Digitalisation & Data Senior Technical Advisor

Vacancy Details
Employer:
GIZ.
About Us:
The GIZ Project is to Confidentialve new funding to advise AUDA- NEPAD in the field of digitalisation. To implement this new initiative, GIZ is now searching for a high performing and committed Senior Technical Advisor to lead the GIZ Project technical advisory services on Digitalisation.
The Senior Technical Advisor will act as the Digital Focal Point to advice the GIZ Project and AUDA- NEPAD by coordinating Component 4 and providing advisory services to Component Two and Component Three with Confidentialct to Digitalisation. As the advisory function cuts across Components (i. E:
Two, Three and Four), the Senior Advisor will collaborate closely with its Technical Advisor peers in charge of Confidentialctive Components as well as with the Communications and Monitoring &
Evaluation Advisor.
You will coordinate the implementation of Component Four and advises on the topics of Digitalisation, IT and Data. Due to the cross
- Ectoral nature of Digitalisation, the Advisor also leads workstreams across Components. The main Confidentialnsibilities are as follows:
Act as Task Manager to coordinate Component Four Formulation of a DigitalConfidentiald Advisory on Digital Topics in the Infrastructure Sector and implement processes and activities to achieve Confidentialctive KPIs (cf. Tasks).
Act as the Project-s Digital Focal Point to advice the GIZ Project and AUDA- NEPAD on Digital Transformation processes, including DigitalConfidentiald Digital Policy formulation, IT Systems, sector specific Digital Topics, Data Security and Confidential Data Sets and Analytics.
The contract period for this position is until 31 October 2025 in line with commission period of the Project.
To be considered you Confidentiale following:
Qualifications:
A Master-s degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or Confidentialed field
Additional vocationalConfidentialnd qualification in Data Science is an asset
Professional Experience:
Qualification should be enhanced by 10 years professional experience in the field of Digitalisation and/or Digital Policy and/or Digital Transformation and/or Data management and/or Confidentialed areas.
Proven track Confidentiald of working in digital policy Confidentialed aspects and/or digitalConfidentialrmulation, IT infrastructure.
Proven track Confidentiald of digitalising processes and/or products using IT tools and platforms.
Proven track Confidentiald of statistical Confidentialrch techniques, including modelling and/or data Confidentiald/or clustering and/or segmentation.
Proven track Confidentiald of planning, coordinating and steering product and/or process development.
Proven track Confidentiald of having led stakeholder engagement and management processes.
Proven track Confidentiald of change management and advisory/consulting experience.
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- Depth knowledge of digital transformation and ICT/Information Systems governance tools such as the Information Systems Governance Framework, Information Governance and Management Framework and assessment tools.
Knowledge of the African Union Digital Transformation Strategy, the African Union Agenda 2063 and the African Union Data Policy Framework.
Familiarity with Hadoop, Pig, Hive, Spark and MapReduce, SQL, Python, Perl, Tableau, Power BI or other scripting languages as well as statistical computing languages and data visualisation tools.
You will be a great fit if you have the following:
Carry outstanding work ethic and motivation to act Confidentialble, dedicated, and disciplined without much guidance and supervision.
Strong service
- Oriented thinker to Important Company professional and proactive advisory to GIZ and GIZ partner organisations.
Brings in---lectual curiosity, critical thinking, creativity, problem solving skills and ability to collaborate.
Ability to work independent in a stressful and complex environment and be adaptive to change.
Ability to work on multiple processes simultaneously and within a Team.
Ability to communicate and act diplomatically.
Previous working experience with GIZ and/or the Public sector is an asset.
Excellent IT Skills (Microsoft Office, MS Teams, data management and analysis).
Excellent communication skills in business English (written, verbal).
WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING:
The Senior Technical Advisor is expected to carry out the following tasks and advisory services (not exhaustive):
Plan, coordinate, consult and formulate a DigitalConfidentialat guides the digital transformation in AUDA- NEPAD internally (on division level) and externally (customer). This involves an extensive and close stakeholder engagement process within AUDA- NEPAD.
Plan, steer and implement the digitalisation process of an existing infrastructure project advisory instrument within AUDA- NEPAD (cf. Component Two) in close cooperation with the GIZ Task Manager of Component Two with an available budget to contract Consultancy (e. G., IT) Confidentialrimplementation.
Advise the digitalisation process of existing and/or planned Digital Solution implemented by a Micro, Small or Medium Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) across Africa (cf. Component Three) in close cooperation with the GIZ Task Manager of Component Three with an available budget to contract Consultancy support.
Plan, prepare and implement GIZ tender packages (ToR, Budget, etc. ) to contract service providers;
steer and manage consultancies from technical and budget perspective, in close consultation and coordination with AUDA- NEPAD.
Advise AUDA- NEPAD on partnership opportunities to contribute to the development and/or implementation of the DigitalConfidentialf. Component Four) and assist in mobilising partnerships in close cooperation with a Technical Advisor on Partnerships &
Confidentialrce Mobilisation (under planned Confidentialited).
Propose, collect, develop, and interpret data sets to work with Component Leader on Data Analytics to inform strategic steering and evidence
- Ased decision making;
agenda setting and trend analysis using analytical tools.
Create Data visualisations, Confidentialting dashboards and Confidentialts to communicate findings, project Confidentialts and monitor progress (KPI achievement) and support knowledge management in close collaboration with the GIZ Communications and Monitoring &
Evaluation Advisor.
Lead stakeholder engagement and management processes to steer product and/or process development with active partner involvement.
Important Company advisory services, quality control and due diligence by Confidentialwing and commenting technical documentation that Confidentialre inputs from a Digitalisation and Data perspective.
Organise workshops and events that Important Company guidance on digital policy and other digitalisation Confidentialed aspects.
Contribute to GIZ Team members internal sensitisation and knowledge development of Digitalisation principles.
Engage within GIZs global network Confidentialding Digitalisation and Data (e. G., make use of GIZ Data Services such as Toolkit for Data
- Driven project design;
Data Lab;
ICT Country Profiles, Competence Center Digital Societies etc. ) and support Digital Transformation within GIZ.
Additional Information &
Application Process:
This position is based in Hatfield, Pretoria with the option for a hybrid (i. E:
Office and work from home) setup.
- Time employment with GIZ on a fixed term contract as soon as possible. The contract period for this position is until 31 October 2025 in line with commission period of the Project.
A comprehensive CV must include your qualifications to be considered
This should be accompanied by a CV, indicating your nationality. The CV must include at least one professional Confidentialence of previous employment and at least one academic Confidentialence including contact details and must not exceed four (4) pages to be submitted in PDF format
- for the attention of Head of Human Confidentialrces. Applications without a motivation letter will not be considered!
Confidentialting directly to the Component Leader
More about the Project:
The Project Green Infrastructure Corridors for intra
- African Trade (Support to PIDA) implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development collaborates with the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Union Development Agency (AUDA- NEPAD) and the Central Corridor Transit Trade Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA) to support green infrastructure development in Africa via the following five components:
Development of a Continental Green Infrastructure Policy,
Advisory for Climate Confidentialient &
Low Carbon Infrastructure Projects in the Central Corridor,
Advisory for Digital Confidential MSMEs in Green Infrastructure &
Trade,
Formulation of a DigitalConfidentiald Advisory on Digital Topics in the Infrastructure &
Trade Sector,
Just Transition for Technology Transfer, Climate Finance and Gender.
For more information please visit:
GIZ Project Fact Sheet
GIZ Project Twitter Page GreenCorridors
Virtual PIDA Information Confidential>