Closing date: Sunday, 28 July 2019
- Job-ID P1649V002
- Location Addis Abeba
- Assignment period 09/01/2019 – 08/31/2022
- Field Infrastructure
- Type of employment full-time
- Application deadline:07/28/2019
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 organization 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 organization’s business area – GIZ International Services – is the vehicle for offering GIZ’s services to international clients.
GIZ is preparing to support the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to manage the design, construction and commissioning of 13 new Sewage Wastewater Treatment Plants (SWWTP) Together with the Ministry of Education GIZ has the objective to build 13 SWWTPs at the 12 Ethiopian University sites of Bonga, Oda Bultum, Debark, Dembi Dolo, Salale, Injibara, Jinka, Kebri Dahar, Mekdela Amba, Raya and Worabe. Therefore GIZ is looking for a Teamleader for technical implementation wastewater treatment.
Your tasks
The Team Leader Technical Implementation will coordinate the task of the two consulting companies within the consortium. He/she has to monitor that all parties deliver their task in time and at the required quality. Furthermore, the Team Leader will ensure the quality of the staff in all teams assigned for the job is according to agreed standard. The positions holder’s task is also to coordinate the capacity building aspect of the project through the HUB Center of Adama and strengthen the HUB Center to be a Center of excellence by the end of the project phase.
Your profile
Qualifications and skills
- The candidate will have a university degree in construction/civil engineering, urban planning or equivalent;
- Knowledge of infrastructure issues and mastery of related technical, legal and financial knowledge;
- Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to build relationships across group of partners, customers and to work with various projects stakeholders;
- Fluent spoken and written English mandatory.
General professional experience
- A minimum of ten (10) years international experience in project management is required;
- Significant project management experience in developing countries is requiered, preferably in Africa;
- Substantial experience in the supervision of partner, sub-contractor and internal staff;
- Relevant experience in the consulting sector is of advantage.
Specific professional experience
- At least eight (8) years of professional experience in the whole water project cycle of internationally donor funded projects from pre-investment studies to supervision of construction and commissioning of infrastructure (e.g. wastewater and sanitation) systems;
- Significant experience in managing complex construction and infrastructure projects;
- Experience in the monitoring and evaluation of projects.
- Strong skills in coordinating complex team structure;
- Result oriented and success driven personality;
- Respect for, and empathy with the partners and the Government counterparts;
- Exceptional ability to build and maintain effective working relationships; and using them to achieve results.
Location information
Location of the programme will be in Addis Ababa. Travel will be required to the sites of the Wastewater Treatment Plants.
Notes
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