The Better Migration Management Programme in Khartoum is looking for a qualified person to fill the following position:
Technical Advisor for Better Migration Management Programme
with duty station in Khartoum and regular duty trips to other States in Sudan.

Background
The Better Migration Management (BMM) programme is a cooperation between the European Commission and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). It is financed by the European Union Emergency Trust Fund (EUTF) for Africa (Horn of Africa Window). The programme is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in partnership with six other European and International agencies and based on a comprehensive and holistic approach towards migration management.
The overall objective is to improve migration management in the region, and in particular to address the trafficking in Humans (ToH) and the Smuggling of Migrants (SoM) within and from the Horn of Africa.

Context
Sudan benefit from BMM support activities aiming at building on the judiciary and law enforcement bodies’ existing capacities in preventing, investigating and prosecuting identified cases of ToH and SoM. In Sudan, it is also planned that BMM contributes to reinforce the competences of national institutions in charge of border management. These support activities should include among others a broad range of adapted training sessions, which shall be designed based on the competency based approach and in close collaboration with the competent national training institutions.

A. Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the BMM Coordinator, the advisor is responsible for:

• Coordinating the implementation of GIZ training related activities in the framework of BMM project in Sudan
• Providing some technical support to BMM implementing partners (IPs) in general and GIZ in particular as well as to BMM national partner institutions in the field of training engineering, training of trainer and pedagogical science

The professional advisor performs the following tasks:
B. Tasks
1. Coordination tasks
The advisor

• organizes and supervises implementation of BMM training activities in Sudan
• monitors the development and implementation of project’s plans and activities in close consultation with the different counterparts
• assists with general project planning and develops project concepts including preparation, organisation and moderation of planning exercises and their implementation, management, monitoring, quality management, evaluation, communication and documentation
• coordinates relevant project activities at local level in consultation with BMM coordinator and in cooperation with BMM IPs, both as regards implementation and preparing organisational aspects
• contributes to preparing and implementing the required coordination process, joint project activities and work at regional level
• compiles the relevant information for joint activities and assignments

2. Provision of technical support
The advisor

• provides adapted technical advisory services to national partner institutions. This includes to develop and organise quality assurance measures and make recommendations on necessary changes, improvements and initiatives to be taken
• prepares for and then conducts necessary assessments e.g.: diagnosis of training sector, evaluation of skills
• designs adapted training strategies, guidelines and training plans
• writes, consolidates and redevelops education resources, curriculum, training modules manuals based on the competency based approach
• organizes and conduct appropriate trainings as per the agreed upon training plan
• provides training mentoring services to Trainers
• deals with the design, preparation and implementation of workshops, seminars and other events on issues connected with training activities

3. Networking and cooperation
The advisor

• supports cooperation, regular contact and dialogue with national partner institutions as well as with BMM IPs
• assists with PR work and cooperates with relevant organisations, non-governmental agencies and individuals in the project environment and with other projects to improve and maintain good working relationships
• communicates local interests and efforts, forwards these and encourages sharing ideas and information for the benefit of the project

4. Other tasks
The advisor

• ensures knowledge and information transfer to GIZ
• prepares regular monitoring and evaluation reports as well as lesson learnt reports
• draws up required presentation documents
• prepares appropriate inputs for BMM reports including annual reports, and contributes to the other reports required by BMM Coordinator and GIZ Head Office
• assists with research activities and studies in relation with training sector
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned

• masters/MSc in the area of training engineering or pedagogical science
• Professional experience
• at least 5 years’ professional experience in a comparable position
• Other knowledge, additional competences
• Significant experience and comprehensive understanding of the competency based approach
• very good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
• fluent written and oral knowledge of Arabic and English
• Readiness to undertake field missions outside Khartoum
• willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management

Closing date: 31st of January 2017
 

If you do not hear from GIZ until the 15th of March 2017, your application was not further considered.
 

To be submitted in hard copy or soft copy in English: CV, Cover- and Motivation Letter to:

GIZ Office Khartoum, Amarat Street 3, House No. 15, Block 9, Amarat Town, Khartoum East

E-mail: sudan.procurement@giz.de

Please submit the following documents through Sudanjob.net in soft copy:

• In English CV
• Motivation letter