About Project/ Unit

As an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations, the federally owned Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its development-policy objectives.

In Ethiopia, GIZ has been working for 60 years in bilateral cooperation on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and on commission of the Ethiopian government and international donors.

The widespread fragmentation of agricultural land is a major challenge for a more productive agricultural sector. To strengthen agricultural productivity and production and to modernize agriculture in Ethiopia, the Ministry of Agriculture is pursuing strategies for nationwide land use certification and land consolidation. However, legal, social, and institutional framework conditions for the fair and participatory methods to tackle land fragmentation are limited.

In this context, the TC project pursues the objective of anchoring land consolidation as a land management tool and enable a functional land administration system. As such, the framework conditions for increased agricultural productivity are improved, and thus contribute to improving the living conditions of smallholders as well as to economic development in the concerned rural areas. Hence, the target group is the rural population in the selected project areas, and in particular landowners whose agricultural productivity is impaired by the fragmentation of their land.

Duration of contract: Until March 31, 2026

Responsibilities and Duties

Internal communication – 20 %

• Actively contributing to generating content for internal and external communication channels or activities aiming to improve information exchange.
• Developing and implementing appropriate documentation for the program’s/project’s internal communications (e.g. emails, internal events, meetings, etc)
• Distributing key information and materials to program/project staff and updating information as per input from the program team
• Ensuring the collection and archiving of workshop/event outputs, meeting decisions, drafts and contributing to training materials, presentations, and other written documents by project teams.
• Any other task as proposed by the Climate Change Cluster Management.

Knowledge management for the Climate Change Cluster -40%

• Develop Knowledge Management Strategy: together with the knowledge management advisors and project communication experts, support the development and the implementation of the knowledge management strategy.
• Develop Database: Assist in categorizing and organizing internal documents, resources, and knowledge assets in a user-friendly manner to ensure easy accessibility and retrieval.
• Database Management: Support the development, maintenance, and update of knowledge databases, ensuring the accuracy and relevancy of information.
• Content Creation: Collaborate with communication advisors to gather and generate interactive and engaging content to increase engagement and knowledge within the cluster through biannual newsletter, guides, and tutorials.
• Information Sharing: Sharing best practices, lessons learned, and expertise among projects through various communication channels.
• Training: Assist in organizing training sessions or workshops to promote effective knowledge management practices within the cluster.

Administration support – 40 %

• Assists Climate Change Cluster Management in matters of logistics and related matters.
• Booking travel itineraries and hotel reservations,
• Support in event organization and internal meetings (venue and meeting room booking, printing of documents, confirmation of attendance, and other related logistical matters)
• Ensures that necessary equipment is at the event location (projector, flip chart, pin boards)
• Obtains security clearance from the Security Risk Management (SRM) office for duty trips such as filling the Where 3.0
• Manages itineraries, organizes pick up and drop off, supports with appointments, and related support.

Job Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, Business Administration, Development Economics, International Development, Rural Development, Linguistics and Humanities degree or related discipline
• Proven experience in content development, writing and/or editorial work.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Research skills and the ability to gather information from various sources.
• Proficiency in using digital tools for content organization, visualization, and database management – such as SharePoint List, Excel, PowerBI.
• Ability to efficiently use standard IT applications (i.e. MS Office365), communications-related applications (Adobe InDesign, illustrator, Canva) including modern video conferencing tools.
• A proactive and collaborative approach to working within a team.
• Experience in working in GIZ projects and familiarity with GIZ’s rules and regulations is appreciated.
• Initial experience, in an NGO, International cooperation, consultancy is appreciated.

Professional experience and competencies : One year of relevant job experience

Other knowledge, additional competencies

• Elevated level of motivation, proactivity, self-discipline, integrity, and accountability
• Dedicated team spirit, a high level of initiative, the ability to work under pressure, flexibility, analytical thinking, and a high level of commitment.
• Mindfulness and accuracy.
• Very good English and Amharic written and verbal language skills (C1)
• German language skill is an advantage.
• Interest in digital knowledge management tools
• Conduct research on new trends in knowledge management practices, tools, and approaches.
• Willingness to frequently travel to other regions in Ethiopia.