GIZ - Advisor for Youth Empowerment and Engagement

GIZ is looking for an Advisor for Youth Empowerment and Engagement within the regional project Strengthening Civil Society in the Eastern Partnership (EaP), which GIZ is implementing on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

The project aims to increase the ability of youth organisations and public institutions to jointly implement more participatory and structured policy dialogue in the context of the EaP architecture at national and sub-national levels as well, and to improve the quality and outreach of youth work for mobilising and engaging more young people from remote/less advantaged and conflict-affected areas in the EaP region.

This position is expected to start in June 2023 for a 12-month period, with the possibility of extension. The permanent workplace for this position is in Chisinau.

The Advisor is responsible for the technical, content-related, and organizational implementation and substantive further development of all activities in Moldova. He/she works on all job orders within the area of responsibility and is the main contact for advising managers and other staff members on all issues in Moldova. The Advisor is also responsible for ensuring the quality of the commission’s outcomes. He/she ensures management of the measures and of all related activities in Moldova in consultation with the team leader.

The overall responsibilities covered by this position are as follows:

• Conceptual planning and coordination of the civil society support activities in Moldova, technical advice to the project lead
• Supporting the actor mapping of civil society organisations in Moldova as well as the selection of partner CSOs through open calls for proposals
• Develop ideas for pilot measures in Moldova
• Identify implementation partners and design needs-based human capacity development/training measures for local CSOs
• Design and implement regional exchange formats together with the project lead and advisors in the other project countries
• Management of national and international consultants and contractors, supporting the procurement of goods and services if needed
• Ensuring the quality and sustainability of project measures in Moldova
• Supporting the project lead in planning and implementing the project
• Supporting the monitoring and evaluation as well as financial management of the project.

Required qualifications:

• BA and/or Master degree in the field of political science, economics, law or social sciences or related field
• Several years of professional experience in international development cooperation in one of the following areas: strengthening civil society, good governance, sustainable/inclusive local development
• In-depth knowledge of the civil society landscape with regard to youth empowerment and engagement in Moldova, through former work experience with youth organisations or sectoral state and local self-government bodies
• Working experience with GIZ and the use of its internal instruments, processes, and structures, including Capacity WORKS, is an advantage
• Strong networking capacities, experience in fostering regional exchanges
• Regional experience in the Eastern Partnership countries
• Flexibility, resilience, and stress resistance
• Business fluency in Romanian and English, knowledge of other Eastern Partnership countries’ national languages is an advantage
• Moldovan citizenship or holding permanent resident status in Moldova.

Applications, including detailed CV, references and motivation letter (in English) shall be sent not later than 5^th of May 2023, time 15:00 to the address hr-giz-moldova@giz.de.

Please mention the position name in the title of your application message. Only shortlisted candidates will be asked for an interview. The finalist will be offered a fixed-term employment contract based on a 40-hour weekly work programme and concluded in line with the national labour legislation.

Please note that applications received after the deadline will not be considered. GIZ retains the discretion to re-advertise the position, to cancel the recruitment or offer an appointment at a lower grade or with a modified job description.

GIZ is committed to employment equity in the workplace and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.