Project Technical Advisor (Vacancy Announcement)

Position: Project Technical Advisor

Organizational unit: 1720

Place of Assignment: Kismayo, Somalia

Deadline: 2nd October, 2025

Brief Introduction

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has been working in Somalia since 1964. As a service provider with worldwide operations in the fields of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, GIZ works with its partners to develop effective solutions that offer people better prospects and sustainably improve their living conditions. The goal of GIZ is to support the capacity development of people, organizations and institutional structures in the partner countries so as to enable them better their living conditions through their own efforts.

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and in cooperation with the Somalia Federal Ministry of Interior and Federal Affairs, is implementing various projects in Somalia, across multiple sectors and regions. In Jubaland Kismayo, GIZ is implementing regional Project Prosper Blue. The project has 5 Outputs:

Output 1: Strengthening capacities of regional and local actors to collaborate on conservation and sustainable use of marine and coastal biodiversity.

Output 2: Ensuring that women-led micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) make use of improved business services for an Inclusive, Sustainable Blue Economy (ISBE). Output 3: Strengthening the professional, technical and entrepreneurial skills of local actors for an ISBE.

Output 4: Improving the availability of adapted financial services for MSMEs in the Blue Economy.

Output 5: Improving the participation of local communities in initiatives to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity in coastal and marine areas.

The 5 Outputs have indicators leading to project´s outcome achievements. An essential prerequisite for strengthening the collective contributions of relevant actors for the conservation and sustainable use of marine and coastal biodiversity towards an ISBE in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region.

The Prosper Blue Project is seeking a knowledgeable and dedicated Technical advisor who will contribute to the day-today operations of the project.

Responsibilities

➢      Leads the implementation of activities within Kismayo

➢      Ensuring a timely and high-quality delivery of activities and progress towards intended results

➢      In close collaboration with the project team, especially the GIZ Prosper Blue component lead (DV) for Somalia country component in Nairobi, supports the planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of Prosper Blue activities in Somalia.

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➢      Strategic engagement with all actors (beneficiaries, implementing partners, experts, government, field staff, donors, etc.) at state level, but also federal level.

➢      Technical management of experts in the project, leading national and international consultants

➢       Providing professional advice to partners and cooperating with key sector stakeholders

➢      Innovation and knowledge management and communication of innovations and good practices to the projects broad target group

➢      Coordination and Implementation of the Prosper Blue activities in Kismayo, in close cooperation with the GIZ component leader in Nairobi

➢       Coordination of planning and contracting processes

➢         Identifies and highlights quality issues with regards to quality of project delivery

➢      Complies with GIZ rules and regulations (compliance), do-no-harm, and intervention sustainability early on and in liaison with the project management

➢       Identification and implementation of mitigation measures

➢      Manages all relevant stakeholders (implementing partners, beneficiaries, community representatives, development agencies and relevant government partners) in liaison with the GIZ component leader

➢      Works closely with the targeted beneficiaries through weekly visits – within GIZ security guidelines - by being in constant dialogue

➢      Mentoring and advising the relevant government authorities jointly with the area coordinator

➢       Close Cooperation with relevant GIZ entities as well as contractors/consulting firms

➢         Technical supervision of consultants and technical experts

➢         Regular site visits

➢         Keeping detailed records of project documents

➢         Submission of progress reports

➢      Contributes to project operational planning and budgeting and tracks performance of project activities against operational planning to ensure attainment of overall project indicators und contributes towards tracking expenditures against spending targets

➢      Briefs and advises the project management team (Head of Project and Component Leader) on project activities and strategic decisions

➢      Where applicable, organizes and implements self-implementation by GIZ, such as beneficiary training, workshops, forums, meetings, and other project activities.

➢      In liaison with the Head of Project and component leader, represent GIZ Prosper Blue in relevant forums.

Qualifications and specialist knowledge

➢      Bachelor’s degree in economics, marine, coastal or aquatic sciences, or equivalent with a related subject area focused on development cooperation.

➢      Post-graduate degree or additional certifications in value chains or stakeholder engagement desirable

➢     7 years of relevant work experience in the implementation of donor funded activities with stakeholders

➢       5 years of experience working in fisheries (small-scale) sector

➢      Experience with implementation of donor-related projects focusing on sustainable economic development, preferable fisheries.

➢      Experience working with government stakeholders, donors, or implementation partners

➢      Knowledge and experience in fisheries, blue value chain development and economic empowerment

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➢      Experience working collaboratively with different colleagues in teams based across the region and encouraging knowledge sharing

➢        Experience in report writing and results dissemination

➢        High levels of motivation and proactive and problem-solving mindset,

➢        Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

➢        Good communication skills, both written and verbal.

➢        Ability to work in a team and manage multiple tasks efficiently.

➢        Attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

➢        Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

➢     Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed and work full time (40 hours per week)

➢       willing to perform tasks outside the scope of the job description

Applications should be done through https://www.fuzu.com/jobs/project-technical-advisor-prosper-blue-giz

GIZ is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications by women, people with disability and other minority groups