Technical Advisor

Vacancy Notice

Working efficiently, effectively and in a spirit of partnership, we support people and societies in developing, transition and industrialized countries in shaping their own futures and improving living conditions. This is what the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is all about. As a federally owned enterprise, we support the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. We are also engaged in international education work around the globe.

The programme “Local Governance Reform Programme (LGRP) II” aims at strengthening local authorities’ performance in service delivery. LGRP II is implemented in close cooperation with the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG), the Municipal Development and Lending Fund (MDLF), and the Association of Palestinian Local Authorities (APLA). 

In order to support our work in the field of local finance, we are looking for full time:

“Technical Advisor”

Tasks and Functions include, but are not limited to:

Tasks

• Reviewing and analyzing current policies and reform processes related to local finances and their implementation and developing policy-related assessments and reports. 
• Advising MoLG, MDLF, APLA on more effective strategies and policies.
• Identifying issues in the advisor’s area of responsibility and offering advice internally and externally, in line with the objectives of the programme.
• External liaison with senior level representatives of relevant stakeholders in the sector.
• Promoting the development and maintenance of links and constructive collaboration between the main national stakeholders and policymakers regarding local public finances. 
• Maintaining and developing contacts with strategic partners, both Palestinian and international.
• Involving and representing the interests of the programme in policy discourse and other external fora and events. 
• Planning, implementing, and monitoring of results of activities in the intervention area local finances.
• Ensuring close coordination with other work packages of the programme, incl. collaborating in development of capacity development measures for various stakeholders in local government sector.
• Coordinating the preparation and management of events and for a for policy discourse.
• Ensuring timely delivery of outputs and actively contributing to knowledge management.
• Preparing appropriate input for programme reporting as required by management, GIZ Headquarters, and commissioners.
• Ensuring synergies with other relevant GIZ projects and programmes.
• Contributing to programme related PR and (internal and external) communication products.
• Performing other duties and tasks at the request of management.

Responsibilities:

• Managing selected LGRPII work packages including conceptualization, planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and reporting.
• Developing the capacities of partners (in related fields).
• Ensure the achievement of assigned tasks efficiently and effectively.
• Providing support to the elaboration, planning and management of other key work packages.
• Contributing to the overall monitoring of the respective areas of intervention and strategic development of the programme.