Job vacancy. GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its goals in international cooperation for sustainable development.

 

The Youth Employment and Vocational Training Project is a bilateral project which started in Kenya in 2019. The project is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and co- financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Finland and implemented by GIZ – German International Cooperation Agency.

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Theproject is implementing the Cooperative/Dual TVET approach in Kenya in close collaboration with the Private Sector Industries. The aim of the project to boost the employability of young people in

 

Kenya by ensuring industry-oriented programmes and curricula are implemented in TVET schools. The programme contributes to the implementation of the TVET reform process in Kenya and to the development of the framework conditions for employment-oriented technical vocational education and training.

 

Responsibilities

 

GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its goals in international cooperation for sustainable development.

 

The Youth Employment and Vocational Training Project is a bilateral project which started in Kenya in 2019. The project is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and co- financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Finland and implemented by GIZ – German International Cooperation Agency. The project is implementing the Cooperative/Dual TVET approach in Kenya in close collaboration with the Private Sector Industries. The aim of the project to boost the employability of young people in Kenya by ensuring industry-oriented programmes and curricula are implemented in TVET schools.

The programme contributes to the implementation of the

 

TVET reform process in Kenya and to the development of the framework conditions for employment-oriented technical vocational education and training.

 

Responsibilities

 

The TVET Specialist will focus on roll out of Cooperative/Dual training in selected TVET institutions in Coast Region and work under the direct supervision of the Component Lead for Output 2 & 3. You will be responsible for:

 

Designing and coordinating Cooperative/Dual competence based and modularized training in selected TVET institutions.

 

• Development and organization of TVET teachers training.

• Coordinating cooperative/dual training implementation in industry and TVET schools, strengthen the capacity of selected TVET institutions for implementation of Cooperative/Dual TVET training.

 

 job vacancy Tasks

 

The Technical expert will be responsible for the following tasks:

 

• Support the improvement of institutional capacity of selected TVET institutions for the implementation of cooperative/ dual training in the selected technical occupations.

 

Support and carry out organizational development and capacity development activities in the selected. TVET institutions.

 

• Support development and organization of cooperative training in TVET Institutions and companies

• Support the development and implementation of CBET curriculum in the selected TVET schools. Support the development and adaptation of teaching, learning and assessment materials for the cooperative training courses.

 

• Ensure alignment of new training and employment promotion measures to existing structures and systems Support development and organization of in- company trainer training.

 

  • Support the selected TVET schools to develop mechanisms of increasing women and PWDs in the

cooperative/dual training. Quality assurance of cooperative training

 

  • Preparation and management of consultancy assignments by internal and external experts and consultancies in the field of responsibility Support documentation and dissemination of good practices

 

• Close cooperation with the International and National Experts of the programme

 

• Participate and represent GIZ in relevant meetings directly related to the programme

 

Other duties

 

The TVET Specialist

 

• Performs other duties and tasks at the request of management.

 

Required qualifications, competences and experience.

 

 job vacancy Qualifications

 

• Bachelor’s degree in the area related to education, skills development, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)

 

Professional experience

 

• 3-5 years’ professional experience with TVET implementation programmes or Skills Development programmes

 

Experience working on TVET institutional

 

development and TVET teachers training. Experience on implementation of Competence Based Education and Training (CBET)

Other knowledge, additional competences

 

Very good working knowledge of ICT technologies

 

(related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)

 

• Good communication Skills Consulting and advisory skills

 

Experience in M & E

 

• Perfect English (oral and written) Assignment period: 01 May 2023 31 December 2026

 

Duty Station: Mombasa, Kenya

 

Vacancy Reference Number: GIZ/SED/10/03/2023 GIZ is an equal opportunity employer. All interested Candidates are required to indicate their salary expectations in the motivational letter.

 

 

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