Title: Senior
National Strategic Planning and Institut
ional Development Expert
Reference:
Sector-wide Approach (SWAP) Leadership Forums for the Democratic Governance
Sector (dgs)
Duration: 22 days
Location: Malawi
BiRD is looking for
a Senior National Strategic Planning and Institutional Development Expert as
part of its Democratic Goverance Programme (DGP) under the EU 11th EDF.
The global objective
of this assignment is to contribute towards the achievement of Result Area 3 of
the Democratic Governance Programme: Progressive
realisation and implementation of a better coordinated Governance Sector.
Specific objectives
a) To update a
learning-needs assessment of a sample of leaders/managers in the DG Sector
institutions with a particular focus on gaps in knowledge, skills and attitudes
regarding Sector Wide Approaches and Implementing Policy Change (IPC).
b) To update, refine
and facilitate learning sessions on Sector Wide Approaches and Implementing
Policy Change (IPC) for leaders/managers of sector institutions at the policy,
middle and operational levels in order to address the capacity gaps.
The consultant team
will consist of 2 experts, with the first team member being an International
Democratic Governance and Sector Wide Approach (SWAP) Expert, while the second
position will be filled by a National (Malawi-Based) expert in the field of
strategic planning and organizational development with clear understanding of
SWAP management. The team will work collaboratively and will jointly be
responsible for overall planning, coordination and management of the mission as
well as the overall analysis, conclusions and recommendations as drafted and
presented in the final mission report.
Experts should have
the following skills and competences:
Proven knowledge and experience of SWAPs;·
Fluent in spoken and written English;·
Facilitation and training expertise;·
Excellent analytical competence and interview
skills;·
Active listening skills and strong report
writing skills;·
National
Strategic Planning and Institutional Development Expert:
Qualifications
and skills:
University degree in economics, political
science, public/business administration or related field;·
General
professional experience:
Minimum of 7 years of relevant professional
experience;·
Proven experience in participative planning
and strategy development processes, preferably in the public sector context.·
Specific
professional experience:
Proven experience in the design and/or
implementation of public·
Sector Reform Strategies in the Malawian context, with a particular emphasis on
institutional capacity assessment, strategic planning and institutional
capacity building and/or SWAP management;
Proven knowledge and understanding of
Organisational Development issues is essential;·
Knowledge of the Democratic Governance Sector
institutions in Malawi is an essential requirement.·
The estimated start
date for this mission is September 2015. The main mission period is 1 calendar
month spread over a period of roughly 2 months from September to October 2015.
Applications and
updated CVs are accepted on a rolling basis and should be submitted before 12
July, 2015 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.
