Electoral Expert/Team Leader (Category Senior)
Qualifications and Skills
Advanced University degree in Law, Political Science, International Relations or any
other discipline relevant to the assignment, or equivalent professional experience of at
least 10 years in the area related to Lot 7.
General Professional Experience
At least ten (10) years of experience in the area related to Lot 7.
Specific Professional Experience
At least five (5) years work experience in the field of electoral assistance and electoral
observation and analysis. A prior experience as part of an EU Election Observation
Mission or an EU Election Technical Assistance project, possibly including managing
an electoral observation mission, drafting statements and reports, would be considered
an asset
Familiarity with the legal and regulatory framework for elections as weil as
international and regional standards for democratic elections.
Proven work experience on electoral legislation and good understanding of election dispute resolution mechanisms
Excellent understanding of the functioning of election management bodies
Familiarity with political party functioning and experience in assessing the political
landscape, according to international and regional standards, particularly as regards to elections is an asset
Previous experience in the country and/or the region and good networks within the
different sectors of society in order to be immediately operational is an as set
Language skills
Excellent written and spoken skills in English and French.
In addition. the Team Leader will present the following profile:
Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
Excellent report drafting skills
Coordination and management skills and past experience of management in a similar
assignment, preferably as Deputy Chief Observer in an Election observation mission
or as Chief Technical Adviser in a technical assistance project
Proven knowledge and field experience of EU policies and programs in the area of
human rights, democratisation and good governance
Proven work experience in project implementation and budget management of international civilian missions, preferably as part of an EU Election Observation
Mission or an EU Election Technical Assistance project is an asset
Proven work experience of contractual and budgetary procedures of EC external
action and related mechanisms is an asset
3.3 Language skills:
The consultants shall demonstrate a good command of English or French, preferably both. At
least the Team leader shall be fluent in both languages. The proposed team should inc1ude at
least one member with an excellent command of Kinyarwanda.
To apply
Applications and updated CV should be submitted to sondes.khlifi ccm-cg.com
Deadline: June 19, 2012
