Job Summary:
Organization: German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ)
Country: Cameroon
City: Yaounde
Office: GIZ Yaoundé, Cameroon
Location: Yaounde
Field: Financial Management and Controlling
Type of employment: part-time
Application deadline: 07 March 2025
Job description
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is an international cooperation company for sustainable development that operates on all continents of the world. It offers viable and forward-looking solutions for political, economic, ecological and social development in a globalised world. GIZ International Services is an integrated department of the entire GIZ. International Services offers its know-how and services on a commercial basis. We mainly act on behalf of and on behalf of international clients, i.e. governments of partner countries and international institutions or private companies.
GIZ International Services is participating in the project to support the Economic Development Support Program through the Promotion of Value Chains and Private Initiative.
The general objective of this action is to contribute to sustainable and inclusive local economic development and the creation of decent jobs through the development of the private sector.
The specific objectives (achievements) of this contract are as follows:
- Specific objective (achievement) 1: promote and sustainably develop, taking into account environmental and climate issues, the economic potential around priority value chains with an emphasis on the economic empowerment of women and young people;
- Specific objective (achievement) 2: improve the investment climate and the business environment by taking into account the realities of the territories and women’s entrepreneurship.
Your tasks
- Contribute through personal expertise to the implementation of activities supporting the development of value chains.
- Draft or contribute to drafting the terms of reference for any activity in component 1 falling within its remit and which requires short-term expertise, then support the implementation of the activity.
- Ensure the validation process of short-term mission reports.
- Possibly provide training in his/her field of expertise.
- Contribute to the drafting of activity reports and support the implementation of the other component of the project as needed.
Your profile
Qualifications and skills
- Minimum requirement: (1) University education of at least Bac+4 level, certified by a diploma in finance, economics, economics and management sciences or other equivalent field; (2) perfect command, oral and written, of the French and English languages.
- Advantages: a certification in project management
General professional experience
- Minimum requirement: a cumulative professional experience of at least 10 years is required in one or more of the following 3 areas: corporate finance, investment, financial analysis or portfolio management.
- Assets: (1) In-depth knowledge of financial instruments and project financing mechanisms in Cameroon or in a country with an economic context similar to that of Cameroon, including those promoted by donors is an asset. (2) Professional experience in gender equality or the economic empowerment of women.
Specific professional experience
- Minimum requirement: a cumulative professional experience of at least 04 years is required in the assembly of investment projects and/or the evaluation of investment opportunities.
- Assets: Previous experience in the maturation of investment projects (initial assessment, market study, development of the business plan, financial structuring, due diligence, negotiation of agreements and contracts, finalization and approval) in the field of agriculture or agri-food processing or any other project relating to an agricultural value chain would be an asset.
Location information
Project location
The operational base of the program is established in Yaoundé with field trips across the country depending on the needs related to the program activities.
Implementation period
The expected start date is set for June 23, 2025, and the contract execution period will be 48 months from that date. The estimated number of working days is 450 over the duration of the project. The expert must spend at least 75% of the days worked in Cameroon.
Additional information
We can only accept and process applications that have been submitted to us through our e-recruitment system. Thank you for your understanding. If you are unable to use it, please do not hesitate to contact the person listed in the job advertisement. After submitting your application, please check your spam folder regularly, as some email providers consider emails from our e-recruitment system to be unsolicited advertising. Applications from people with disabilities are also welcome.
If you are interested in the position, do not hesitate to send us your application with your CV in French (EU format preferred).
Our benefits
- We are a provider of international cooperation services for sustainable development and work to build a future worth living around the world. We support projects in over 130 countries to achieve goals sustainably together with our partners.
- Everyone has the same opportunities in our company, regardless of gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation or physical disability. We recruit based on specialist expertise and social skills. Transparency and fair opportunities for career advancement are just as much a matter of course for us as gender not being a barrier to taking up a management position.
- Extensive check-ups and preventive measures (e.g. on appointment, before the outward journey, during the stay in a country of assignment, in an emergency) are provided to our staff and the family members accompanying them as a matter of course.
- We reward staff who achieve their agreed annual targets with a variable remuneration component.
- You will receive various additional benefits during your stay abroad that will depend on your country of assignment.
Everyone has the same opportunities in our company, regardless of gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation or physical disability. We recruit based on specialist expertise and social skills. Transparency and fair opportunities for career advancement are just as much a matter of course for us as gender not being a barrier to taking up a management position. We are a provider of international cooperation services for sustainable development and work to build a future worth living around the world. We support projects in over 130 countries to achieve goals sustainably together with our partners. Extensive check-ups and preventive measures (e.g. on appointment, before the outward journey, during the stay in a country of assignment, in an emergency) are provided to our staff and the family members accompanying them as a matter of course. You will receive various additional benefits during your stay abroad that will depend on your country of assignment. We reward staff who achieve their agreed annual targets with a variable remuneration component.
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