CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Options Consultancy Services
Country: Benin, Togo
Closing date: 06 Nov 2014

Role profile

We are seeking an experienced Governance Advisor for the upcoming DFID-funded programme ‘FP2020: monitoring and accountability at the national and local level’. The programme aims to ensure that country-level commitments made at the 2012 London Summit on Family Planning are met. It will do this by supporting strategic national and local accountability mechanisms that build the capacity of a) civil society to advocate for, and, where appropriate, b) the state and service providers to respond to civil society actions to ensure and accelerate the delivery of those commitments.

Key responsibilities

This role will be responsible for delivering the programme at country level. The Governance Advisor will work closely with the Accountability Lead to:

• Support operationalisation of the country operational plan
• Build government capacity to engage with civil society, communities and clients
• Implement a range of supply-side accountability interventions at a national and local level to build the capacity of the state to respond to and foster social accountability through interactions with citizens
• Identify and build consensus among key stakeholders
• Enhance willingness and ability of political elites, state bureaucrats and service providers to interact with their citizens
• Identify and support mechanisms within government that build demand for FP amongst the country population
• Identify and facilitate the inputs of STTA and FP2020 Partners
• Ensure robust monitoring and evaluation mechanisms are in place in line with those established for the programme
• Link with AFP in the identified linking country to ensure effective coordination and lessons learned.
• Oversee the technical delivery of any projects funded at country level through the “opportunities fund”

Qualifications and experience

The Governance Advisor will have substantial experience in mobilising and working with government within their respective countries and the skills and leadership required to oversee operations in focus countries that come under the umbrella of the hub. They will have had substantial experience in delivering programmes to a high level and oversight, monitoring and quality assurance of technical inputs from short term technical assistance and from partner organisations. They will have a deep understanding of accountability mechanisms and have successfully delivered programmes which seek to utilise both long and short route accountability mechanisms. They will have substantial experience of working effectively with teams at a distance and ideally within a multi-country programme. Experience of supporting capacity building of government at the national and sub-national level is essential.

How to apply:

Application process

To express your interest in the role, please send your CV with a summary note of your skills and experience to Kathy Samuel at opportunities@options.co.uk before 6 November. Please note that CVs will be reviewed as they are received.