Team Leader (m/f/d) for Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Grant Agency

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a global service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. Owned by the Federal Republic of Germany, GIZ has over 50 years of experience in providing technical assistance, capacity development and project management services for a wide variety of specialised development areas, including education, health, governance, public finance management, agriculture, social development, gender equality etc.

For our operations in Maputo/Mozambique, we are looking for a Team Leader (m/f/d) for Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Grant Agency

Assignment period: 05/01/2024 – 12/31/2028 / full-time

Field of activity

In 2023, GIZ has successfully undergone the accreditation process for the role as Grant Agent for Global Partnership for Education (GPE) funding. In February 2024, GIZ was selected as GPE Grant Agent in Mozambique. 

The GPE is a major international fund that provides financial support to education systems in developing countries, including many African nations. It mobilizes resources from various donors to support initiatives aimed at improving access to quality education, strengthening education systems, and promoting equity in education. 

In its role as GPE Grant Agent, GIZ is now requested to assist the Mozambican government, more specifically the Ministry of Education and Human Development (MINEDH), in the application for and implementation of the GPE System Capacity Grant (SCG) (3,3M USD) and the GPE System Transformation Grant (STG) (107M USD). As a Grant Agent, GIZ will also be overseeing the GPE funding allocated to Mozambique and monitor the implementation of the two grants.

Your tasks

The Team Leader will be responsible for the overall coordination of the programme and for managing a multidisciplinary team of international and national experts. Working closely with relevant entities within GIZ, the Team Leader will be responsible for implementing the various components of the programme.

This includes, among other tasks:

• Overseeing the overall technical and organizational implementation of the Grant Agent responsibility, including all components (partner coordination, fund management, fiduciary risk management, capacity development, monitoring and reporting).
• Maintaining strategic dialogue with political and implementing partners, namely with the Ministry of Education and the education sector development partners present in Mozambique, supporting the implementation of the partnership compact via the annual processes of the education sector. Representing GIZ in meetings and negotiations, holding presentations, assessing overall developments in the sector.  
• Leading and developing the project staff, a team of international and national experts, in line with the company’s understanding of leadership and ensuring an appreciative leadership culture.
• Ensuring competent and smooth execution of the advisory, coordination and oversight processes as well as financial and administrative tasks. 
• Safeguarding grant execution according to guidelines and legal frameworks of the Global Partnership for Education, Maintaining dialogue with the GPE.
• Coordinating closely with GIZ-internal stakeholders, such as the education portfolio in Mozambique and the various services involved at HQ-level, including at management level, as well as external stakeholders, such as the German Embassy in Mozambique and BMZ representatives. 

Your profile

Qualifications and skills

• Masters or equivalent in education, governance, public financial management (PFM), public administration or any other related field
• Diplomacy, excellent negotiation skills
• Ability to engage with and manage a wide spectrum of stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills
• Fluent in Portuguese & English. Proficiency in German would be considered an asset

General professional experience

• Team lead (management) experience of at least 15 years in international development cooperation, including in high-complexity programmes (multiple components, high volume, managing a large team)
• Several years of experience in managing high-complexity projects as team lead, including donor coordination or managing multi-stakeholder platforms
• Several years of sectoral experience in either education system transformation or public financial management, financial cooperation and/or public administration, decentralization
• Experience with high level political coordination & engagement
• Competence in organizational development and capacity development
• Regional Experience in Sub-Saharan Africa

Specific professional experience

• Experience in or good understanding of the education sector, as well as experience in Public Financial Management (PFM), Governance, Public Administration or other related sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa, preferably in Mozambique
• Experience with budget support set-ups, grant management, basket funds, or with results-based financing
• Experience in providing technical assistance to ministries in Sub-Saharan Africa, preferably in Mozambique
• Experience with implementing GPE-programmes or other projects financed through multi-donor initiatives would be considered a strong asset
• Experience with GIZ procedures would be considered an asset

If we caught your interest, we are looking forward to your application until 05/26/2024.

For further information: https://jobs.giz.de/index.php?ac=jobad&id=71668

You can find the full job advertisement and further detailed information in our job market on the GIZ job and career pages at www.giz.de, Job-ID V000058417.

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