GIZ
Advisor, Social Cohesion and Vocational Training - QEP Program
Description
Social Cohesion & Psychosocial Support
▪ Provide expert guidance on social cohesion measures and develop interventionstrategies in collaboration with relevant institutions.
▪ Offer technical assistance to PTCs in implementing social cohesion and psychosocialactivities in line with GIZ-QEP II
▪ Design and implement extracurricular activities promoting social cohesion between refugees, IDPs, and host communities across 2 target regions (Somali and Addis Abeba), including the facilitating of relevant capacity building measures.
▪ Deliver advanced training on social cohesion, crisis response, and psychosocial counseling for Vocational Guidance Counselor (VGC) staff and other relevant PTC staffincluding vocational school teaching staff.
▪ Strengthen the capacity of TVET colleges and VGCs to deliver sustainable psychosocialand refer to clients to social service providers.
▪ Proactively engage with relevant service provider to expand psychosocial counselingservices for refugees, IDPs, and host community residents, with a focus on women andgirls.
▪ Advise on the institutionalization of internships for psychology students to enhancecounseling services.
▪ Develop a strategy to integrate social cohesion into vocational training cycles,incorporating gender and psychosocial support.
Plan workshops at TVET colleges to define social cohesion interventions and promoteconflict sensitivity.
▪ Organize events such as Social Cohesion week to provide counseling and engage withreferral agents.
Vocational Training & Labour Market
▪ Maintain and further develop strong relationships with TVET Bureau, Poly-TechnicalCollege (PTC), and relevant government offices for GIZ -QEP II implementation.
▪ Closely coordinate with the Programme Component Manager and all relevant teammembers, including by providing bi-weekly and monthly updates.
▪ Oversee and technically support the implementation of activities at TVET College AddisAbaba, including procurement, teacher training, and workshop organization.
▪ Foster linkages between TVET Colleges, industries, and investors to promote labormarket training in close collaboration with GIZ -QEP II advisors working on privatesector engagement.
▪ Identify and manage consultants, including drafting ToRs and following up on results.
▪ Manage financial contributions, including assessments, contracts, and implementationfollow-up.
▪ Collect and report data from TVET Bureau, colleges, and partners in appropriateformats (Word, Excel).
▪ Support monitoring and evaluation efforts by assisting with data collection from trainingactivities.
▪ Contribute success stories and achievements for PR efforts and collaborate withrelevant PR staff.
▪ Organize regional events and facilitate visits to implementation areas in coordinationwith GIZ -QEP II cross cutting team.
▪ Contribute actively to Addis-Abeba PTCs exchange platform.
Other Duties/Additional Tasks
▪ Takes up other duties as assigned by the program and willingness to upskill as requiredby the tasks to be performed.
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