Zimbabwe: Policy Advisor: Debt, Private Finance and Arbitration (Zimbabwe)
Country: Zimbabwe
Closing date: 06 Sep 2013
Responsibilities:
The Policy Advisor is responsible for:
Leadership of the Debt Portfolio in Planning, Design and Implementation of Programmes.
Representation and Profile Raising of AFRODAD’S work on Domestic and External Debt.
Shared Learning, Capacity Building and Programme Quality Assurance
Debt Policy Research, Advocacy and Campaigning.
Management of the Debt Portfolio.
Corporate Management – as member of management team and resources
Mobilisation and Allocation committees.
Requirements:.
A relevant postgraduate degree in Social Sciences such as Economics, Development Studies, International Affairs, and/or Law, preferably with a PhD.
Proven Research and Policy Analysis training and experience.
At least five years experience working on debt and development issues.
Demonstrable project management and organizational skills appropriate for a highly multi-tasked environment and supervising other technical staff.
Significant relevant experience in project management or research administration, and responsibility for managing budgets.
Minimum of five years’ experience in managing and supervising staff.
Excellent interpersonal communication and teamwork skills.
Excellent written English skills and experience with drafting documents, such as Policy Briefs, project plans, reports and grant agreements.
High degree of familiarity with office productivity software (email, word processing, spreadsheets, Web etc).
Additional African language skills (French and Portuguese) is an added advantage.
How to apply:
To apply ,please email your CV, motivation letter stating clearly why you feel you have the skills and experience required for this role to tracy@actionappointments.co.za
Please visit our website at www.actionappointments.co.za for further details
