Vacancy Announcement #117/2024
Digital Capacity Coordinator
Digital Transformation Cluster
Contract Duration: December 31, 2025
Application deadline: 21/10/2024
Duty station: Addis Ababa
The project “Digital Transformation in Ethiopia” is designed to redefine GIZ Ethiopia’s approach to leveraging digital technology across our core sectors of engagement, contributing to sustainable development, and mitigating the digital divide. Focused on strategic coordination and capacity building. The unit functions as a nexus for enhancing synergies among various bilateral, regional, and global digital development interventions, optimizing the impact of our joint efforts with partners.
Within this framework, the digital transformation team will provide expert advice to projects and partners on the design and execution of digital transformation activities and components. As a member of this team, you will engage in cross-cluster collaboration, identifying and capitalizing on opportunities for engagement through the integration of current methodologies and technologies with a special emphasis on capacity building, digital skills, and e-learning. This might include approaches such as Scrum, design sprints, visualization, storytelling, and more.
You will play an active role in driving forward our digital profile, aligning it with the strategic objectives of our Ethiopian partners and the needs of our beneficiaries.
The Digital Transformation Team will be composed of individuals with a robust foundation in IT. Team members must possess the desire and autonomy to drive activities forward without constant oversight. Strategic thinking will be central to the role, linking technology solutions directly to policy design and implementation. Adaptability and a forward-thinking attitude are crucial, as the digital landscape is dynamic and requires continuous learning and flexibility. Team members should embody a ‘maker’ spirit – adept at converting creative ideas into actionable initiatives, while also being ‘learners’ who actively seek input and strive for joint solutions. Furthermore, every team member should embrace new technologies and be share their insights to current trends, methods and technologies to teach others, ensuring a collaborative and evolving team environment.
The Digital Capacity Coordinator supports digital transformation initiatives by enhancing the capabilities of stakeholders involved in various development projects from different perspectives. This role is tasked with facilitating the design, coordination, and execution of training and capacity development programs aimed at improving technical, methodological, and operational skills among partner organizations. The coordinator collaborates closely with project teams to identify training needs, develop appropriate training strategies, and implement these programs effectively, while managing relationships with external contractors to ensure high-quality training delivery. He/she also offers technical, and policy advice to the projects and respective political and implementation partners on the nexus of skills/learning and digital transformation in various sectors from education, vocational training, lifelong learning and the world of work
About You
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Required Skills
Application procedure:
Interested and qualified candidates shall submit their motivation letter along with their recent CV via Email: hreth@giz.de
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Please make sure you mention the vacancy number and position title Digital Capacity Coordinator #117/2024 in the subject line of your email application. Applications without vacancy numbers in subject lines might be disqualified.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Please refer to our brochure to learn more about GIZ’s attractive benefits package.
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