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Tax Justice Advisor , ActionAid Mozambique

Re-Advert: Are you ActionAid Mozambique Tax Justice Advisor?
ActionAid Mozambique (AAMOz) is searching for a professional with strong skills in ADVOCACY,CAMPAIGNING and human rights based approaches to work with ActionAid staff and her partner organisations. The Tax Justice Advisor will support AAMOz in her work in seeking to hold governments and corporates to account for taxes and improve public services delivery.
ActionAid is a global movement of people working together to further human rights for all. ActionAid Mozambique has been in Mozambique since 1988, taking sides with poor and excluded people. The priority areas of her work are: (1) Women Rights and Gender Equality; (2) Participatory Democracy and Access to Basic Rights and Services and (3) Economic Alternatives for Women, Youth and Vulnerable Groups. The advisor will be a leading technical advice-giver to the Strategic priority on Participatory Democracy and Access to Rights and Basic Services. She/he will refer to and work closely with the ActionAid International Campaign Unit with regards to advocacy and campaign conceptual and knowledge-sharing, programming and methodological aspects in her/his capacity development work.

Key result areas:• Identify and design appropriate Tax Justice methodologies and tools for use by staff; and to upscale collaborative work with Partners seeking Tax Justice and equality in Mozambique.  
• Train and equip Participatory Democracy staff and partners with knowledge on Tax Justice and its interface with poverty, transparency and accountability in Mozambique
• Support AA Participatory Democracy staff to develop Tax Justice activities and help in the production of easy to use tax Justice tools and civic education material
• Support and advice networks on Tax Justice issues and guide the development of contextual strategies and concrete advocacy plans and tactics for use in fostering Tax Justice at local government level
• Support AA Participatory Democracy staff and partners on elaboration of a campaign action plan  for mobilization and active engagement at all levels
• Train core group from AA Moz Staff and strategic partners on research methodologies for collection of evidence for tax Justice Work, including tracking of tax payment and compliance with social responsibility etc.

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
Required qualifications:
  • Master of Arts degree in any of the following or related disciplines: Social Sciences, Development Studies, Economics, Governance, and Policy Analysis.
  • Ideally minimum 5 years’ experience in advocacy and campaign work
  • 2 - 3 years’ experience as a technical advisor in a developing country, preferably Sub Sahara Africa.
  • Preferably 2 years’ experience in campaigns and advocacy work in an international organization - experience in working on issues of tax justice, accountability, public administration, or local governance will be an added advantage.
  • Experience with campaign approaches and planning and practical tools used in social accountability and corporate accountability work in civil society is an added advantage
  • Experience with project- and programme design, implementation, monitoring and reporting is important
  • Coaching and mentoring experience, especially with experience in capacity building of networks and alliances
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSION: May 11th 2014.
EXPECTED STARTING MONTH: Start date is dependent on selected candidate acquiring work permit in Mozambique (Depending on the nationality of the applicant, a work permit can be gotten in 2 to 6 months).
CONTRACT PERIOD: 12 months, with the possibility for renewal.
 
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:  Mozambique Tax Justice Advisor position. Note: those who applied earlier should not do so this time.
 
The Tax Justice Advisor is placed through ActionAid’s People4Change program; a people-to-people programme providing development support to ActionAid Country Programs and there 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 Mozambique. If you are a permanent resident of Mozambique and find this job interesting, please note that similar Advisor placements in other countries are regularly advertised atwww.actionaid.org
RECRUITMENT TIMELINE
  • May 15th                       Shortlisted candidates are contacted
  • May 19th - 23th              1st Round - Phone/SKYPE interview with shortlisted candidates
  • June 9th – 13th                         2rd round - final selection via Phone/SKYPE interview
  • August – November 2014 ___Candidate deployment upon acquisition of work permit
 
Due to the large number of applications received for these positions, it is not possible to provide feedback for all applications. Therefore, only shortlisted candidates will be notified at each stage of the recruitment process. If you have not received any reply to your application by May 16th, then you have unfortunately not been taken into consideration for this position.
More Information
A comprehensive job description is available for download at: 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 information on ActionAid Mozambique, please visit: www.actionaid.org/mozambique
 
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