Capacity Development Advisor

Reference No. EHS 2021/014

A.    Responsibilities

The Capacity Development Advisor will support the EHS project team to proficiently design, implement and technically backstop project activities. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• efficient design of development cooperation in target districts of the ‘Strengthening Education and Health Services for Afghan Refugees and Host Communities’ project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• effective and innovative design of activities for the achievement of project objectives with specific focus on partner structures and IT system capacities for sustainability of measures
• development of IT, spatial, web-based and digital solutions, innovation measures/activities to improve project efficiency and impact
• professional advisory services to improve partner communication, coordination, MIS and IT based capacities [Commissioner Afghan Refugees (CAR), provincial and district health, education, social welfare officials. etc] with special focus on improving access to services of females, marginalized groups and the disabled
• maintenance and integration of data for use by the project and partners
• facilitating knowledge management and communication of innovation to key stakeholders 

The Advisor will perform the following tasks: 

B.    Tasks 

1.     Management tasks

• Ensure quality in all areas of responsibility, including products, presentations in all media, documents and publications
• support design of training materials, planning and conducting of trainings, workshops and monitoring measures as required by the project management
• capacity development of CAR, education and health management personnel and target groups in close consultation with Health and Education advisors
• development of measures to ensure quality standards for trainings, follow-up and evaluation
• support the development HR related measures to develop the capacity of partner personnel in target districts
• supports project management in mission, offer preparation, impact monitoring, project progress review, reporting, etc. 

2.     Professional advisory tasks

• planning, preparation of work plans and documentation of results of training events, workshops, forums, conferences, team meetings and related project activities
• advise on and identify capacity development needs and measures of partner personnel
• capacity development measures to strengthen partner training systems in MIS, web-based solutions and IT based measures
• optimal use and performance of project and partner equipment and IT systems
• innovative measures and techniques to improve communication, coordination and digital networking of project team and partners
• enhancing technical skills for knowledge management capacities of partners
• design, layout and formatting of project reports, manuals and modules, reports, presentations, brochures etc. 

3.     Networking & Cooperation

• support project efforts to foster cooperation, regular contact and dialogue and maintain good working relationships with project team, partners, stakeholders and target groups
• cooperate, communicate with GIZ projects/programmes particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to improve learning, cohesion of efforts, development of synergies and effective knowledge management
• contribute relevant PR work, communicate local interests and efforts, forward and encourage sharing ideas and information for the benefit of the programme
• support team building measures, team coordination and team networking at all levels
• join field visits to activity areas in accordance with the requirements of the project 

4.     Knowledge management

The Advisor will perform the following tasks:

• support development of ready-to-use techniques and technical concepts, including guidelines, manuals and procedures for partner capacity development
• contribute to reports in accordance with the requirements of the commissioning party and GIZ
• support preparation of appropriate inputs for various project/programme reports including annual reports, and contribute to the other reports required by GIZ
• assist with incorporating relevant experience into the GIZ sector network. 

5.     Other duties/additional tasks

• any other duties and tasks required by the project management 

C.    Required qualifications, competencies and experience 

Qualification

• University degree in Social Sciences, Science, Business Administration, IT from a reputed university or similar qualification of a relevant field 

Professional experience

• 8-10 years’ professional experience, with at least 5 years’ professional experience in a comparable position (education/health/refugees)
• experience of professional work with Afghan refugees, CAR or related agencies will be preferable
• hands-on expertise and experience in MIS, GIS, IT, web designing, data management, monitoring and evaluation systems/instruments will be preferred 

Other knowledge, additional competencies

• good understanding of the public sector in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, specifically with regards to capacity development needs of government management personnel
• highly motivated and able to work independently with high quality output
• fluent written and spoken English and Urdu is required, ideally a functional knowledge of German
• fluency in Pashtu/Dari is a pre-requisite for the position
• demonstrated problem solving and analytic skills
• attention to detail and ability to effectively and efficiently perform tasks, take initiative and work proactively
• committed team player and contributor ready to work in a challenging implementation context
• excellent working knowledge of ITC technologies
• availability to conduct field missions to intervention areas in target districts of the programme in KP
• willingness continue to learn, improve technical skills, understanding, professional worth as required by the programme and corresponding professional development measures agreed with management 
• highly service-oriented attitude and a team player with excellent interpersonal skills