Development Worker (m/f/d) – advising LGBTIQ+ self-led interest groups
Rwanda
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.
- Job-ID: V000061738
- Location: Kigali
- Assignment period: 10/01/2025 - 12/31/2027
- Field: Governance
- Type of employment: full-time
- Application deadline: 05/04/2025
Job description
The project Strengthening the Rights-Based Approach in Civil Society Organisations promotes the human rights of vulnerable groups on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). On the one hand, civil society organizations are empowered with appropriate human and technical resources to carry out their mandate to implement the human rights-based approach. On the other hand, the project aims at improving the legal and political framework conditions for the protection of human rights and for the work of civil society organizations.
Your tasks
- Advise and support LGBTIQ+ self-led interest groups and organisations on strengthening their organizational structures and processes through the integration of the human rights-based approach
- Support capacity development in areas relevant to organisational development, including strategic and operational planning, project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and evidence-based advocacy
- Provide guidance on how to develop and maintain strategic partnerships and engagement with key donors (past, present and future)
- Train and support LGBTIQ+ self-led organisations to strengthen their capacities for advocacy with duty bearers at the micro-, meso- and macro level
- Support movement building, conflict resolution and good partnership practices
- Advise other project partners on LGBTIQ+ rights and on implementing LGBTIQ+ inclusion as outlined in the GIZ gender strategy
Your profile
- University degree in law, human rights, gender studies, social sciences, or any other relevant field
- Several years of work experience
- Experience in development cooperation, human rights and/ or civil society organisations
- Proven expertise in Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC)
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including demonstrated ability to motivate and inspire confidence in others
- Strong skills in teamwork, networking, facilitation, cooperation, and intercultural understanding
- Willingness to organize field visits and to travel to different project locations within the country of assignment regularly
- Business Fluent in English
Location information
We are pleased to offer you a first impression on topics such as climate, shopping and services, the school situation and health care in Rwanda.
In general, the security situation is calm. GIZ staff must adhere to security measures at all times. Please also check the county-specific information provided by the German Federal Foreign Office. A contact person for security risk management is appointed at the local GIZ office. 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.
Further information on country-specific advice from the Federal Foreign Office at https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en.
Notes
GIZ's Development Service is looking forward to applications of candidates with a professional qualification and / or university degree and at least two years of professional experience. In addition you hold the German nationality or the nationality of a member state of the European Union.
Willingness to travel on a regular basis is required.
For general questions from dependent partners about local employment - please contact us at: map@giz.de
Please observe the provisions of the country-specific vaccination regulations for entry and work in the country of assignment.
The actual departure date depends on the visa and entry regulations of the country of assignment.
Please understand that we can accept and process in principle only applications via our E-recruiting system. Following the confirmation of your succesful application, kindly check your spam / junk mail folder on a regular basis, since some provider classify emails form our recruiting system as spam.
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.
- Your work will begin with an onboarding and preparation phase that will give you initial insights into GIZ and lay the groundwork for your upcoming assignment, establishing new contacts and building up your network.
- 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.
- As a development worker, you can use the project vehicle for trips to school or to visit a doctor or can receive a monthly lump-sum mobility allowance instead. The project vehicle can also be used for personal trips with your manager’s approval.
- As an employee/development worker, you will receive extensive additional benefits (e.g. monthly expatriate allowance, family allowances, private group health insurance) during your assignment, in addition to your remuneration / basic subsistence allowance.
- To enable you to get ready for your assignment as a development worker and your outward journey, you will be given outward journey leave following your preparation time in Germany.
- We will cover a large portion of the childcare costs for dependent children under 14 who are accompanying you if your partner is not doing so and is not a development worker or integrated expert themselves. Most nursery and school fees are paid.
- We will reimburse you for your rental costs based on the rent index for your country as well as paying you an equipment and furnishing allowance on top.
- You and the members of your family accompanying you will be covered by our health and liability insurance, while your family members will also benefit from accident insurance. In countries in crisis, we operate a comprehensive risk management system for your protection, which minimises personal dangers and risks.
About us
The basis for service as a development worker is the Development Workers Act (EhfG) and a comprehensive package of benefits based on it. This includes, among other things, targeted professional and personal preparation. We offer the opportunity to work in an innovative, globally active development institution. Your competencies are in demand in an interdisciplinary team on site.
GIZ is a signatory of the Diversity Charter. Recognition, appreciation and inclusion of diversity in the company are important to us. All employees shall be valued - regardless of gender and gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, social background, age or sexual orientation.
We support equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.
Contact
+49 6196/79-3200
hrsc@giz.de
