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VacancyAnnouncement

Advisor Digital Creative Industry

For

Digital Transformation and Digital Economy Cluster

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. The GIZ Office in Kigali covers GIZ’s portfolio in Rwanda and Burundi. GIZ Rwanda/Burundi implements projects on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the European Union and other commissioning authorities in the following priority areas: Sustainable Economic Development; Good Governance; Climate, Energy and Sustainable Urban Development; Digital Transformation and Digital Economy; and regional projects in the Great Lakes Region.

The Ministry of ICT and Innovation (MINICT) has prioritised positioning Rwanda as a nation where innovative solutions to great socio-economic challenges are translated to rapid economic growth, employment, efficiency and increased productivity and competitiveness. To achieve this goal, MINICT facilitates the creation, access and use of knowledge, technologies and innovations that spur socio-economic development.

Policy Labs are dedicated teams, structures, or entities focused on designing public policy through innovative methods that involve all stakeholders in the design process. In essence, Policy Labs take different forms, ranging from established teams set up specifically for innovative activities for public policymaking, to physical spaces set up for the purpose of conducting workshops or activities for policymaking, to an approach engagement approach for facilitating research evidence uptake into policy and practice. Where in use, Policy Labs have been shown to lead to better and more effective policymaking. The MINICT is setting up a policy lab in Rwanda to design effective innovative policies based on evidence.

The Digital Transformation Center is advising MINICT, RISA and other Rwandan institutions on the digitization of various priority sectors.

GIZ Rwanda is searching candidate for the position of Advisor Digital Creative Industry.

The Advisor Digital Creative Industry will work within the GIZ Cluster for Digital Transformation and Digital Economy team.

Location: Kigali, Rwanda

FixedTerm: 01.12.2024 – 31.12.2025

Position: 1

A. Responsibilities

The position is embedded in two projects, a) the regional project ”Strengthening the Film Industry in Selected Countries in Africa”, and b) Digital4Rwanda. Both projects are part of the Digital Transformation Cluster

The Project Advisor will;

  • Coordinate and implement the intervention strategy and annual action plans of the two projects in collaboration with the project teams
  • Capacitate and advise local partners (e.g. Rwanda Film Office) in developing their strategies, guidelines and services

B. Tasks

The Project Advisor will:

  • Initiate round table formats for public-private dialogue on issues relevant to the film and other digital creative industries, manage partner relationships, identify interests and needs of different stakeholders and foster collaborative solution-building
  • Contribute to the implementation of regional and international exchange formats with focus on women and business networks.
  • Guide and conduct quality control of local and international consultancies as well as grant agreements implementing the project activities; where necessary, procure and steer local consultancies
  • Provide support to the GIZ Moving Pictures project for activities relevant for Rwanda
  • Contribute to the implementation of podcasts
  • Manage the project‘s monitoring and eveluation system through data collection, activity tracking and analysis
  • Contribute to the project’s communication products (project factsheets, brochures, films etc.) and reporting formats
  • Closely coordinate all activities and regularly exchange with local and Germany-based GIZ offices, Goethe-Institute, German embassy and local partners
  • Other topics and tasks upon request of the supervisors.

C. Required qualifications, competences and experience

Qualifications

  • University degree in Business, Economics or Social Sciences

Professional experience

Several years of working experience in the area of private sector development (business development services, dialogue formats)

  • Knowledge of the local film, audiovisual, culture and economic structure and local framework conditions and public/private institutions in the area of entrepreneurship development
  • Knowledge Artificial Intelligence, Impact Producing, Social Media and Podcasts
  • Experience in women empowerment strategies and intersectional approaches
  • Very strong networking, communication and interpersonal skills (oral and written), confident and cooperative behavior
  • Strong teamwork skills, strong ability to work independently, initiative and solution-orientation
  • Project management skills in terms of project planning, contracting, implementation and monitoring & evaluation

Other additional competences

  • Proficient use of MS word, excel and power point
  • Very good written and verbal English skills. Knowledge of German is an asset.
  • Ability and willingness to travel both nationally and internationally
  • Willingness to upskill competences as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management
  • An interdisciplinary mindset, the ability to cooperate and work in a team, a high degree of initiative and a willingness to take responsibility.

Interested candidates should submit their application (motivation letter, updated CV, certificates and references), via our electronic job portal by using the button “Apply”; until 11th November 2024 at 4:00 PM. All attachments should be put together in one PDF file not larger than 2 MB.

GIZ is a signatory of the Diversity Charter. Recognition, appreciation and inclusion of diversity in the company are important to us. All employees shall be valued – regardless of gender and gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, social background, age or sexual orientation. We support equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.

This includes the provision of reasonable accommodation, if needed, in order to participate in the job application and interview process and to perform essential job functions. Please let us know, if you have any particular requirements should you be invited for assessment/interview or that you wish us to consider, when considering your application.

Women and persons with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply.

 Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for test and interview.

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