Team Leader and Human Capital Development Expert (m/f/d) Technical Assistance to Support the Implementation of Reforms in the area of Social Inclusion in Albania

Team Leader and Human Capital Development Expert (m/f/d) Technical Assistance to Support the Implementation of Reforms in the area of Social Inclusion in Albania Job-ID: P1816V001 Location: Tirana Assignment period: 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2024 Field: Social Sectors Type of employment: part-time Application deadline: 08/18/2020 Job description The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a state owned organisation. We work worldwide in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ International Services (InS) is an integral division of GIZ. We offer the experience, the regional and technical know-how of GIZ in the global market and provide international clients with expertise in terms of economic and result-oriented services. GIZ International Services is shortlisted for the EU-funded tender: „ Technical Assistance to Support the Implementation of Reforms in the area of Social Inclusion” in Albania. To strengthen the capacity of the Government of Albania[1] to successfully implement reforms in the area of social inclusion. To assist and strengthen the capacities of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection; Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports; Ministry of Finance and Economy and local government units, to coordinate and implement national reforms in the context of the Social Protection Strategy (2020- 2023), the National Employment and Skills Strategy 2020- 2022, and the National Strategy for Pre-University Education (2014-2020). These include reinforcing both the implementation of the new legislation and coordination mechanisms on policy design, monitoring and reporting in the context of the National Strategy for Decentralisation and Local Government (2015-2020).The technical assistance will also provide advice and support for the management of the reform process to coordinate the implementation of strategies, monitor and report the results via the IPMG on Employment and Skills and relevant Thematic Groups. Your tasks The tasks of the Team Leader and Human Capital Development expert include: Manage timely and qualified delivery of activities and outputs; Manage financial and human resources of the project; Overall linkages to the stakeholders; Manage the project administration; Policy and operational reform adviser; Ensure teamwork and coordination of all experts in the team. Your profile Qualifications and skills Master’s degree or equivalent in Economics, International development, Human Resources, Public administration or Social sciences, or a relevant professional experience of at least five years, in addition to the experience required as general professional experience; Excellent oral and written English; Computer Literate. General professional experience Minimum eight preferably ten years of professional experience in advising, implementing government reforms and/or providing policy advice in areas of social inclusion or employment and VET reforms. Specific professional experience: Experience in coordination, managing and leading working teams in the public or private sector/organizations in EU funded or in donor-funded projects in minimum one project with a budget of at least 1 million EUR each contract and duration of minimum 12 months. Experience in providing policy planning advice and technical assistance to ministries and public institutions in EU Member States, candidate or potential candidate country (ies) in EU accession process related requirements in the areas of employment, social protection or VET will be considered as an asset. Location information The operational centre for the project will be located in Tirana. However, due to the nature of the services provided, the technical assistance team will be required to travel and spend periods in different Albanian regions/municipalities related to the Social Inclusion programme funded by the EU Delegation. Some activities, such as regional training or exchange meetings are expected to take place in the following targeted municipalities: Prrenjas, Gjirokaster, Vore, Mallakaster, Cerrik, Librazhd, Shijak, Kavaje, Kurbin,Kukes, Kruje, Pogradec, Korce, Kamez, Vlore, Shkoder, Elbasan, Durres, Tirane. Capacity building and training is expected to cover 61 municipalities. Start date & period of implementation The intended start date is January 2021 and the period of implementation of the contract will be 48 (forty-eight) months from this date (min. 640 working days). Notes Please note that we basically can only receive and process applications sent via our e-recruiting system. Should you not be able to do so, please contact the person named in the job advertisement. We would like to ask you to apply with a CV in Europeaid format. After submitting an application, please check your spam/junk folder regularly for incoming messages, as emails from our e-recruiting system are treated as spam by some providers. GIZ would like to improve the share of disabled employees, 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 Dennis Uhrig+49 6196 79-2084