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Adviser (f/m) Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

As a federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development.For our operations in Ethiopia/Addis Ababa, we are looking for a/an
JOB-ID: 21257
Field of activity
The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) of the African Union (AU) aims to give new stimulus to the agricultural sector in Africa under the NEPAD (New Partnership for Africa's Development) initiative particularly in the field of food security, poverty reduction, sustainable economic growth and participation to the global economy.
CAADP is implemented by NEPAD Planning and Coordination Agency (NPCA), an African Union (AU) institution, in close cooperation with the Regional Economic Communities (RECs). The programme ?Supporting pan-African reform processes in the field of agricultural development? comprises three Technical Cooperation modules
  1. Policy advice to strengthen CAADP implementation (CAADP policy advice);
  2. Supporting vocational training in agriculture through NEPAD/CAADP (CAADP training);
  3. Adaptation to climate change in agricultural development across Africa (CAADP climate).
The TC module - Policy Advice for Strengthening CAADP Implementation (CAADP Policy Advice) therefore aims at the following: The capacities of AUC-DREA, NPCA and RECs have been strengthened for improving the policy and institutional framework for CAADP implementation at country level. Building on the experience of German DC of cooperating with NEPAD and the AU Commission, the programme will work with relevant bilateral agriculture and rural development projects in a multi-level approach to strengthen the capacity of NPCA and AUC-DREA to support RECs and individual countries in implementing CAADP. By supporting CAADP, the programme will also make an important contribution to donor coordination. The programme's relevance can be seen in the contributions it makes to food security, poverty reduction and economic growth.
Your tasks
As seconded technical advisor (f/m) to the AUC-DREA in Addis Ababa, the international expert will be working in the management line of the partner and under the supervision of the GIZ programme manager and is responsible for the implementation of the activities of the policy advice module.
She/he is responsible for the operational planning and reporting on the implementation of the module as well as the communication with the GIZ-Office. The tasks associated with the position are:
  • support to the coordination of the implementation of the 2014 Malabo-Declaration in the agriculture sector;
  • institutionalizing a system for peer review to promote mutual learning and experience sharing among Member States in implementing the provisions of the Malabo Declaration;
  • building effective collaboration and cooperation with African Union Member States, NEPAD Planning and Coordination Agency (NPCA), Regional Economic Communities, relevant United Nations agencies, international organizations, regional and national institutions, non-governmental organizations.
Your profile
You have a university degree in agricultural economics, agricultural policy , rural development with several years of experience - in the African context - as an employee / in complex projects in agriculture and agricultural policy advice. In addition, you have a sound experience with the CAADP process. Your competent appearance and your advisory experience at different political levels allow you to quickly win the acceptance of the partners. Your long experience working in a multi-stakeholder environment and your familiarity with the Technical Cooperation instruments enable you to negotiate with self confidence in fluent English. German, French and other AU - language skills are an advantage.
Assignment period
April 2015 until December 2016
What we offer you
We create prospects for people and with people. As GIZ has an international mandate, we offer a multicultural working environment. We are committed service providers and dedicated professionals, even under difficult circumstances. We take pride in enabling our employees to develop their professional and personal skills. There are plenty of reasons to join our motivated team - ranging from the diverse challenges you will face on a daily basis in one of our 130 partner countries, to the broad scope you will have for shaping your work.
Other information
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If you are interested, please do not hesitate to apply until 18.02.2015.
Contact department: Karolin Kilb

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