Regional Technical Advisor – SADC-EU EPA

Reports to: Component Lead – CESARE RVCL+

Duration: Until 30 September 2026

Duty Station: Maseru, Lesotho

BACKGROUND

The Government of Lesotho received funding from the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to implement the project: “Lesotho economic growth, job creation and Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) implementation support programme” also known as RVCL+. The project is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. The main objective of the project is to support the implementation of the SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) in Lesotho and to enhance regional and international trade through the development of regional value chains in agro-processing and in light industry. This will be achieved through capacity building of the Ministry of Trade Industry and Business Development (MTIBD) and the private sector to benefit from the EPA and seize trading opportunities, capacity building of relevant stakeholders in Lesotho and other selected SADC countries to create an enabling environment for private sector development in selected regional value chains and improved capacities of MSMEs to manage selected value chains within the framework of SADC- EU EPA.

RVCL+ is a component of the programme “Cooperation for Enhancement of SADC Regional Economic Integration (CESARE)” which supports the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in promoting trade between its 16 Member States. CESARE works with the SADC Secretariat in a variety of areas ranging from the elimination of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) to trade; support for negotiations on trade in services; trade facilitation measures and support to the SADC industrialization agenda including the development of regional value chains.

RESPONSIBILITIES - see full job description download below

The SADC-EU EPA Regional Advisor is responsible for:

  • Managing RVCL+ support to MTIBD and private sector in the area of increased capacity development for regional economic integration and trade, including but not limited to the implementation of SADC-EU EPA and other regional and international trade agreements.
  • Assisting project initiatives to provide professional advisory services to and cooperate with MTIBD and a broad range of target groups
  • Innovation and knowledge management.

APPLICATION PROCESS

GIZ will only assess applications which meet the following criteria:

  • Suitable candidates should apply by submitting a
    • A motivation letter (concisely 1 page) stating why they should be the preferred candidate, the value added they will bring to the project and their desired salary range.
    • This should be accompanied by a detailed CV and indicating their nationality.

Applications should be submitted to: recruit-pretoria@giz.de, with the email subject line “Application for Regional Technical Advisor – SADC-EU EPA” for the attention of Head of Human Resource.

NB:      Interviews will be held online (MS Teams) or in Maseru, Lesotho

Applications from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regions are encouraged to apply

           Closing date for applications: 13 December 2024.

                             Only shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

                    Applications without a Cover letter will not be considered!