The Deutsche Gesellschaft fûr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development
with worldwide operations. GIZ has worked in Rwanda for over 30 years. Since
2006, the energizing Development program has a project on micro hydro power
being implemented by GIZ in Rwanda. For this and our new results-based
financing (RBF) projects on solar lighting an
is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development
with worldwide operations. GIZ has worked in Rwanda for over 30 years. Since
2006, the energizing Development program has a project on micro hydro power
being implemented by GIZ in Rwanda. For this and our new results-based
financing (RBF) projects on solar lighting an
d village grids, we are looking
for a senior project engineer from January 2015 until end of 2017.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Providing advisory services to public and private partner institutions
for projects under the Energising Development Rwanda program, namely PSP Hydro
(Private Sector Participation in Micro Hydropower) and RBF (Results Based
Financing) projects (Pico PV and Mini-Grids)
for projects under the Energising Development Rwanda program, namely PSP Hydro
(Private Sector Participation in Micro Hydropower) and RBF (Results Based
Financing) projects (Pico PV and Mini-Grids)
• Serving as a member of the RBF technical committee that reviews
applications and the RBF incentive mechanism
applications and the RBF incentive mechanism
• Providing comprehensive analysis and inputs to technical studies, and
compiles and distributes up-to-date technical information to relevant
stakeholders
compiles and distributes up-to-date technical information to relevant
stakeholders
• Monitoring the development and implementation of project activities in
close consultation with counterparts, and develops progress re-ports for
submission to partners and the program manager
close consultation with counterparts, and develops progress re-ports for
submission to partners and the program manager
• Technical management of junior RBF consultant/junior EnDev engineer
and close cooperation with senior RBF consultant.
and close cooperation with senior RBF consultant.
Qualifications and Competencies
• Masters/MSc or doctorate in engineering (hydropower) or a discipline
of relevance to PSP Hydro/RBF project
of relevance to PSP Hydro/RBF project
• 7 years’ professional experience, with at least 5 years’ professional
experience in a comparable-/ position that proofs sound managerial experience.
experience in a comparable-/ position that proofs sound managerial experience.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, and facility in document
writing
writing
• Experience in business plan development and project financing
• Professional written and oral knowledge of English, Kinyarwanda, and
French. Basic knowledge of German is an asset
French. Basic knowledge of German is an asset
• Good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone,
fax, email, the inter-net) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
fax, email, the inter-net) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
• Job involves frequent visits of project sites.
Please deposit your application (motivation letter, updated CV,
certificates and references) until latest 19th November 2014 at 4:00PM,
at the front desk of our office or by e-mail torecruitment-rw@giz.de.
The email attachment should be in one PDF file and may not fill more than
2MB. Please quote the job title in the subject.
certificates and references) until latest 19th November 2014 at 4:00PM,
at the front desk of our office or by e-mail torecruitment-rw@giz.de.
The email attachment should be in one PDF file and may not fill more than
2MB. Please quote the job title in the subject.
Only selected candidates will be contacted.
Women are especially encouraged to submit applications
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