Junior Advisor for Digital4Development Hub (m/f/d)

Junior Advisor for Digital4Development Hub (m/f/d)

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 Description

This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of digital transformation – development cooperation – EU policy. Within the European development cooperation, digital transformation has been established as a key priority. To implement this ambitious agenda, the EU has launched the Digital for Development (D4D) Hub as the implementation instrument. The D4D Hub is a new form of global digital cooperation with the European Union (EU), aligning EU digital initiatives for an increased impact. The strategic multi-stakeholder platform promotes new international partnerships on digital transformation between the European Union and partner countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and EU Neighboring countries. The mission is to promote a human-centric approach to digital transformation: Facilitating multi-stakeholder dialogues, sharing digital expertise and fostering investments of diverse European and global partners. Multiple stakeholders from the European public sector (European Commission, Members States and development finance institutions), the private sector (tech companies), civil society and academia are joining forces through this platform.

Your Tasks

• Conceptualisation and support in implementing targeted advisory activities for the D4D Hub in implementing the D4D Hub Strategic Framework
• Support in developing D4D Hub workplan, follow-up and monitoring results
• Support to establishment and refinement of D4D Hub processes, in close coordination with D4D Hub members
• Contribute to policy development
• Contribute to reports (regular and ad-hoc), PR materials, and other related tasks to reporting and communication for the D4D Hub
• Support in the development of mapping and contribute to analytical report to showcase Team Europe offer in digital
• Support in organising D4D Hub key events with relevant stakeholders
• Support in strategic outreach activities
• Support and facilitate consultation with D4D Hub members of the advisory groups
• Contribute to developing policy analysis to guide the strategic approach of D4D Hub with its members and partners

 

Your profile

• Master’s in social or political sciences, economics (development economics) and/or communication sciences or international relations
• Professional working experience (internship is considered eligible) in the policy sector and/or the digital economy and/or development cooperation and/or EU cooperation
• Reporting/experience with data tools and process optimization
• Previous experience in consultancy is an advantage
• Experience in Digital4Development is an advantage
• Structured and result-oriented working style, strong personal initiative as well as
  team and communication skills and intercultural sensitivity
• Passionate about development cooperation, the EU and digital transformation
• Strong interest in writing and the ability to draft texts within a short timeframe
• Experience with PowerPoint, Word and Excel; experience with knowledge
  management and communication tools or basic website editing is an
  advantage
• Excellent spoken and written English skills.

 

What we offer

We offer a temporary contract with GIZ in Brussels under Belgian law (PC200). The position will be remunerated according to the level of experience. In addition to the legal holidays, you will receive 5 extra days of holiday per calendar year, as well as lunch checks, health insurance for hospitalization, the reimbursement of public transport and the possibility for home office in accordance with our respective policy.

How to apply

Please send your updated CV and a one-page cover letter in English and your yearly gross salary expectation, as well as copies of your university degrees and all references you consider to be relevant by email to Irene Salvi (irene.salvi@giz.de) and Sandro Bazzanella (sandro.bazzanella@giz.de).

We will only contact applicants that comply with the requested profile and provide the above-mentioned details.

Location 

The occupation is in Brussels, Belgium

Duration of assignment

March 2025 – November 2025.

 

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