Project Implementation Manager_GIZ International Services (InS)

Title: Project Implementation Manager

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Duration: Until 01.08.2025 with the possibility of extension

Location: Gaziantep

Project: Technical Assistance Project in Earthquake-Affected Region (InS)

A. Main Activities

The Project Implementation Manager is responsible for:

• Assisting the Project Manager in overseeing the Technical Assistance Team (TAT)
• Supporting Team Leader and Non-Key Experts (NKEs) in executing project activities
• Managing assigned responsibilities that contribute to achieving the project’s objectives
• Supervising and coordinating Team Leader, NKEs, and project office staff to maintain workflow efficiency and ensure team members meet their tasks and deadlines
• Providing support to Team Leader and NKEs with language-related issues or challenges associated with working in a foreign country
• Managing project resources, ensuring quality assurance of project outputs, and assisting the TAT in fulfilling all technical and administrative commitments to the Contracting Authority
• Participating in regular monthly management and steering meetings to report on the progress of project activities, interventions, and components
• Performing essential office management tasks in collaboration with the team
• Assisting the TAT in organizing project events and activities
• Managing and handling necessary documentation for Team Leader and Non-Key Experts in cooperation with the team
• Conducting research tasks needed for effective project implementation
• Handling tasks related to knowledge management to support the project’s goals

The Project Implementation Manager performs the following tasks:

1.         Coordination

• Ensures that relevant information is exchanged between project staff, consortium partners, capacity providers and other parties involved in the project implementation,
• Establishes a connection between TAT, the Contracting Authority, the Beneficiary, and the EUD,
• Organizes regular monthly management and steering meetings and presents the progress of project activities/interventions/components,
• Interprets meetings and other oral conversations from English to Turkish and vice versa,
• Provides final proof-reading of written materials, reports, etc. with relation to the project in Turkish and English languages,
• Drafts and revises project reports in cooperation with the Tam Leader and Non-Key Experts,
• Assists Team Leader and NKEs involved in the project in matters related to language problems or other problems due to being and working in a foreign country
• Assists and monitors the development and implementation of project/programme plans and activities in close consultation with counterparts
• Develops and organizes quality assurance measures and suggests necessary changes, improvements, and initiatives
• Communicates with local interests and efforts, forwards these and encourages sharing ideas and information for the benefit of the project
• Creates network database for the project-related purposes and GIZ

2.         Administration

• Coordinates with the GIZ Ankara office on the mode of service delivery
• Ensures good communication and flow of information within the project/program and with the GIZ office
• Supervises short-term Non-Key Experts assigned to project in completing their tasks
• Prepares the ToRs of Non-Key Experts, collects and revises their CVs accordingly the ToRs
• Supports the TAT in searching, contracting, and monitoring of Team Leader and Non-Key Experts
• Organizes and moderates team meetings in connection with the Office Manager/Finance Assistant and Project Assistant/Translator
• Oversees organization of administrative and logistical aspects of project activities (meetings, workshops etc.) with the support of Office Manager/Finance Assistant and Project Assistant/Translator
• Ensures quality control of project documents in terms of the EU Visibility Guidelines
• Supports the Office Manager/Finance Assistant in preparation of activity budgets
• Supports the Project Manager and Team Leader Experts in supervising and controlling incidental budgets and lump sums.
• Prepares contracts of NKEs, procurement requests and documentation for project related activities in close cooperation with Office Manager/Finance Assistant
• Ensures that the project website up to date with the most recent developments

B. Required qualifications, competencies, and experience

Educational Background

• University degree (BA/ BSc, MA/ MSc, PhD), preferably in agriculture, environmental sciences, rural development, engineering, or a related field. Alternatively, a university degree in any field (BA/ BSc, MA/ MSc, PhD) with at least 5 years of relevant experience in project management and implementation in agriculture or environmental projects, ideally on internationally funded projects (e.g., EU, World Bank, GIZ, or UN)

Professional Experience

• At least 5 years of experience in project management and implementation of international donor-funded projects (e.g., EU, World Bank, GIZ, or UN).
• Familiarity with agricultural ecosystems, rapid recovery strategies for affected areas, and disaster resilience practices is considered as an asset.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with government authorities, agricultural organizations, local communities, and international stakeholders.

Skills and Qualifications

• Good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone, fax, e-mail, internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
• Good management, time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work proactively and independently
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Native in Turkish, fluent in English and demonstrated competency in written English. Knowledge of German is an asset.

Applications:

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to apply through our Job Portal Job opportunities | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (giz-jobs.com) by filling in the digital application form as well as submitting their CV in GIZ Turkey’s format, university diplomas (BA/ BSc, MA/ MSc, PhD) and a Cover Letter in English, stating their qualifications and previous professional experiences.

The deadline for application is the 16th of January 2025.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

GIZ is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex, or religion. GIZ is encouraging persons with disabilities to apply for the position.

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