Governance and Program Quality Advisor for AA Myanmar
Governance and Program Quality Advisor for AA Myanmar
ActionAid Myanmar 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 Myanmar at the moment.
ActionAid Myanmar 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 Myanmar at the moment.
The Governance and Program 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.
Job tasks include:• Support in establishing inclusive community area platforms and support the communities to take collective action at the township, regional and national level
• Support bottom-up, people-led planning processes
• Support in developing and contextualizing training manuals and tools ( such as social audits, public hearings) to promote active citizenship as well as just and accountable governance
• Conduct research to provide strong evidence base for promoting pro-poor accountable governance and public services.
• Support bottom-up, people-led planning processes
• Support in developing and contextualizing training manuals and tools ( such as social audits, public hearings) to promote active citizenship as well as just and accountable governance
• Conduct research to provide strong evidence base for promoting pro-poor accountable governance and public services.
Required qualification• Post graduate degree within relevant field (governance, development studies)
• At least 5 years of management experience in an multicultural work environment
• At least 3 years of post-graduate work experience with governance related work
• Sound knowledge on program quality management
• Work experience from non-profit organisations
• Training and facilitation skills
• Ability to facilitate and guide processes without taking the lead
• Cultural sensitivity
• English proficiency
Application deadline and procedures
All applications must include a letter of motivation and an updated CV addressed to ActionAid Myanmar. All applications should be forwarded by email to Advisor5@ms.dk. Please also indicate where you have seen this advertisement in your application.
As People4Change is a cross-national programme, which aims at building tolerance, respect and expertise across cultures and borders, this position is not available for permanent residents of Myanmar. If you are a permanent resident of Myanmar and find this job interesting, please note that similar Advisor placements in other countries are regularly advertised at www.actionaid.org,
Application deadline is July 25th 2013
July 31st: Shortlisted candidates are contacted
August 1-4th: First round of phone/SKYPE interviews with shortlisted candidates.
August 16-19th: Personality Assessment feedback via phone/SKYPE
August 21-23rd: Face-to-Face interviews of the final two candidates at in Yangon
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. If you have not received any reply to your application by August 1st, then you have unfortunately not been taken into consideration for this position.
Starting date: October 1st 2013
Contract start is subject to approval of work and residence permit. The assignment is for 24 months, with the possibility for renewal. The Advisor is expected to participate in a face-to-face Human Rights Based Approach training in Tanzania in November; therefore the starting date is non-negotiable beyond November 1st.
More Information
A comprehensive job description is available 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 programme, please visit the ActionAid Denmark website:www.actionaid.dk, where terms and conditions can be downloaded. For further information on ActionAid International Myanmar, please visit: http://www.actionaid.org/myanmar
For any additional questions, please contact: HROD coordinator, Thet Thet Min,Thet.Min@actionaid.org
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