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Key Expert 1/Team Leader at DAI

  • Full Time
  • Lilongwe, Malawi
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  • Salary: 000

DAI

Project Name : Provision of Technical Assistance to the Malawi Democratic Governance Programme (Boma Lathu)

Reference number : INTPA/LLW/2022/EA-RP/0050

Description

The overall objective(Impact) to which this contract contributes is strengthening democratic governance and the social contract in Malawi.

The Specific Objectives Of This Contract Are As Follows

  • Assist the Government of Malawi and specifically the Ministry of National Unity to successfully implement the National Civic Education Policy so as to inspire and empower citizens to effectively participate in the promotion of good governance and socio-economic transformation.
  • Assist the Ministry of National Unity to coordinate the efficient and effective delivery of the Boma Lathu Programme. Key to this will be to ensure regular and up-to-date communication flows between the Ministry of National Unity, Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), National Registration Bureau (NRB), UNDP, the National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) and pre-selected Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on on-going activities, facilitate synergies and complementarities within different interventions and promote effective sharing of skills, knowledge and lessons amongst all partners towards overall democratic strengthening.

Qualifications And Skills

  • A postgraduate degree in Civic Education, Democratic Governance, Political Science, Elections, Social or Development Studies, Public Participation or a related field.
  • Excellent communication skills with good command of both written and oral English.

General Professional Experience

  • Must have a minimum of eight (8) years of experience in project management and administration with a minimum of three (3) years experience as a Team Leader or four (4) years as Deputy Team Leader in the area of Civic Education, Democratic Governance, Political Science, Elections, Social or Development Studies, Public Participation or related fields.

Specific Professional Experience

  • Demonstrated experience in project cycle management with the ability to manage and oversee all aspects of the project cycle.
  • Demonstrated experience in facilitating multi-stakeholder processes towards common goals, including government, donors and their implementation programmers, academia and civil society. Professional experience in sub-Saharan Africa will be an added advantage
  • Demonstrated experience working with EU-funded programmers will be an added advantage