1.     Qualifications

Master’s degree, in a specialty related to the objectives of the project (Social, Economic, Legal sciences) or a similar qualification.

2.     Professional experience

At least five (05) years of professional experience including three (03) years in a similar position.

3.     Skills

·        Good knowledge of the context, challenges and issues of Civil Society;

·        Very good knowledge of actors in civil society and local authorities;

·        Very good knowledge of gender transformative approaches;

·        Good knowledge of organizational development;

·        Good knowledge of financial monitoring of local subsidies;

·        Good Knowledge of livelihood approaches;

·        Good Knowledge of social cohesion approaches;

·        Knowledge of communication techniques focused on target groups;

·        Knowledge of participatory methods and approaches;

·        Knowledge of networking methods;

·        Good knowledge of facilitation techniques;

·        Working skills in a multicultural environment;

·        Very good practical knowledge of the use of information and communication technologies (corresponding software as well as telephone, fax, e-mail, Internet) as well as computer applications (such as MS Office);

·        Experience at GIZ would be considered an asset;

·        Very good written and oral command of the English and French languages, knowledge of German will be considered an asset.

Contract start date: 01.09.2025

Contract period: 2 years renewable

Place of assignment: Bamenda – with regular trips to the Sud - West region and occasional trips to other regions.

Deadline for admissibility of application files: 31.03.2025

Internal classification of the position: Band 4T under the hierarchical supervision of the Component manager.

A.    Composition and submission of applications

Composition (required) of application files: cover letter, CV (2 pages maximum) and 03 professional references.

NB: Female candidates are strongly encouraged!

Recruitment at GIZ is not subject to any fees. Any fraudulent information detected will result in the outright elimination of the application. Only selected candidates will be contacted. Unselected files will be destroyed six months after the date of publication.