DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR INTERNATIONALE ZUSAMMENARBEIT (GIZ) Hiring for Vocational Training and Labour Market Advisor (Youth, ICT, TVET and Employment) at Amman, Jordan Full Time

The “Labour Market Oriented Vocational Education, Higher Education and Training (MOVE-HET)” Project in Jordan is seeking for a “Vocational Training and Labour Market Advisor (Youth, ICT, TVET and Employment Advisor) – on full-time base employment as per the below job profile.

Starting date: as soon as possible

A well-performing, high-quality, equitable and stable TVET system needs an adequate number of well-trained teachers and trainers, supported by an efficient administration. GIZ seeks to improve TVET trainers’ subject knowledge and teaching skills and advise the partners on how to acquire specialist knowledge, skills and management expertise.

To recognize and celebrate the outcome of the fruitful cooperation between the Ministry of Labour and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and on behalf of The German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development BMZ, GIZ has launched the project “Labour Market Oriented Vocational Education, Higher Education and Training MOVE-HET”.

The Labour Market Oriented Vocational Education, Higher Education and Training – “MOVE-HET” Project has an overarching goal of aligning TVET and Higher Education programs with labour market needs to improve employability. It aims toward strengthening employment orientation of TVET and higher education by promoting workplace-learning programs in TVET and applied academic programmes and supports the implementation of dual studies in cooperation with the German Jordanian University. MOVE-HET project supports and encourages the involvement of the private sector in TVET by supporting the establishment of National Sector Skills Councils which are putting the labour market in the driver seat and the establishment of Centers of Excellence which are viewed as a best practice cooperation between private sector and TVET providers. Moreover, it supports the implementation of the National Qualifications Framework and the concept of permeability between different educational and training streams. MOVE-HET also coordinates between all relevant ministries and institutions to enhance the social perception of TVET within the Jordanian society.

One of the project components ‚ “The Skilling for Increased Economic Participation of Youths” compnent focuses on providing the Jordanian youth with the skills that enable them to meet employer demands in the field of ICT, thus increasing their employability and potential for economic participation. This is particularly relevant in the context of Jordan’s high unemployment rates and the systemic mismatch between labour market demand and supply. The Skilling for Increased Economic Participation of Youths component aims to improve youth prospects by bridging the gap between the labour market demand and the outputs of training and education providers in the ICT sector. By adopting a multi-stakeholder approach, the project will help tailor, certify, and institutionalize trainings to the needs of different industrial and business sectors, thus instilling change at the macro, meso, and micro levels.

The current difficult economic situation and prevalent youth unemployment correlates to the loss of sustainable prospects and limited socio-economic contributions, thus leading to growing frustrations amongst youths for being incapable of securing a future. The project, in an effort to improve future youth prospects, supports their skilling and integration into the labour market. To this end, the project will provide youth with labour market-oriented ICT training courses, as well as labour market entry skills trainings to enhance their employability and improve their employment prospects.

In your role you are responsible for the technical, substantive and organisational implementation of a project’s measures and activities. In consultation with your line manager, you also assume tasks related to planning, steering and monitoring the project, including project administration tasks in some cases. You are also responsible for providing specialist support to colleagues in bands 2 and 3, and ensure the quality of the commission’s outcomes.

In addition you contribute to the conceptual design of the project, in particular its modification or realignment.

You make technical and substantive contributions to overarching issues in cooperation with commissioning parties/clients, partners and other actors and thereby support the achievement of the agreed objectives of the respective project and provide impetus for further strategy development.

In coordination with the country director and your line manager, you also use your contacts for the acquisition of contracts on behalf of the company.

In consultation with your team colleagues and line manager, you also coordinate all issues within your area of work and ensure that they are dealt with promptly and competently. You resolve problems that arise in your area of responsibility on the basis of existing rules and draw attention to more complex challenges in your team.

In consultation with your line manager, under your role you may assume management responsibility for staff members in band 1, with due regard for P+R and GIZ’s applicable HR policies, instruments and procedures. 

You are involved in ongoing process development within your remit, are responsible for knowledge management and prepare and share documentation. If required, you also support other experts in familiarising themselves with and performing their tasks.

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

Main activities

The position holder is responsible for:

• The operational project planning and implementation of the project in cooperation with the team members
• Implements independently parts of the planned activities within the “Skilling for increased economic participation of Youths” component of the project

• Documents and follows up on relevant stakeholder meetings, internal portfolio meetings, as well as team meetings/carrying out specific tasks which are required for planning and implementation of planned activities

• providing professional coordination to the implementing partners and liaise with important governmental, institutional and local stakeholders, including the civil society and the private sector
• supporting the organization of and logistics for the technician trainings, consultancy missions, study tours and workshops, incl. arranging appointments with local stakeholders and experts in the field (these task include presentations, briefing papers and related materials).
• Coordinating the implementation of technical and soft skills training sessions
• Supporting the monitoring process of project indicators

Interested candidates are kindly requested toSubmit their application/motivation letter and CV  maximum by 06.08.2022

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