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Development Advisor (m/f/d) for the Labour Markets Rwanda Development Board
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Job-ID: V000056529 Location: Kigali Assignment period: 02/01/2024 - 12/31/2025 Field: Economic Development Type of employment: full-time Application deadline: 12/17/2023Job description
โSkills Development for Economic Transformation (SD4T)โ in Rwanda is part of the priority area โSustainable Economic Developmentโ of the Rwandan-German Development Cooperation. The project aims to create jobs and strengthen the competitiveness of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) and cooperatives in the light manufacturing according to the principles of inclusivity, productivity and environmental sustainability. Rwanda Development Board (RDB) is a government agency mandated to accelerate Rwandaโs economic development through enabling private sector growth. The institution is also responsible for working in the areas of Investment Promotion and Negotiation, Export & Special Economic Zone Development, Tourism and Conservation, Private Sector Skills Development and Labour Markets interventions (LMI).
Your tasks
Provide advise on the development and implementation of new strategies and services for the Public Employment Service centers (PESCs) under the Chief Skills Office (CSO) Support the development of the accreditation framework for Private Recruitment Agencies (PRAs) and the coordination mechanism for both PESCs and PRAs Support the CSO to coordinate a regular exchange and joint monitoring of respective activities with local stakeholders that are active in LMI Identify Capacity building opportunities for PESCs staff and support the implementation of relevant activities Promote linkages between SD4T interventions and CSO in the light manufacturing sectorYour profile
A masterโs degree or bachelorโs degree in Education, Public Administration, International Relations, Development Studies and or Development Economics Many years experience in the areas of labour market interventions Experience working in a similar field in any African country or a similar context with some familiarity on how either public or Private employment service centers operate Willingness to work and reside in Kigali-Rwanda with some occasional visits to the Public Employment Service Centers (PESCs) in Musanze and Huye districts upon the request of RDB Willingness to always abide by the principles and regulations of GIZ and RDB while implementing the different activities and representing the SD4T programme within the different partner institution Knowledge on the use of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams etc.) Very conversant and fluent in English. Knowledge in French is an advantageLocation information
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Notes
GIZ's Development Service is looking forward to applications of candidates with a professional qualification and / or university degree and at least two years of professional experience. In addition you hold the German nationality or the nationality of a member state of the European Union.
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