Title: National Senior Development Policy Expert
Reference: Democratic Governance Programme (DGP) 10th EDF
Location: Malawi
Duration: 22 working days
The Bureau for Institutional Reform and Democracy (BiRD) is currently looking for a National Senior Budget Analysis Expert for a short-term mission for the Support to the Malawi Parliament as part of its on-going DGP programme in Malawi (10th EDF).
The requested services for all experts will involve working closely with the Malawi Parliament, specifically with the Office of the Clerk of Parliament and parliamentary staff assigned to this mission, and the DGP-TFU.
Component 6 – Awareness of SDGs:
- Incorporate SDGs as a crosscutting issue in all activities above;
- ad-hoc assistance from a national development policy expert on a draw-down basis.
Position 9 – Component 6/Expert 1: National Senior Development Policy Expert
Qualifications and skills:
- University degree (or equivalent) in law, human rights, political science or related field
General professional experience:
- Minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience;
- Proven knowledge of current trends in development policy and practice.
Specific professional experience:
- Proven understanding of global and regional development policy trends.
- Strong familiarity with SDGs and previous internationally agreed development goals is essential.
- Good knowledge and understanding of the Democratic Governance Sector in the Malawi context is required.
- Experience in organisational development and/or capacity building of public sector Institutions in Malawi and/or the SADC region is an advantage.
The foreseeable consultancy period is 22 working days. A start of the field activities is not likely before July 2016. The overall period of implementation for the Support to Parliament is around 6 to 7 calendar months, from June/July to December 2016.
HOW TO APPLY:
Applications and updated CVs are accepted on a rolling basis and should be submitted before 15 June, 2016 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.
