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.

GIZ GmbH currently has one (1) vacancy, in Koinadugu:

„Private Sector Advisor (PSA)”

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

As this is a position with important technical responsibility, 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	Private Sector Advisor (PSA)”	Willingness and ability to work in remote areas of Sierra Leone (exclusion criterium).Diploma in economics or closely related fields (exclusion criterium).At least 3 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. 20 points). Knowledge and practical experience of the SME Business & Coaching Loop approach or/and Facility 4 Innovation approach of GIZ (max 20 points).Knowledge of effective methods to advance entrepreneurs/enterprises through training and financial support (max. 15 points). Understanding of the micro finance sector in Sierra Leone (max 10 points).Proven committed and goal-oriented self-starter. (max. 10 points). Experience in rural community mobilization (max 10 points)Knowledge of designing and organising monitoring activities in the private sector (max 5 points).	The staff member reports directly to the District Coordinator. He/she will be involved in the implementation of GIZ EPP private sector development activities. The target group is mainly rural small enterprises with growth potential facing various difficulties in obtaining credit. He/she will implement the SME Business & Coaching Loop and Facility 4 Growth (grant scheme) activities as well as the Private Sector Development (PSD) microfinance activities with a large number of entrepreneurs in either Falaba/Koinadugu districts and beyond. In the latter, he/she will help to ensure that 1500 micro-grants and 1500 micro-loans are properly utilised. The successful candidate will be technically supervised by the Field Monitoring & Evaluation Officer. He/she will be a member of the small PSD team consisting of Field Advisors in the districts and Managers in Freetown and will be involved in planning and design as well as tracking activities and quality control. The duty station is Kabala.

Expected starting date is the 01.05.2021. Suitable applicants are kindly asked to submit their complete application (cover letter, curriculum vitae and references) to GIZ GmbH, Human Resources Department, 32 d Wilkinson Road, Freetown not later thanthe 15.04.2022 at 5.00 pm. Applications should be sent 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.