GIZ Rwanda Artificial Intelligence Education and Research Advisor Jobs in Rwanda

GIZ Rwanda Artificial Intelligence Education and Research Advisor Jobs in Rwanda



Digital Solutions for Sustainable Development (DSSD) Programme

  • The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. GIZ has worked in Rwanda for over 30 years.

  • The primary objectives between the Government of Rwanda and the Federal Republic of Germany are poverty reduction and promotion of sustainable development.

  • To achieve these objectives, GIZ Rwanda is active in the sectors of Decentralization and Good Governance, Economic Development and Employment Promotion, Energy, and ICT (Information and Communications Technology).


  • The GIZ Digital Transformation Center promotes digital transformation in Rwanda and is an important bridge between the government, the economy, and civil society.

  • The project supports MINICT and the implementing organization RISA in building capacity to promote digital transformation in Rwanda.

  • At the same time, the Digital Transformation Center supports the partners in developing and implementing digital solutions to social challenges.

  • From 2019 to 2021 alone, 17 digital solutions were developed and 585 people received training on topics like the internet of things, machine learning, and project management.

  • More than 80 events took place with over 4,000 participants.


  • This includes skills and capacity building, creating and opening up AI training data, and developing policy frameworks to promote AI adoption in Rwanda.

  • A specific objective is to make AI solutions available for the Rwandan population in Kinyarwanda.

  • Therefore, the Digital Transformation Center contributes to creating AI training data sets and piloting AI-based solutions in the areas of natural language processing (e.g. voice assistants) and machine translation.

  • GIZ Rwanda is searching candidates for the position of Artificial Intelligence Education and Research Advisor for the Digital Transformation Center.

    Responsibilities

    • Planning and implementing selected activities in the area of artificial intelligence and machine translation, with a specific focus on AI capacity building and education, as well as applied AI research projects

    • Advising partners from government, academia, and private sector on how to best leverage AI approaches in Rwanda, including building and maintaining relationships with programme stakeholders

    • Contributing actively to effective project management, including planning and budgeting, steering of contractors, communication, and monitoring and evaluation

    • Identifying and using synergies with other GIZ projects in Rwanda, especially those in the Digital Transformation Center

    Tasks

  • The AI Education and Research Advisor performs the following tasks:

    Technical

    • Coordinate the design and implementation of project activities in the
    area of artificial intelligence, with a specific focus on AI skills and education, and applied AI research.

  • This includes, among others, creating training and educational programmes focusing on machine translation, and applied research projects on artificial intelligence in collaboration with universities and other key stakeholders.

    • Advise partners from government, academia, and the private sector on how to best leverage AI for sustainable development in Rwanda

    • Contribute to the scaling of best practices from Rwanda to other countries in Africa

    Project management and communication:

    • Preparation of contracts, including Terms of Reference and other project documents

    • Management of subcontractors and supervision consultancies and studies

    • Ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of activities

    • Manage meetings, workshops, and events with stakeholders and service providers (preparation, implementation, follow-up)

    • Support in the field of communication, public relations, preparation of fact sheets, including social media and newsletters

    • Facilitate administrative and logistical procedures for activities in coordination with the GIZ administration team

    • Support and execution of any other tasks assigned to by the management

    Required qualifications, competencies, and experience

    Qualifications

    • Bachelors’ in computer science, information systems, artificial intelligence, or other relevant field

    Professional experience

    • At least 6 years professional experience in a comparable position

    • Strong understanding of AI and emerging technologies more broadly, including its opportunities and challenges in the context of sustainable development

    • Experience in designing and/or implementing educational programmes and trainings in the area of emerging technologies

    • Experience working in/with academic institutions and universities

    • Experience in organizing and implementing events and workshops

    • Experience in project management, ideally in the area of digital transformation and/or international cooperation

    • Experience working with public sector and government officials is an advantage

    Other knowledge, additional competences

    • Proactive in the development and implementation of ideas and proposals

    • Able to work under little supervision but at the same time being a real team player

    • Finely tuned organizational skills

    • Ability to build and manage internal and external relationships and build strategic partnerships and networks

    • Good knowledge of English

    • Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed

    How to Apply

  • Interested candidates should submit their application (motivation letter, updated CV, certificates, and references) until 09th November 2021 at 4:00 PM, by e-mail to

  • recruitment-rw@giz.de The email attachment (max. size 2 MB) should be a PDF file. Please quote the job title in the subject

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