CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Options Consultancy Services
Country: Ethiopia, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Closing date: 06 Nov 2014

Role profile

We are seeking an experienced Accountability Lead 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 directing and overseeing the work of one cluster of country programmes. The Accountability Lead will work closely with the implementation advisors to:
• Provide overall leadership and management on the implementation of the FP2020 programmes to the countries that fall within their cluster.
• They will facilitate the country teams to develop and operationalise the country operational plans
• Ensure effective coordination between local and national level accountability mechanisms and ensure that the implementation advisors and country level are effectively linked into and mobilising the networks of the consortium partners and beyond.
• Work with the Technical Support Unit Leads to identify and facilitate the inputs of STTA and FP2020 Partners
• Develop and facilitate the delivery of any capacity building plans developed to support increased capacity of civil society, government or service providers within their cluster.
• Oversee the Cluster M&E Leads to 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 Accountability Lead will have substantial experience in management of multi country programmes and have the skills and leadership required to oversee operations in focus countries that fall within their cluster. 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 operating on both demand and supply sides of accountability. 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 and civil society 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.