Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is a public-benefit federal enterprise working in more than 100 countries worldwide. We work on behalf of the German Government and support public and private sector clients in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment, energy and environment, and peace and security. Our activities cover three priority areas: Energy and Climate, which deals with renewable energy and energy efficiency; Training and Sustainable Growth for decent Jobs, and Peaceful and Inclusive Societies, which focuses on good governance.

Project Brief:

The ECOWAS Peace, Security and Governance (EPSG) project, co-financed by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the European Union and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, provides technical and financial support to ECOWAS for the strengthening of regional peace, security, and democratic governance. Component 5 promotes cooperation between regional training centres, including KAIPTC, and the ECOWAS Commission through joint training, research, policy dialogue, and institutional capacity development.

Scope of Role:

The Technical Advisor is responsible for implementing daily project operations, managing technical matters, ensuring quality standards, and maintaining good flow of communication and information between all involved institutions, counterparts and GIZ

Tasks:

• Work seamlessly with the project team in Accra and in Abuja in implementing EPSG’s mandate and cooperation strategies.
• Advise KAIPTC in the design, planning, implementation and steering of their cooperation with ECOWAS and other training centres.
• Advise KAIPTC on measures to improve institutional sustainability and supports implementation of key success factors of its strategic plan.
• Advise the KAIPTC in the implementation of change management processes for digitalization and other areas of institutional capacity development.
• Participate in formulating project action plans and helps synchronise the planning and budgeting system with counterparts at the KAIPTC.
• Is jointly responsible with KAIPTC for preparing, implementing and documenting training events, workshops, forums, team meetings etc.
• Promote a culture of consistent, inclusive and transparent communication within the project as well as with its cooperation partners.
• Develop and maintain contact with all important stakeholders and ensures adequate knowledge management.
• Ensures appropriate documentation of project activities for reporting as well as for communication through social media and other channels.

Qualification Required & Experience

Profile

• University degree in an area related to the project component’s objectives (equivalent to MBA or combination of BA & relevant professional training).
• Minimum of 4 years of work experience in similar positions and supporting organizational development and change management, including digitalization processes.
• Professional experience in providing technical advice, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
• Knowledge of and experience in the field of regional and/or continental peace and security, with the African Union or ECOWAS, is an asset.
• Experience in development cooperation, strong knowledge of relevant GIZ systems and processes.
• Proficient in English, knowledge of French is an asset. Strong spoken and written communication skills; ability to engage stakeholders and facilitate networking, political sensitivity and ability to navigate complex cooperation settings.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and suitable applicants are to forward their detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a one-page cover letter to:

recruitment-ghana@giz.de under the Job Code 2026/TA/EPSG/your name. If you do not hear from us four (4) weeks after the deadline, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Closing Date: 03 November, 2026