NGO JOBS

Organization: Tetra Tech
Country: Indonesia
Closing date: 28 Feb 2014

Tetra Tech ARD, headquartered in Burlington, Vermont, is currently accepting expressions of interest from qualified applicants for a variety of technical positions to be part of our proposal for the Participatory Land Use Planning (PLUP) activity under the MCA-funded Green Prosperity Project in Indonesia. The Green Prosperity Project aims to promote environmentally sustainable, low carbon economic growth as set forth in the Indonesian Government’s medium- to long-term development plans. To support this objective, the PLUP activity involves administrative boundary setting, updating and integration of land use inventories and enhancing spatial plans at the district and provincial level to support investment in renewable energy and sustainable management of natural resources. Positions will be based in Jakarta and may require frequent travel. Local and regional candidates are encouraged to apply.

THE POSITIONS ARE:*Field Team Leader*Spatial Planner*Community Engagement Specialist*Environmental and Social Assessment Specialist *Institutional Development Specialist*Gender Specialist*Financial Analyst

QUALIFICATIONS:
*Advanced degree in relevant technical or management discipline;*Minimum five years’ professional experience in the relevant field;*Extensive experience working in Indonesia, particularly in Jambi and West Sulawesi; *Fluency in English and Bahasa required.

To be considered applicants must submit the following as part of the on-line process:*Cover Letter*CV in reverse chronological format*A list of at least 3 professional references including name, contact information, and statement of relationship to the reference.

Applications that do not meet the minimum requirements listed above will not be considered. No phone calls will be accepted.

How to apply:

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Apply on-line at: https://careers.tetratechintdev.com/ARDCareers/App/InternationalPostingD...

Tetra Tech is committed to diversity and gender equality in all of its operations- in the U.S and overseas. We strive to reflect these goals in our global mission and in our workplace. We encourage applications from women and underrepresented ethnic, racial and cultural groups. Tetra Tech is proud to be an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer.

Organization: The Institute for Collaborative Development
Country: Egypt
Closing date: 11 Oct 2013

Job Description
Participatory Governance Specialist
Social Audit to Improve Governance and Accountability in the Social Sectors in Egypt

Background

The Institute for Collaborative Development (ICD) provides smart, strategic, and focused assistance aimed at building systems for sustained health and development outcomes. Our mission is to enhance the technical, organizational, and operational capacity of public and private institutions to create, implement, and oversee critical health programs. ICD brings together a global network of economists, political scientists, public health practitioners, and general development experts to provide a multi-disciplinary perspective to solving development challenges. Our diversity is bound by several commonalities: We are passionate about facilitating change, gravitate towards creative and out-of-the-box solutions, driven by our conviction to empower local institutions, and committed to seeing impact.

The goal of the Social Audit to Improve Governance and Accountability in the Social Sectors in Egypt project is to improve health service delivery by promoting accountability and civic participation through Social Audit in Egypt. The application of Social Audits will lead to the achievement of the following broad goals i) increased community involvement in service delivery leading to increased transparency, accountability and access to information, ii) enhanced participatory governance leading to better quality decision making, greater accountability for political commitments, anti-corruption monitoring and more efficient and effective use of public budget, iii) fostering policy dialogue and civil society participation in service delivery

Summary

The Participatory Governance Expert will be responsible for leading the implementation of the project by providing expert advice on best global practices in social audit and adapting a framework for the Egyptian context, building full stakeholder buy-in

Responsibilities

• Conduct secondary research on available tools and methodologies for performing Social Audit, including any information on measured improvements in performance following use of Social Audit; published experiences with Social Audit inside Africa and selected relevant cases outside Africa; discover and investigate recent experiences with Social Audit in Africa that have not been published.
• Coordinate with institutions who have done meaningful work on Social Audit in Africa.
• Coordinate with development partners working in Egypt, including the World Bank and others, to collect their technical inputs.
• Conduct primary research on 3 Social Audit cases in selected African countries including field visits. Field visits may be performed by incumbent, or may be performed by other consultants. Research will include tools and methodologies selected, processes used, performance improvements gained, and lessons learned on what is most effective and what is not.
• Develop a Social Audit framework most applicable to the Egyptian context and needs, and develop a manual with procedures, tools, forms, etc. for the African Development Bank's (ADB's) RCM's.
• Disseminate the report and findings electronically, via ADB's website and other electronic communications channels.
• Prepare conference presentation and workshops to disseminate findings.

Qualifications

1. Master’s degree or higher in public policy or in a closely related field.
2. Minimum 10 years international development experience
3. Previous global experience with participatory governance, co-governance, or social audit.
4. Experience with conducting literature reviews and publishing in peer review journals
5. Prior work experience in Egypt a plus
6. Previous experience in analysis of social policies in developing countries, particularly in Africa
7. Highly proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Office, databases and other computer applications.
8. Outstanding oral and written English. Working proficiency in Arabic required.
9. Organized and results-oriented

Other

Highly qualified candidates with an interest in building and overseeing a global governance portfolio are strongly encouraged to apply

How to apply:

Interested candidates please send your CV to mrodriguez@collaborativedev.com