For the Malawi Democratic Governance Programme, BiRD is looking for a replacement Team Leader.
Key expert 1: Team Leader Malawi DGP
Qualifications and skills
• The Team Leader shall be the Head of the TFU and shall have a postgraduate degree or equivalent in public administration, social or political science, law or in another related field of programme management;
• The Team Leader shall posses preferably 10 years of progressive professional experience in the management and implementation of development cooperation projects; with a minimum of 5 years being required;
• Excellent communication, negotiation and mentoring skills and willingness to impart skills and knowledge to counterparts;
• Conversant with Project Cycle Management skills;
• Computer literate with coherent report writing skills;
• Fluent spoken and proficient written English.
• The Team Leader shall be the Head of the TFU and shall have a postgraduate degree or equivalent in public administration, social or political science, law or in another related field of programme management;
• The Team Leader shall posses preferably 10 years of progressive professional experience in the management and implementation of development cooperation projects; with a minimum of 5 years being required;
• Excellent communication, negotiation and mentoring skills and willingness to impart skills and knowledge to counterparts;
• Conversant with Project Cycle Management skills;
• Computer literate with coherent report writing skills;
• Fluent spoken and proficient written English.
General professional experience
• The Team Leader shall possess demonstrated experience as team leader or in a top managerial position in projects or programmes as well as experience in communication and project Visibility.
• The Team Leader shall possess demonstrated experience as team leader or in a top managerial position in projects or programmes as well as experience in communication and project Visibility.
Specific professional experience
• Specific professional experience shall include significant work experience in good governance or justice in at least one developing country;
• Proven experience in international exposure to public sector reform, institutional strengthening and implementing capacity building programmes in the governance sector;
• Applied knowledge of EC/EU development programme management, including procurement procedures, such as preparation and evaluation of tender dossiers and management of imprest accounts on at least one major programme; experience in EDF programmes will be an advantage;
• Experience of supporting the development and/or implementation of sector-wide approaches in support of good governance would be an added advantage;
• Previous work in Sub-Saharan Africa shall be considered as additional advantage.
• Specific professional experience shall include significant work experience in good governance or justice in at least one developing country;
• Proven experience in international exposure to public sector reform, institutional strengthening and implementing capacity building programmes in the governance sector;
• Applied knowledge of EC/EU development programme management, including procurement procedures, such as preparation and evaluation of tender dossiers and management of imprest accounts on at least one major programme; experience in EDF programmes will be an advantage;
• Experience of supporting the development and/or implementation of sector-wide approaches in support of good governance would be an added advantage;
• Previous work in Sub-Saharan Africa shall be considered as additional advantage.
How to apply:
Applications and updated CV are accepted on a rolling basis and should be submitted before October 10, 2014 to:jobs****@****birdmunich.de
Please note that only excellent experts meeting most or all of the above criteria and having an excellent and verifiable track record will be considered.
