Estágio em Engenharia para o Projeto Profissionais do Futuro: Competências para a Economia Verde - Brazil, Brasil - GIZ Brazil

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Description:
About GIZ

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

GmbH is a German government company active in international cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ has over 60 years of experience in various areas such as development and employment, energy, environment, peacekeeping, and security. As a federal public utility company, GIZ supports the German government – particularly the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Ministry of the Environment (BMU) - and other entities in the public and private sectors in around 120 countries in achieving their international cooperation goals. GIZ acts based on the principles of cooperation and leadership (KuF): 1) Creating meaning together; 2) Cooperate in diversity; 3) Practicing adaptive leadership; and 4) Experimenting and innovating. With this goal in mind, GIZ works together with its partners to develop effective and sustainable solutions.

About the Project
The Future Professionals project is a cooperation between GIZ and the Ministry of Education (MEC) aimed at expanding the employability prospects of skilled individuals in vocational education courses in sustainability sectors (renewable energies and energy efficiency, bioeconomy, circular economy, and digitization). To achieve this goal, the project focuses on: 1) Developing new curricula and training teachers; 2) Expanding educational offerings according to sector demand; 3) Incorporating international and project experiences into Brazil's education sector documents; and 4) Forming partnerships between educational institutions and the private sector. All work is carried out in partnership between GIZ and various actors directly involved in this theme, mainly MEC and institutions of the Federal Network of Professional, Scientific, and Technological Education, SENAI and its educational units, and the private sector, such as companies and associations in the aforementioned sectors.

Areas of Responsibility
The intern will support the project team in technical activities mainly in the energy sector and logistical and administrative activities related to project implementation. Work Location:
Three days in person (minimum) at the Ministry of Education, Esplanada dos Ministérios, Brasília-DF and the other days remotely (home-office), with the intern ensuring good internet access and a suitable environment for carrying out activities.

Main Tasks

• Support the employability research of graduates from courses supported by the initiative;
• Support surveys on demand for professionals and potential employability in the renewable energies and energy efficiency sector;
• Support other technical activities, such as establishing training centers and qualification and post-graduate courses in the areas of photovoltaic energy, energy efficiency, and other energy sector topics;
• Support the organization and execution of events, training, and technical trips;
• Assist in monitoring the implementation of courses and disciplines with partners by organizing, gathering, and evaluating information;
• Contribute to the technical review of materials and products developed by the project;
• Support the implementation of specific project activities with consultants;
• Assist in the preparation and review of technical products with project results (reports, handbooks, curricula).

Note: APPLICATIONS RECEIVED UNTIL 6 PM (BRASÍLIA TIME) ON 05/30/24

Requirements:
Required Qualifications and Additional Knowledge


Educational Background:

• Higher Education: from the 4th semester onwards;
• Courses: Energy Engineering (preferably), Electrical, and Environmental.

Knowledge & Profile

• Interest in working in the educational sector, training teachers, implementing courses, and professional development;
• Knowledge of renewable energies and energy efficiency;
• Proficiency in MS-Office package (word, excel, power point);
• Good ability to organize information;
• Good communication skills;
• Motivation to work in a multicultural group, with initiative and dynamism;
• Flexibility;
• Commitment and responsibility;
• Intermediate English proficiency;

Desirable Qualifications and Additional Knowledge

• Knowledge of energy storage, smart grids, and modernization of the energy sector will be an advantage;
• Knowledge of the Federal Network and/or SENAI, their target audiences, and organizational forms will be an advantage;
• German language skills will be an advantage.