Training Expert(s) (f/m) Vocational Training

Job Description

For an on-going tender, GITEC Consult / IGIP is looking for experienced Training Experts (f/m) with specialisation in vocational training and regional experience in Africa / Ethiopia.

BASIC PARAMETERS

• Country / City: Ethiopia / Addis Ababa
• Project Start: Planned for May / June 2016
• Duration: Assignment period for each Training Expert: 15 months
• Deadline: Latest by 13 December 2016 / until filled

BIHSE Group with the two managing companies IGIP and GITEC Consult is a leading consulting company for development aid projects. For over five centuries, IGIP and GITEC Consult characterise professional experience, activities on four continents, a multi-cultural team as well as a world-wide network of companies and offices in close proximity to customers. In the framework of international development aid our companies lead mainly publicly financed projects. We are constantly looking for high-profile consultants. For more details, please visit our web sites at: www.igip.com and www.gitec-consult.com.

The project, funded by KfW, in cooperation with the Ethiopian Ministry of Education (MoE) aims for the development of the domestic education and vocational training sector in Ethiopia.

The Government of Germany has allocated a budget for the “Vocational Education and Agricultural Training Programme, Phase 4” (the “Programme”). The programme builds up on earlier phases (phases 1 – 3) and will support MoE to further consolidate and develop the domestic vocational and agricultural training sector.

Besides financial support for the strengthening of the satellite approach and selected LCIs’ funds will be provided for the enhancement of the agricultural vocational education network and improvement of facilities in selected ATVET institutions. The programme also addresses the “gender gap” in the teaching and student body and finances measures to help increase female participation in the education system with particular focus on rural areas.

• Ensure sustainability of the programme’s objectives
• Training of local TVET teachers and instructors in operating and maintaining training facilities and equipment financed under the programme
• Ensure proper utilization of equipment for schooling purposes for the future
• Development of training needs, concepts and schedules for Satellites / LCIs / ATVETs
• Particular training needs exist in the following areas:
  • Automotive
  • Construction
  • Electricity / Electronics
  • ICT
  • Metal Engineering
  • Textile / Garments
  • Leather Products
  • Agro-business / Agro-mechanisation / Agro-processing
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Chemical Manufacturing
  • Medical Laboratories
  • Hotel & Tourism

• Min. 5 years of professional experience in the respective sector in an industrialised economy
• Previous experience in vocational training is required
• Expertise in training in one or more of the above mentioned training areas
• Previous working or training experience in Sub-Saharan Africa

The project is scheduled to start by May / June 2017 and will run for approximately 3.5 years.

The duration of your assignment in this role is set for 15 months; the exact assignment times are subject to project needs and upon agreement.

Please send us an email containing your most recent English CV including full contact details, fee expectations (per day / per month) and details on availability

To: careers@gitec-consult.de

Quoting the Job ref. no.: TE-ETH/DEVEX-12.2016

Please note that we can only consider candidates who meet the required criteria!

About the Organization

Established in 1977, GITEC Consult GmbH has become a leading consulting company in Germany. GITEC operates worldwide and implements development projects in a variety of sectors. As one of Germany's leading consulting companies in development projects, GITEC can point to a history of more than three decades of professional experience in 130 countries and over 830 projects. GITEC is constantly looking for high-profile consultants. For more details, please visit the GITEC web site at: www.gitec-consult.com.

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