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Job description

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a state owned organisation. We work worldwide in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ International Services (InS) is an integral division of GIZ. We offer the experience, the regional and technical know-how of GIZ in the global market and provide international clients with expertise in terms of economic and result-oriented services.

GIZ International Services is shortlisted for the EU-funded tender: „Knowledge Hub for expertise on Health, Social Protection and Socio-Economic Inequalities” in Brussels.

The overall objective (Impact) to which this action contributes is to increase the benefits generated by the human development aspects/components of EU programmes for the target population, including women, people and groups living in poverty and vulnerable situations, at global, regional and country level.

The Hub will provide expertise and knowledge to EC HQ services and EU Delegations worldwide in the areas of addressing health, socio-economic inequalities and social protection. It will support sector specific policy formulation in these areas, including covering Social Protection across the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus (SPaN), and contributing to EC participation in international initiatives.

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Qualifications and skills

Mandatory:

• Master’s degree in public health or equivalent diploma. In its absence, the master degree can be replaced by 5 years of professional experience in one or more of these fields, in addition to the minimum general professional experience;
• Proficiency in English, including writing official documents (at least level C1).

Asset:

• Health sector related undergraduate studies or equivalent;
• Good command of spoken and written French (at least B2 level).

General professional experience

Mandatory:

• At least 10 years of professional experience, covering health system strengthening and disease control, including the formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies, programmes and projects in the area of public health (of which at least 3 years in developing countries in the field).

Specific professional experience

Mandatory:

• Professional experience of at least 3 years with international policies and strategies related to health, demonstrated by relevant missions, assignments and/or publications in the development cooperation context;
• Professional experience of at least 5 years with the latest developments in the field of public health, including national policies and latest international developments (including governance issues), demonstrated by relevant missions, assignments and/or publications in the development cooperation context.

Asset:

• Professional experience with the policies of a development cooperation agencies as well as with their programmes and processes;
• Professional experience in higher-level policy formulation and implementation related to public health.

Location information

The normal place of posting of the experts for lot 2 will be Brussels. Arrangements for teleworking from the experts’ place of residence can be possible.

Start date & period of implementation

The indicative start date of the contract is December 2022 for lot 2. The period of implementation of the contract will be 48 months for lot 2.

For KE2 and KE3, either one full time expert or as a combination of two 50% part-time experts equalling one full time expert can be proposed, as long as all experts meet the qualifications and skills, general and specific professional experience outlined for this position

Notes

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About us

Your professional and personal development is important to us. At GIZ, you will be offered global work opportunities and an atmosphere that is characterised by diversity, respect and genuine equal opportunities. Gender equality promotion is a matter of course for us. Our benefits are also impressive in terms of work-life balance and family friendliness. Flexible working hours that fit your life situation are an integral part of our corporate culture.

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, age or sexual orientation.

GIZ would like to increase the proportion of employees with disability, both in Germany and abroad. Applications from persons with disabilities are most welcome.