ActionAid Burundi (AAB) is looking for an academic
professional with strong skills in governance and accountability to support
ActionAid staff, partner organisations and supported communities in their
efforts to enhance the democratic processes taking place in Burundi at the
moment.
ActionAid Burundi is an International NGO working in
Development and Humanitarian sectors. It started work in Burundi in 1976 and
currently works at the national and community level. It is implementing its
programs in 5 Local Rights Program through several partners. Since 2013 AA
Burundi has its new CSP and is working on 3 priority areas which are namely:
Sustainable agriculture for women; Quality public education and youth
leadership and; Participation of the poor and marginalized to demand
transparency and accountability.
The Governance and Programme Quality Advisor is placed
through the People4Change program; which is a people-to-people support
programme providing capacity development support to ActionAid and her partner
organisations.
Listed below are a few of the Advisor’s tasks, but a more
detailed job description can be found on the job site at www.actionaid.org
Key tasks:
- Support
women and youth led movements rooted in the community and
have developed alliances with others activists working across other
CPs
- Improve
the capacity of LRPs and country level stakeholders to undertake
consistent actions to holding accountable government and corporates and
properly track progress and impacts
- Enhance
the capacity to link right-based work (empowerment, solidarity
and-campaign) to accountability work
- Support
and promote evidence-based advocacy and mobilization to influence
governments to adopt pro-poor development strategy and provide public
services and public policies
- Enhance
AAB coordination and internal governance of its key partners
- Overall
the Advisor is expected to support the integration of Programme management
& Evaluation and learning system to ensure the robustness of programme
to show results and achievements of the rights based work, especially in
terms of empowerment and promoting solidarity (nationally and
internationally).
- The
Advisor is also expected to provide technical and programmatic support to
national and LRP programmes to ensure enhanced programme quality in longer
term development work, linked to ensuring enhanced accountability from the
local to the national level;
Required qualifications:
- English
and French proficiency
- Minimum
of a Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies, Social sciences or project
planning and management with at least 5 years relevant experience from a
reputable organization. A relevant post graduate qualification will be an
added advantage.
- Rich
experience on monitoring & evaluation working with INGOs, CSOs, and
Gov’t etc.
- Solid
experience of empowering and mobilising citizens and organising civic
action to claim rights in relation to public services and holding duty
bearers to account.
- Significant
experience working with accountability and governance programmes
- Good
knowledge of Programme Management and Development.
- Knowledge
of international and regional instruments, structures, and organizations
used for governance Programming
- Ability to
facilitate and guide processes without taking the lead
- Cultural
sensitivity
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSION: September
23rd
EXPECTED STARTING DATE: December 1st 2013
All applications must include a letter of motivation and an
updated CV should be forwarded by email to advisor1@ms.dk with a subject line: Application
for AA Burundi Governance and Programme Quality Advisor placement. Additionally,
please note where you saw this advertisement.
This is a fulltime position of 24 months, with the
possibility for renewal. Contract start is subject to approval of
work permit. The Governance and Programme Quality Advisor is placed
through ActionAid Denmark’s People4Change program; a people-to-people programme
providing development support to ActionAid Country Programs and their partner
organisations. As People4Change is a cross-national program, aiming at building
tolerance, respect and expertise across cultures and borders, this position is
not available for permanent residents of Burundi. If you are a permanent
resident of Burundi and find this job interesting, please note that similar
Advisor placements in other countries are regularly advertised at: www.actionaid.dk
Recruitment Timeline
- September
26th: Shortlisted candidates are contacted
- September
30th: Phone/SKYPE interviews with shortlisted candidates
- October
11th: Personality Assessment feedback via SKYPE
- October
17th and 18th: Face-to-Face interviews at AA Burundi’s main
office in Bujumbura, Burundi
Due to the anticipated large number of applications expected
for this position, it will not possible to provide feedback to all applicants.
Therefore, only shortlisted candidates will be notified at each stage of the
recruitment process.
More Information
A comprehensive job description (PDF) is available on: www.actionaid.org. The job
description includes thorough information about the job content, salary, and
background for the placement. All interested candidates are strongly
recommended to go through the detailed job description before applying. For
more information on the People4Change program, please visit the ActionAid
Denmark website:www.actionaid.dk
For further practical questions related to the advertised
position, please contact:
ActionAid Burundi Head of HROD, Albert Nizigiyimana at
AlbertMulller.Nizigiyimana@actionaid.org
