The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federal enterprise with worldwide operations. GIZ supports the German Government in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ has been working as a development partner of Bangladesh since 1972 under bilateral agreement. Currently, we are working in the areas of renewable energy, adaptation to climate change, private sector development and technical education, biodiversity, as well as good governance and displacement.
GIZ Bangladesh is currently seeking applications for the position of “Junior Technical Advisor” from candidates under "Green Room Air-Conditioning’’ Project.
Number of Position: 01
Job Location: Dhaka
Contract Duration: Initially one year (with possibility of extension)
A. Responsibilities
- Managing an area of responsibility that forms part of the programme objectives, team agreements and/or agreements with the superior.
- Assisting project/programme initiatives to provide professional advisory services to and cooperate with a broad range of target groups.
- Advise supervisor on all tasks when implementing GIZ rules and regulation.
- Advise supervisor in the field of project planning, steering and monitoring.
- Independently implement goals and requirements set by the line manager.
- Make decisions which have a short-term effect within a limited project area/ unit.
- Assist supervisor to identify day to day problem and suggest appropriate solution
B. The position holder is responsible for the following tasks:
Technical
- Support in the preparation of draft concept notes, terms of reference, papers, report writing and reviewing, recording meeting proceedings and other project documents,
- Research on different policies related to the refrigeration and air conditioning sector, energy efficiency improvement etc.
- Prepare briefs for the project officials, as required,
- Support in data collection and analysis of the data collected for project reports
Event Management & Logistics
- Support in the organization of workshops, seminars, events & training under the project
- Support in material preparation and dissemination, rapporteuring, communication with the relevant vendors and service providers
- Communication and following up with the invitees and participants
- Provide logistic support for events including arrangement of venue, catering, IT requirements
- Support in the dissemination of information and outputs of training, workshops and meetings organized by the project to both internal and external stakeholders
- Support in travel arrangement of project staff and partner officials
Knowledge Management
- Support in preparing and updating communication materials for the project including factsheets, articles, news updates, official correspondence/letters for internal and external audiences,
- Coordinate with the service-providers for ensuring quality and abiding by GIZ rules and regulations during events and trainings
- Collect and archive both physical and electronic copies of all publications and knowledge products of the project (including letters, meeting minutes, reports, photos, videos, etc.) by maintaining a filing system
Other duties/additional tasks
- Supporting in the coordination with administrative and finance officials on project implementation related issues
- Further specific tasks may be discussed and agreed upon with the project responsible
C. Required qualifications, competencies and experience
Academic qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/ Mechanical/Industrial engineering /Energy technology / Energy management etc.
- An advanced level university degree related to the field of sustainable development/ economic development will add value.
Professional experience
- Minimum 3 years of professional working experience.
- Experience of working in the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector will be an advantage.
Other knowledge, additional competences
- Prior experience of working in the development sector on the topic of technology transfer, technical capacity building, energy efficiency improvement etc.
- Excellent communication skills in English and Bangla.
We only accept electronic applications.
If you meet the above requirements, please, apply through the link below:
Apply here
Please submit your CV in .pdf format (word document will not be accepted)
Last Date of Application: 28 May 2025
No phone calls please. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
All applications will be treated according to the merit and with strict confidentiality. |