Reference Number:
For Pune – 13/02/2019/TA/IGVET/Pune
For Mumbai – 14/02/2019/TA/IGVET/Mumbai
Organization: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Project: Indo-German Programme for Vocational Education and Training (IGVET)
Duration of the contract: Until April 2020 with the possibility of extension
Position: Technical Advisor – IGVET
Band: 4
Location(s): Pune, Mumbai
Minimum Eligibility Requirements:
Educational Qualification: Master’s degree in an area that is related to education, business/project management and/or international affairs
Experience:
- At least 10 years’ experience in areas of consulting, stakeholder management of diverse professional networks, and / or international development
- Work experience in private sector and/or with state government entities responsible for VET or private sector development
- Experience from working with business membership organisations (ideally in the field of green energy)
- Knowledge of organizational development strategies and concepts
Additional Competencies:
- Proactive and client-oriented approach to the tasks
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, both orally and in writing
- Strong network in the areas of private sector development and skills development
- Good working knowledge of ITC technologies and computer applications
- Excellent knowledge of English, knowledge of German, and a local language such as fluent Hindi, is considered an asset
Project Background:
The Government of India and Germany has agreed to address the challenges around employment-oriented skills development which India is facing. The bilateral agreement is in line with the “Skill India” and “Make in India” initiatives of the Government of India and the German Government has commissioned GIZ to implement the Indo-German Project for Vocational Education and Training (IGVET). The project aims to promote the active participation of private sector actors in developing and implementing cooperative VET models. Together with its partners and stakeholders, the project is establishing cooperative workplace-based VET approaches together with the private industry in three clusters; the electronic and manufacturing industry in Bangalore, the automobile suppliers’ industry in Aurangabad, and the construction and manufacturing industry in Bhiwadi. The project is now expanding into new clusters. The project is advising the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in the development of future oriented skills policies for India.
Responsibilities:
We are looking for a Technical Advisor to establish the cluster in Pune and Mumbai with focus on the green energy sector. The advisor is responsible to facilitate private sector organisations, industry chambers and government entities to jointly initiate and pilot VET models and further document the learnings from these pilot interventions. The advisor is providing technical guidance, advisory services and technical VET expertise to its stakeholders. The technical advisor is responsible to identify and elaborate opportunities for incorporating workplace-based VET approaches in existing institutions, processes, and structures as well as facilitating dialogue that feeds into policy recommendations for the central and state level governments.
Tasks:
1. Cooperation, Dialogue, and Partnership
- Establish networks and partnerships among the programme’s private and public stakeholders
- Create an understanding of the requirements and needs of the programme stakeholders
- Foster coordination and consultative dialogue with the partners on cooperative VET models
- Organize and facilitate network meetings, round tables, community of practice sessions, and workshops among the programme partners
2. Piloting of Cooperative VET models
- Provides advice and guidance to partners in defining appropriate cooperative VET concepts
- Supports piloting of cooperative VET models within the partner network
- Provides recommendations for the further elaboration and improvement of Qualifications, Training Curriculum, training of trainers, recognition of prior learning and other interventions
- Assists in establishing feedback loops and assessment mechanisms on cooperative VET models for future improvement, documentation, and replication
- Monitor, quality control and report the programme’s activities for the given cluster
- Document processes and learnings from the pilot interventions
3. Policy recommendations and knowledge management
- Assistance and advisory to the partners for consolidating and documenting the lessons learned for replication and policy reforms
- Facilitate round table discussions with relevant stakeholders to provide guidance for policy recommendations
- Document case studies, success stories, guidelines, lessons learned and other knowledge-products
- Update the GIZ knowledge management system with relevant documents
Application Process: Please send your application in GIZ application form* along with a statement of suitability for this position, expected salary and availability in terms of date of joining to: hr-india@giz.de with the reference number in subject line. Link to download GIZ application form: https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/28418.html
Note: Application without GIZ application form will not be considered.
Last date to apply: 03 March 2019
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. As per GIZ’s data confidentiality policy, candidate’s application is stored in our database for six months and is deleted thereafter. GIZ promotes Gender Diversity – Applications from women professionals are encouraged.
About GIZ India:
For over 60 years, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has been working jointly with partners in India for sustainable economic, ecological, and social development. Currently, GIZ has over 330 staff in India, of whom 85 percent are national personnel.
India is fast emerging as an economic and industrial power. It is a member of the ‘Group of Twenty’ (G20), and of the BRICS association. Despite the country’s rapidly growing economy, poverty and other socio-economic issues remain a challenge. The burgeoning population and accelerated urbanisation in the country have resulted in an environment at risk and greenhouse gas emissions that continue to spiral upwards.
The thematic areas of GIZ in India are:
• Energy
• Environment, Climate Change and Biodiversity
• Sustainable Urban and Industrial Development
• Sustainable Economic Development
The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) as well as the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) are the main commissioning parties of GIZ in India. Other clients include Indian public sector clients, the European Union and foundations.
The Government of India has launched numerous important initiatives to address the country’s economic, environmental and social challenges, and GIZ is contributing to some of the most significant ones. For example, it supports key initiatives such as Smart Cities, Clean India and Skill India. GIZ, in close cooperation with Indian partners, devises tailor-made, jointly-developed solutions to meet local needs and achieve sustainable and inclusive development
