CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: International Foundation for Election Systems
Country: Zimbabwe
Closing date: 26 Dec 2014

Senior Electoral Advisor-ZimbabweLocation: Zimbabwe, HarareDivision: Program Management Status: Consultant Position Number: C14:30 Project Description: The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) is seeking qualified applicants for a Senior Electoral Advisor position on a potential, short-term election assistance project in Zimbabwe. The project’s start and end date is yet to be determined, but the Consultancy is anticipated to last approximately 5 months. Overall, the project is designed to help domestic stakeholders, such as Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) and civil society organizations (CSOs), lay the groundwork for a robust electoral process. Job Responsibilities: • Establish and maintain productive working relationships with key stakeholders, and serve as a technical advisor to them on a range of election-related topics such as voter registration, public outreach, and capacity-building;
• Establish strong working relationships with IFES field staff
• Hold regular consultations with key stakeholders and act as a liaison between relevant groups, as needed;
• In conjunction with IFES’ staff, support the organization of workshops, trainings and meetings in line with the overall framework of IFES’ project;
• Hold regular consultations with current and prospective donors;
• Collaborate closely with other short-term consultants to ensure IFES work is carried out in a timely, coordinated, and professional manner;
• Contribute to IFES’ programmatic reporting to the donor, inclusive of regular updates for the monitoring and evaluating the project’s performance; and,
• Perform other duties as assigned by IFES’ Senior Global Election Advisor and IFES Senior Program Officer for East and Southern Africa. Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in political science, law, electoral administration or a related field is preferred; Bachelor’s required;
• At least 10 years experience with technical election assistance with EMBs at progressively more senior levels;
• Previous election-related work experience within Zimbabwe highly valued;
• Demonstrated ability to quickly build and consolidate relationships;
• Strong leadership, problem solving, coordination, and consensus building skills is a must;
• Strong oral and written communication skills;
• Competency with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to travel to Zimbabwe on short notice;

To Apply:

You must go tohttp:*www.ifes.org/***to the Careers section and apply online. Applications are only accepted in this way. Make sure you upload all papers together (ie. cover letter and application, etc.).**Resumes are only reviewed and accepted if submitted through our careers page.

How to apply:

To Apply:You must go to**http:*www.ifes.org/***to the Careers section and apply online. Applications are only accepted in this way. Make sure you upload all papers together (ie. cover letter and application, etc.).Resumes are only reviewed and accepted if submitted through our careers page