Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. GIZ promotes complex reforms and change processes, often working under difficult conditions. Its corporate objective is to improve people’s living conditions on a sustainable basis. GIZ International Services (InS) is the company’s business department offering services to international clients such as the European Commission.

We are currently looking for a Strategic Outreach & Liaison Officer (m/f/d) for strengthening our Brussels unit in the management of the EU Climate Dialogues (EUCDs) project phase 2 that will start on the 1st of January 2025.

EUCDs is as an instrument to promote EU’s leadership in addressing climate change internationally based on the EU’s legislative framework to achieve the European Green Deal and Fit for 55 package. EUCDs serves as a targeted yet flexible EU instrument of diplomatic engagement, promoting effective and ambitious climate policies and actions in partner countries. The project will target 26 countries using tailormade thematic entry points for a constructive, results orientated and opportunity-driven dialogue with partner countries. EUCDs enables showcasing EU’s good practices and experiences, seizing political partnership opportunities building on the Team Europe approach. The project will use different delivery modes such as organizing study tours, seminars, workshops, conferences, trainings, knowledge gathering, outreach and advocacy involving multiple stakeholder groups.

The core team will be composed of Team Leader, a Deputy Team Leader, a Strategic Outreach & Liaison Officer, as well as a Project Manager, a Country Correspondent/Multi Country Coordinator, a Procurement Officer, and a Project Assistant. In addition, the core team will be supported by Country Coordinators in almost all target countries. 

The vacancy Strategic Outreach & Liaison Officer (m/f/d) is a full time Brussel´s based position for 4,5 years – 54 months starting from January 2025 with Direct Report to the Team Leader. GIZ offers a Belgian employment contract (full time).

Your main tasks:

• Development and management of EUCDs stakeholder engagement in line with project needs and strategic advocacy focusing on Team Europe and EU priorities.
• Leading stakeholder and initiative mapping within Team Europe and in all target countries as needed.
• Contribute to the preparation of internal and external project communications products including briefing notes, presentations, talking points in support the Team engagement in EU internal and project supported external events, workshops, meetings or conferences.
• Design EUCDs targeted communication and outreach activities including linking to CA’s and EUD’s communication officers if requested.
• Design products and activities to promote the dissemination and uptake of EUCDs results and knowledge and support knowledge database.
• Assure regular consultation with key project partners of relevance and provide feedback to the Team.
• Attend networking meetings in Brussels/Europe and if needed at country level.

Job description:

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in humanities, international relations, business, communications, sustainable development, climate policy, environmental sciences, or related fields.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills in English, good knowledge of French and Spanish is an asset.

General Professional experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in an international organization, government, private or non-profit sector in development cooperation.
• Demonstrated experience working in EU-funded activities/programs including familiarity with complex, multi-layered processes. 
• Good understanding of multilateral processes, international protocol, and climate finance and climate policy and/or energy policy
• Excellent organizational skills - managing multiple workloads with minimum supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to work in team and foster team spirit especially working with team members in different locations.

Specific Professional experience

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in strategic outreach, communications, partnership building or related field.
• Experience with stakeholder engagement and relationship management (demonstrated capacity to establish and maintain relationships with key partners, ability to interface effectively with senior government, multilateral organizations, private-sector and CSO officials).
• Experience in preparing and coordinating intergovernmental sessions involving various stakeholders, conferences, regional outreach events and bilateral meetings, delivering high level partnership and communication engagements.
• Experience working with multicultural environments with crossing functions and cultures (cultural and political sensitivity required).
• Diplomatic experience is considered an asset.

Notes:

• The position requires a work permit for Belgium, as the location of the work will be Brussels. Only applicants eligible to work in Belgium will be evaluated.
• Your application and CV must not indicate your date of birth and must not include a photography.
• Applications from persons with disabilities are most welcome.
• Applicants are asked to submit their updated CV together with a one-page motivation letter via link below.

Please send your application before 28.11.2024 using the link: Strategic Outreach & Liaison Officer EUCD (m/f/d)

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