Вакансія: Construction Advisor (full-time, remote mode with further duty station in Lviv)

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is looking for a qualified professional for the project “EU4Resilient Regions – Special Assistance Programme for Ukraine” to fill the position of a

Construction Advisor

(full-time, remote mode with further duty station in Lviv)

(internal SAP code: Construction Advisor)

The project is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), co-funded by the European Union and implemented by GIZ. It supports communities in the Regions Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhya, Sumy, Donetsk and Luhansk (GCA) in improving the quality and the access to social, medical and administrative services on a local level, in particular with respect to vulnerable population groups. For that purpose, the project will coordinate and cooperate with a broad range of local/national and international partners and stakeholders.

Areas of responsibilities

• Assisting the project with all organizational and management issues, incl. preparation and implementation of coordination process, joint project activities and work in the regions.
• Advising partner institution(s) on identifying needs, developing concepts and strategies, and providing technical input.
• Assisting project initiatives to provide professional advisory services to and cooperate with a broad range of target groups.
• Assisting and monitoring of the development and implementation of project plans and activities in close consultation with counterparts.
• Managing an area of responsibility that forms part of the program objectives, team agreements and/or agreements with the superior.
• Developing and organizing quality assurance measures and suggesting necessary changes, improvements and initiatives.
• Participating in formulating project action plans and helping to synchronize the planning and budgeting system and counterparts.
• Jointly responsible with the partner institution for preparing, implementing and documenting training events, workshops, forums and other project activities.
• Controlling expenses for project activities in accordance with the prevailing provisions.
• Cooperating with national and international experts/consultants.
• Ensuring knowledge management within the project.
• Preparing of appropriate input for various project reports including annual reports.

Required qualifications, experience and competences

• Masters/MSc in an area that is related to the project/programme objectives, with a focus on a relevant field.
• Skills in process and project management.
• At least 5 years’ professional experience in a comparable position.
• Very good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Outlook, MS Office, tools for online collaboration (such as MS Teams/Zoom) and cloud-based information and document management).
• Excellent written and spoken Ukrainian, fluent English, knowledge of German will be an asset.
• Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management.

We offer

• Official employment.
• Salary fixed in EUR, performance-related bonuses and 13th salary.
• Medical insurance, 29 vacation days annually.
• Language classes, hard and soft skills trainings.
• Individual and group psychological support.
• Possible remote and flexible work.
• Meaningful and valuable work, international environment.

Employment conditions

Full-time position with 40-hours working week. Duties are currently performed in remote working mode. Future place of assignment is Lviv. The assignment starts as of 01.03.2022. The contract duration is till 31.03.2024. 

GIZ is an equal opportunity employer and offers an attractive and challenging working environment with opportunities for skill enhancement.

Application

Application comprising of the candidate’s CV and a cover letter in the English language explaining the motivation to apply for the job is to be sent to [email protected] until COB 17 February 2023, Friday.

By sending the application the candidate gives the consent for the personal data processing for recruitment processes solely.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next stages of the recruitment process.