Officer (SPSO)	• Willingness and ability to work in remote areas of Sierra Leone (exclusion criterium). • University degree in economics or closely related fields (exclusion criterium). • At least 7 years of relevant professional experience in the field of private sector support (max. 20 points). • Comprehensive knowledge and very good practical applicability of modern electronic data processing (max. 15 points). • Experience in technical management of staff (max. 15 points). • Comprehensive knowledge of effective methods to advance entrepreneurs/enterprises through training and financial support (max. 15 points). • Experience in responsibly steering mid-size interventions of SME support (max 15 points). • Knowledge and practical experience of the SME Business & Coaching Loop approach of GIZ (max 10 points). • Deep understanding of the micro finance sector in Sierra Leone (max 10 points). • Proven committed and goal-oriented self-starter. (max. 10 points). • Good knowledge of designing and organising monitoring activities in the private sector (max 5 points).	The staff member reports directly to the International Programme Coordinator. He/she will be solely responsible for the development and successful implementation of the SME Business & Coaching Loop (basic, advanced and for illiterate) and the Microfinance activities of the Private Sector Development (PSD) Department. He/she will be responsible to participate in planning and designing as part of the small PSD team and will be responsible for tracking activities and quality control. Some of the team members he/she will co-instruct are based in the implementation areas. The duty station is Freetown. Besides the central task of managing the implementation of the SME Business & Coaching Loop for over a thousand entrepreneurs in cooperation with MTI, SMEDA, SLCCIA and service providers, the organisation and control of the allocation and proper use of 1500 micro-grants and 1500 micro-loans is one of the main tasks. The target group consists primarily of rural small businesses with growth potentials operating under different difficulties in obtaining loans. Special attention is given to the successful extension and adaptation of the SME Business & Coaching Loop concept for further target groups. Activities have already been launched in the direction of “training for advanced businesses” and for “entrepreneurs who cannot read and write”

Expected starting date is the 01.08.2021. Suitable applicants are kindly asked to submit their complete application (cover sheet, cover letter, curriculum vitae and references) as hardcopy to GIZ GmbH, Human Resources Department, 32 d Wilkinson Road, Freetown (near Comium office) not later thanthe 31.05.2021 at 5.00 pm. Hardcopy applications have to be submitted in a sealed and labelled envelope. Softcopy applications can be sent in pdf format to recruitmentsl@giz.de. Again, only complete applications (Meaningful cover letter, detailed structured CV, copies of official references and reference contacts) will be considered, and only shortlisted candidates will be notified and possibly invited for an interview. Upfront inquiries can be made under 088386271 or 076290129. Interviewees should be prepared to be tested for writing and data processing skills (the tasks include the application of Excel formulas, structured writing with word and the creation of meaningful PowerPoint presentations).