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GIZ is Recruiting Development Workers -Corruption, gender & human rights (2023)

Closes 5 Jan 2023

GIZ was founded in 2011, after merging the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), the Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gGmbH (InWEnt) and Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst (DED). Its head offices are in Bonn and Eschborn. It also has 90 locations around the world.

GIZ has a model for success which is a better life for everyone and purposeful tasks for their employees. For more than 50 years, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit – GIZ, as a company of the German Federal Government, has been supporting the implementation of development policy goals worldwide. Together with partner organisations in 120 countries, we are involved in a diverse range of projects. If you want to make a difference in the world and develop yourself in the process, you’ve come to the right place.

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The DC trainee program introduces you to complex coordination and management tasks in development cooperation. As a graduate of this program, you will have good qualifications to later take on demanding specialist and management positions in German and international development cooperation (DC) organizations. 

Tasks

  • Research the intersectionality of corruption, human rights and gender
  • Produce research reports and policy briefs on the effects of corruption on human rights including gender rights for purposes of advocacy, strategic litigation, law reforms, education and community mobilization
  • Monitor the implementation of recommendations and research findings related to the impact of corruption on human rights
  • Support the development and implementation of advocacy interventions around corruption, human rights and gender

Education

  • Completed Master’s degree in law or social sciences
  • Strong background in policy and legal research and ability to translate research into comparative analyses and policy recommendations
  • Strong writing capability coupled with strong communication and presentation skills
  • Inter-cultural sensitivity, positive working attitude and strong people skills
  • Structured working style with a high degree of self-organisation, flexibility and creativity
  • Business fluent in English

The security situation requires heightened vigilance. Tailored security risk mitigation measures are in place for GIZ staff in country. GIZ staff must adhere to security measures at all times. Please also check the county-specific information provided by the German Federal Foreign Office. GIZ runs a professional security risk management system in the field of deployment.

In some cases, there may be restrictions on freedom of movement that are specific to the environment in which the work is carried out. GIZ does not impose any restrictions on life partners and family members to move with you to the country of deployment. Please note that the general and personal living conditions in the country of assignment may meet with different legal and social acceptance. We gladly support you with our many years of experience.  

Our model for success is a better life for everyone and purposeful tasks for our employees. For more than 50 years, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), as a company of the German Federal Government, has been supporting the implementation of development policy goals worldwide. Together with partner organisations in 120 countries, we are involved in a diverse range of projects. If you want to make a difference in the world and develop yourself in the process, you’ve come to the right place.

The Transparency, Integrity and Accountability Programme supports state and non-state actors to contribute towards the implementation of South Africa’s National Anti-corruption Strategy in a whole-of-government and societal manner. Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) is a non-governmental human rights organisation, with a focus on human rights law pertaining to refugees and migration, land, housing and property, penal reform, environmental rights and gender equality. The purpose of the position is to support LHR in its holistic approach to social justice and human rights enforcement related to the intersectionality of corruption, human rights and gender.

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