DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR INTERNATIONALE ZUSAMMENARBEIT (GIZ) Hiring for Environmental Policy, Resource Efficiency Assistant at Amman, Jordan Full Time

The “Green Action in Enterprises (GAIN)” Project in Jordan is seeking for “Environmental Policy, Resource Efficiency Assistant” – on full-time base employment as per the below job profile.

Qualifications and specialist knowledge 

• Bachelor’s degree in water and environmental engineering.      
• Professional experience of up to 1-year experience through internships in the private sector and environmental consultancy.      
• experience in contribution to project management and research experience in environmental management and green production, experience in preparation and implementation of trainings and workshops and experience in coordinating project activities.      
• good writing skills in English (e.g. handing in proven examples).

Core tasks

In your role you perform the specified commercial, organisational and administrative tasks correctly and on schedule in collaboration and consultation with your line manager, in accordance with the project/programme objective and with due regard for technical and methodological standards and legal, contractual and internal requirements and procedures.

You deal independently with specialist matters in the corresponding field, in accordance with your line manager’s instructions. You perform all the associated organisational and administrative tasks.

You work constructively with all internal and external colleagues in your area of responsibility. You ensure that information flows correctly, refer matters to other units as required and ensure that all processes run smoothly. Your key duties include maintaining appropriate internal and external communications.

In response to enquiries, you provide general information within your specialist area based on established processes and with due regard for compliance rules. You also provide information and advice on internal workflows.

You provide support for knowledge management and ongoing process development in your area of responsibility. You also prepare and share documentation.

You perform the tasks assigned to you by your line manager, where required

Main activities

• Support of the project manager of the project “Green Action in Enterprises (GAIN) and other experts for whom the technical assistant performs technical tasks.      
• The technical, content-related and organizational implementation of measures and activities of Component 3 of GAIN project on providing capacity development and technical advice to private sector actors.      
• Assisting in planning, implementation, and monitoring of the component agreements and activities, as requested by the project manager and in coordination with the component manager and team.      
• Carrying out baseline research for the activities of all components that contribute to project implementation.      
• Supporting in the technical and logistical organization of workshops and events.      

Interested candidates are kindly requested to submiy their application/motivation letter and CV t maximum by 04.06.2022

Emanating from GIZ’s role in enhancing and promoting the efficiency and competency of its political partners and entities and their respective employees, and in view of GIZ’s aim at maintaining and encouraging the stability of employment at its political partners and entities, this position will not be available to any official employee currently working at any of GIZ’s political partners, governmental ministry, department or entity, including any official employees who are on unpaid leave.

GIZ Jordan is applying the defense order no.35, which indicates that all employees should receive two shots of a COVID-19 vaccine and this is shall not apply to those who have not received the Covid-19 vaccine due to medical reasons pursuant to a decision by the Minister of Health or their nominee and those shall present a negative PCR test valid for 72 hours.

GIZ is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, gender, or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities. Remuneration will be in accordance with the candidate’s qualification, experience, as well as the scope of responsibility of the job announced and in line with local standards.

GIZ would like to increase the proportion of employees with disability. Applications from persons with disabilities are most welcome.

GIZ will send feedback only to the candidates that are shortlisted and interviewed