Quality Infrastructure Expert (m/f/d) for ASEAN Regional Integration Support Programme - Indonesia Trade-Related Assistance (ARISE Plus-Indonesia)

Quality Infrastructure Expert (m/f/d) for ASEAN Regional Integration Support Programme - Indonesia Trade-Related Assistance (ARISE Plus-Indonesia) Job-ID: P1823V001 Location: Jakarta Assignment period: 01/01/2021 - 06/30/2023 Field: Governance Type of employment: full-time Application deadline: 10/16/2020 Job description Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a service enterprise for development cooperation with international operations and global experience. Owned by the Federal Republic of Germany, the organisation operates as a private-sector enterprise with a development policy mandate: to make sustainable improvements to the living conditions of people in the countries we operate in. The organisation’s business area - GIZ International Services - is the vehicle for offering GIZ’s services to international clients. Currently, GIZ International Services is preparing to bid for the EU funded project “ASEAN Regional Integration Support - Indonesia Trade-Related Assistance (ARISE Plus-Indonesia)”. ARISE Plus-Indonesia aims to contribute to Indonesia's improving trade performance and competitiveness. The programme provides capacity strengthening in the four priority areas: (1) trade and investment policies, (2) trade facilitation, (3) export quality infrastructure, and (4) IPR focusing on Geographical Indications (GI). The programme also provides technical assistance as part of a rapid response facility to address trade related issues emerging from the negotiations of and initial phase of the implementation of the EU-Indonesia CEPA or other arising trade issues. Furthermore, it aims to enhance country-level interventions closely linked to the regional ARISE Plus programme, which supports regional, economic integration and trade in ASEAN. Technical assistance to the ASEAN Regional Integration Support - Indonesia Trade-Related Assistance (ARISE Plus - Indonesia) programme has been provided since January 2019. The technical assistance services procured via this tender aim at achieving objectives and expected results of the ARISE Plus-Indonesia in parallel to the ongoing contract in supporting specific activities in the areas mentioned above and as defined annually in the annual work plans of the programme. Your tasks The Quality Infrastructure Expert will be responsible for the project activities and results in the field of export quality infrastructure and coordinate short term expertise in this field. Your profile Qualifications and skills: A minimum of a Master’s Degree or equivalent in international trade, natural science, engineering or a directly relevant discipline, or a minimum 10 years equivalent professional experience in relevant areas to the ARISE Plus Indonesia programme. Excellent verbal and written command of English is mandatory. Knowledge of Bahasa Indonesia would be an asset. General professional experience: A minimum of 5 years professional experience in managing or implementing Quality Infrastructure projects, technical advisory services to trade support institutions, EQI agencies, policy-makers, enterprises/exporters, others. Previous experience implementing multi-years technical assistance project would be an asset. Relevant professional experience in developing countries as per OECD list of ODA recipients. Specific professional experience: A minimum of 5 years proven professional experience in implementing institutional capacity strengthening programme in related areas to Export Quality Infrastructure (EQI) and National Quality Assurance (NQA), such as standardisation, conformity assessment and testing, quality assurance system, sanitary and phytosanitary standards, standard harmonisation, etc. Proven experience in at least one of key sectors to be addressed by this programme i.e. agrifood, fisheries. Notes Please note that the European Union has not yet published the detailed Terms of Reference for this project. Therefore, location, start date and duration of the assignment as well as tasks and requirements may be subject to change. Please understand that we can accept and process in principle only applications via our E-recruiting system. Following the confirmation of your successful application, kindly check your spam / junk mail folder on a regular basis, since some provider classify emails from our recruiting system as spam. GIZ would like to increase the proportion of employees with disability, both in Germany and abroad. Applications from persons with disabilities are most welcome. Our benefits We are a provider of international cooperation services for sustainable development and work to build a future worth living around the world. We support projects in over 130 countries to achieve goals sustainably together with our partners. Everyone has the same opportunities in our company, regardless of gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation or physical disability. We recruit based on specialist expertise and social skills. Transparency and fair opportunities for career advancement are just as much a matter of course for us as gender not being a barrier to taking up a management position. Extensive check-ups and preventive measures (e.g. on appointment, before the outward journey, during the stay in a country of assignment, in an emergency) are provided to our staff and the family members accompanying them as a matter of course. We reward staff who achieve their agreed annual targets with a variable remuneration component. You will receive various additional benefits during your stay abroad that will depend on your country of assignment. We are a provider of international cooperation services for sustainable development and work to build a future worth living around the world. We support projects in over 130 countries to achieve goals sustainably together with our partners., Everyone has the same opportunities in our company, regardless of gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation or physical disability. We recruit based on specialist expertise and social skills. Transparency and fair opportunities for career advancement are just as much a matter of course for us as gender not being a barrier to taking up a management position., Extensive check-ups and preventive measures (e.g. on appointment, before the outward journey, during the stay in a country of assignment, in an emergency) are provided to our staff and the family members accompanying them as a matter of course., We reward staff who achieve their agreed annual targets with a variable remuneration component., You will receive various additional benefits during your stay abroad that will depend on your country of assignment. About us 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. Contact Simon Schubert+49 6196 79-3039