Advisor Green Economy Berlin

Field of activity
The project 'Enhancing low-carbon development by greening the economy' supports developing and emerging countries in drafting and implementing strategies for sustainable, ecological and climate-friendly economic activity. Selected partner countries are advised on designing realistic, implementation-oriented measures to promote economic activities that are both climate-friendly and make efficient use of natural resources.

Your qualifications
You have a degree in economics, with a focus on environmental economics/environmental and climate policy, and sustainable development. You have proven sectoral expertise and several years' experience in economic, environmental and climate policies at the international level, with a good knowledge of environmental economics. You have also worked in international cooperation and have hands-on experience of managing knowledge systems and networking at the international level. In addition to an interest in conceptual work, you have good communication skills and a flair for organisational tasks in networks. You are flexible, have good organisational skills, perform well under pressure, and have what it takes to see a task through. For more information, go to www.giz.de.

The company
As GIZ has an international mandate, we offer a multicultural working environment where interdisciplinary exchanges underpins our success. We take pride in enabling our employees to develop their professional and personal skills. There are plenty of reasons to join our motivated tea - ranging from the broad scope you will have for shaping and implementing your work, to the pleasant working environment in our modern offices in Berlin. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH was formed on 1 January 2011. It brings together the long-standing expertise of DED, GTZ and InWEnt. For further information, go to www.giz.de.

Your application
Please only submit your application via the jobs and careers portal on our website at www.giz.de/umweltjobs. Under “Berufserfahrene und Berufseinsteiger”, enter the Job ID 7478. The deadline for receipt of applications is 10 August 2011.

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