Jobs and Careers

TERM : 

Full-time

JOB DESCRIPTION : 

GIZ is looking for a Tourism Ventures Advisor for the EU4Business project "Innovative Tourism and Technology Development". The project will be implemented within the framework of "Private Sector Development and Technical Vocational Education and Training South Caucasus" programme committed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

RESPONSIBILITIES : 

The Tourism Ventures Advisor is responsible for the following:
- Implement daily operational aspects of all issues related to the project - in particular in Sub-Component 1.1 - Grant Schemes for innovative tourism ventures of ITTD's tourism component focusing on tourism venture development;
- Conceptualize and implement activities on the development of tourism ventures and elaboration of the conceptual framework for tourism venture development;
- Process technical aspects and further develop the area of responsibility in accordance with the specified quality standards and a focus on innovative approaches;
- Conceptualize and implement the grant process (cycle from preparation, announcement, selection, mentorship, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation) for the tourism ventures in collaboration with the administrative experts;
- Support a comprehensive monitoring system for the project;
- Maintain a good flow of communication and information between all involved institutions and stakeholders, including the EU Delegation, German Embassy and GIZ.

Advising the Partner Institution(s)
- Assist and monitor the development and implementation of project plans and activities in the areas in close consultation with relevant stakeholders;
- Contribute to preparing and implementing the coordination process with the partners, as well as joint project activities at the national level and in the municipalities;
- Support trainings and capacity development activities for partner institutions;
- Deal with the design, preparation and implementation of workshops, seminars, grant schemes, and related events;
- Develop and organize quality assurance measures and suggests necessary changes, improvements and initiatives – using Capacity WORKS and other relevant tools;
- Conceptualize, manage and steer input by external consultants (through service contracts and/or local subsidy contracts); this includes tasks in procurement and contracting processes according to GIZ rules and regulations as follows: a) drafting documents for award processes (e.g. TOR with specifications of input, technical specifications, cost-estimates, tender announcements); b) evaluation of technical and financial proposals and selection of service providers; c) preparation of documents for contracting (e.g. justification of the proposed award procedure, payment schedule); d) technical supervision of service delivery / implementation of activities and reporting according to the contract; e) supporting contract settlement (e.g. timely information of project administrative staff of upcoming payments, checking of invoices, service confirmation);
- Be ready to take over additional advisory responsibility according to the needs of the project or as agreed with the superior;
- Support individual project design process with the partners and thoroughly monitor the implementation.

Networking and Cooperation
- Support cooperation, regular contact and dialogue with partners, assist with PR and
cooperate with relevant organisations, non-governmental agencies and individuals in the project environment and with other projects to improve and maintain good working relationships;
- Develop a network of national and international experts from the field supporting key activities for startup ecosystem and pipeline development;
- Support donor and stakeholder coordination to ensure tourism ventures development;
- Communicate local interests and efforts, forward these and encourage sharing ideas and information for the benefit of the project;
- Ensure smooth dialogue and cooperation with all stakeholders on local and national level.

Knowledge Management
- Ensure knowledge transfer to all relevant stakeholders;
- Develop ready-to-use strategies and technical/ professional concepts;
- Prepare and revise reports and presentation documents;
- Prepare appropriate input for various project reports including annual reports, monitoring reports, and contribute to other reports required by the team leader and GIZ Head Office;
- Assist with research activities and studies on entrepreneurship topics.

Coordination Tasks
- Coordinate general project planning and develop project concepts including preparation, organisation and moderation of planning exercises and their implementation, management, monitoring, quality management, evaluation, communication and documentation (using Capacity WORKS and other relevant tools);
- Coordinate relevant project activities at local level in consultation with the manager and in cooperation with partners, both with regard to implementation and preparing organisational aspects;
- Compile relevant information for joint activities and assignments;
- Support project management on behalf of GIZ (e.g. offer preparation, impact monitoring, project progress review, reporting).

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS : 

- Masters/ MSc in an area that is related to the project objectives, with a focus on a relevant field.

Professional Experience
- At least 5 years of professional experience in a comparable position.

Other Knowledge, Additional Competences
- High self-organisational skills and sense of responsibility, accuracy, integrity and commitment;
- High communication and networking skills, high teamwork abilities;
- Very good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone, email, the internet, social media) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office);
- Fluent written and oral knowledge of English, German languages is an advantage;
- Willingness to continued learning and training to successfully fulfil the tasks and responsibilities as outlined herein – relevant measures are identified and agreed upon with the team leader;
- This position requires frequent business trips in the country.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES : 

Interested candidates should send a brief motivation letter, a complete CV highlighting relevant professional experience and education and employers' references to: HR-GIZ-Armenia@giz.de , indicating the vacancy title ("Tourism Ventures Advisor") in the subject line of the email. If the automatic response "Thank you for your email. It has been received by the GIZ Office Armenia" is not received by email, the documents should be sent to: GIZ Country Office, Reception, 4/ 1 Baghramyan Str., Yerevan. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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REMUNERATION/ SALARY : 

Negotiable

ABOUT : 

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. It provides viable, forward-looking solutions for political, ecological and social development in a globalized world. GIZ promotes complex reforms and change processes, often working under difficult conditions.
The regional programme "Private Sector Development and Technical Vocational Education and Training (PSDTVET)" operates on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in the three countries Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia with the aim of supporting sustainable economic development and Technical Vocational Education and Training. The main objective is to link the private sector with the public sector in the sense of "Skills for Business-Business for Skills".