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Job Opportunity at Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
offers customised solutions to complex challenges.
We are an experienced
service provider and assist the German Government in achieving its
objectives in the field of international cooperation. We offer
demand-driven, tailor-made and effective services for sustainable
development.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Adviser (m/w) Strengthening the Capacities of Police Structures in Africa
Field of activity
- Commissioned by the federal Foreign Office (AA) the program to
strengthen the capacities of police structures in Africa aims to enhance
the presence of police in rural and border areas.
- The programme's work in Nigeria is directed towards the improvement
of the investigation capacities of the police and improvements in the
field of border security and control.
- Two national partner institutions have been identified: the Nigeria
National Police Force (NPF) and the National Immigration Service (NIS).
- The planned measures include improving training standards within the
NPF and developing coping strategies for regional security threats
(e.g. transnational organized crime, terrorism) through network building
with security institutions of neighbouring countries or on the regional
level. (ECOWAS)
- Besides the police and the immigration service the project
cooperates closely with the UN, the EU as well as other organizations
and relevant donors in the area of police reform.
- The police programme Nigeria is a new project and still in its development phase.
- The program works within fragile and post-conflict countries in
Africa to professionalize and improve the performance of police
institutions as well as their compliance with the rule of law.
- The police should be empowered to fulfil their primary tasks - to guarantee the people's safety - adequately.
- Thus the prerequisites for a peaceful and sustainable development can be established.
- The cooperation includes the capacity development and reform of
national police institutions, the implementation of training measures as
well as construction and equipment measures.
Your Tasks
- You will be, in coordination with the program director in Berlin,
responsible for planning and implementing project measures in Nigeria.
- You will advise and organize training measures and implement equipment and smaller construction measures.
- Additionally you will build up a network in Nigeria und successfully
look for cooperation partners with regard to the above mentioned
measures.
- You will represent the project in Nigeria, in cooperation with the
GIZ-country director and coordinate the activities with partners,
donors, the German Embassy and other relevant organisations.
- Your position will also involve managing national and international staff.
- Some of your duties include setting up project structures, steering
the project personnel and providing advisory service to national police
and immigration institutions for the jointly planned support activities.
- Within the scope of project management you will be responsible for
planning, implementing and monitoring project activities in cooperation
with national and international partners, such as the United Nations
(UNODC), the EU and other bilateral donors (GB, CH, etc.).
- Furthermore you take responsibility for the finance management and the correct handling of administrative procedures on-site.
Your Profile
- You have a relevant police-specific education or a university degree in Law, Administration, Political - or Social Science
- Relevant work experience in non-European countries, preferably in
Africa, in the areas of peace and security, governance, vocational
training or information technology is advantageous.
- You enjoy working in a team, are highly committed, and are flexible, and resilient.
- You are willing to respect the GIZ security guidelines on the job and in private.
- A good command of German and an excellent command of English are expected.
- You have at least 5 years of professional experience, particularly in the field of political and organizational consulting.
- You have a profound knowledge of German and international
development cooperation and are ideally familiar with the instruments
and methods of GIZ.
Conditions Regarding Location
- There are German, American, and French schools and a German-speaking medical service minor ailments is available.
- There is a daily direct flight between Frankfurt and Abuja.
- Travel within Nigeria and the region is planned.
Our Offer We create prospects for people and
with people. As GIZ has an international mandate, we offer a
multicultural working environment. We are committed service providers
and dedicated professionals, even under difficult circumstances. We take
pride in enabling our employees to develop their professional and
personal skills. There are plenty of reasons to join our motivated team -
ranging from the diverse challenges you will face on a daily basis in
one of our 130 partner countries, to the broad scope you will have for
shaping your work.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should click
here to apply online.