Junior M&E Advisor: ICM Operations Support

Reports to: Team Lead – Planning and Institutions

Duration: 15 May 2024 until 31 March 2025

BACKGROUND

The BMZ - financed programme “Transboundary Water Management in SADC” supports the implementation of regional strategies for Integrated Water Resource Management. In its fifth phase, one focus lies on supporting the national programme ReNOKA for Integrated Catchment Management (ICM) in Lesotho, which is co-financed by the EU. ReNOKA is a multi-stakeholder initiative that includes ministries, civil society and the private sector. The programme aims to develop capacities of Basotho stakeholders and implementing rehabilitation and prevention measures at catchment level. The ICM programme is implementing a harmonised approach by piloting catchment planning processes at community, local council, and Catchment Management Area (CMA) levels. In parallel, national planning guidelines and financing mechanisms to fund implementation plans are being developed.

The ICM programme is looking for a Junior Technical Advisor to support ICM Operations and Monitoring & Evaluation across all outputs in the Catchment Management Areas of Lesotho.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Junior Advisor for Operations Support and M&E will be based in either Hlotse (Leribe) or Mohale's Hoek and report to the Team Lead Planning and Institutions. The Junior Advisor will be instrumental in supporting GIZ's contributions to ICM ReNOKA in the project region.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS - see full job description download below

The Junior Advisor will be part of the GIZ Technical Assistance team. The Junior Technical Advisor will:

  • Facilitate GIZ support to ReNOKA across all outputs in the Catchment Management Areas of Lesotho
  • Support ReNOKA office operations in the assigned CMAs
  • Contribute to communication and information flow between the CMAs, and to ICU and GIZ at national level
  • Support Monitoring & Evaluation of activities and impacts across all outputs in the assigned CMAs.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Suitable candidates should apply by submitting:

  • A motivation letter (concisely 1 page) stating why they should be the preferred candidate, the value added they will bring to the project and their expectation salary range.
  • This should be accompanied by a detailed CV and indicating their nationality.

Applications should be submitted to: recruit-pretoria@giz.de, with the email subject line Junior Advisor – ICM Operations Support / M&E for the attention of Head of Human Resource.

NB:      Interviews will be held online and/or in Maseru, Lesotho.

Closing date for applications: 08 May 2024.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applications without a motivation letter will not be considered!