About the company

GITEC-IGIP Gmb H is a leading consulting company for development and international cooperation projects. GITEC-IGIP’s multi-cultural team and global network of companies and offices around the world has more than five decades of professional experience across four continents. Our companies lead mainly publicly financed projects in international cooperation. We are constantly looking for high-profile consultants. For more details, please visit our web site www.gitec-consult.com

Deforestation-free supply chains (ELKE)

The project focused on promoting deforestation-free livestock farming and green finance in Ecuador. This project is designed to tackle the pressing issue of deforestation within agricultural supply chains, particularly in the provinces of Manabí and Esmeraldas. The primary objectives include reducing deforestation through the development of sustainable production techniques, enhancing the capacities of smallholder farmers, and creating financial incentives for the adoption of deforestation-free practices. These efforts are crucial for ensuring that agricultural practices do not contribute to the loss of Ecuador’s valuable forest ecosystems. Furthermore, the project strongly emphasizes gender equality, environmental protection, and the importance of collaboration with local governments and the private sector. By fostering these partnerships, the project aims to secure long-term sustainability and resilience within the targeted agricultural supply chains.

Your Main Duties in this Position

• Overall responsibility for the advisory packages of the contractor

• Ensuring the coherence and complementarity of the contractor’s services with other services delivered by the project at local and national level

• Responsibility for taking cross-cutting themes into consideration (for example, gender equality, youth, digitalisation) in the implementation of ELKE project actions

• Staff management, in particular identifying the need for short-term assignments within the available budget, planning and managing the assignments and supporting local and international experts

• Ensuring that monitoring procedures are carried out and are aligned with the monitoring system of the project

• Regular reporting in accordance with deadlines

• Responsibility for checking the use of funds and financial planning in consultation with the officer responsible for the commission at GIZ

• Supporting the officer responsible for the commission in updating and/or adapting the project strategy, in evaluations and in preparing a follow-on phase

• Identification of the need for short-term assignments within the available budget, as well as planning and management of assignments and mentoring of local and international professionals

• Disciplinary responsibility for short- and long-term specialists

• Ensuring the monitoring of the impact of the work packages (section 2.2), as well as regular and timely reporting on the corresponding activities

• Development of two green credit financial products that serve as a basis for deforestation-free production and marketing for the shrimp, livestock, pitahaya, timber and cocoa chains, tailored to small-scale producers and their organisations

• Experience in mainstreaming the gender and youth approach in their actions

• Coordinate with the GIZ team, the implementation of cross-cutting and digitalization actions for the ELKE programme

Your Educational Background

• University degree (e.g. master’s) in economics, finance, environmental sciences or equivalent

• Spanish native speaker and knowledge of English (B2-level), German (B2 level)

Your Expertise / Profile

• 12 years of professional experience in the agricultural, value chains or rural development sector.

• 6 years of professional experience in the development of green finance and financial products for the agricultural sector.

• 4 years of management experience in projects, companies or other organisations with disciplinary leadership responsibility.

• 10 years of professional experience in Ecuador.

• 4 years of experience in development cooperation projects.

• 6 years’ experience in financial and project management (project budgets, subsidies), digitisation, work experience working with GAD and producer organisations.

Time Schedule / Duration of Assignment

The project is estimated to start by January-February 2025 with an planned duration of 20 months.

If you are interested

Please send us an email containing your most recent English and/or Spanish CV, copies of relevant diplomas and employers‘ certificates including full contact details, fee expectations (per day / per month) (Other relevant information can be added, e.g., language of the attachments) and details on availability to:
careers@gic-group.com
Quoting the Job ref. no.: VChain ECUKE1/CNR
Or apply online via the Application-Form in the section below.
We actively encourage women to apply, as we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that values the unique perspectives women bring to our team.
Please note that we can only consider candidates who meet the required criteria!