The Bureau for Institutional Reform and Democracy Recruitment 2015

The Bureau for Institutional Reform and Democracy GmbH is an
independent, privately owned
consulting company committed to providing
high-quality advisory services and technical assistance for the
strengthening of democratic institutions, structures and processes.

Having been among the pioneers to specialise in the increasingly
important governance sector, BiRD’s activities and fields of expertise
nowadays encompass all aspects of democratic governance, institutional
reform, capacity building of governance institutions and non-state
actors, civic education, conflict prevention and management as well as
electoral assistance.

 
Job Title:  Senior Non Key Experts – EDF Support

BiRD
is looking for Senior Non Key Experts in the areas of EDF support and
Regional Development and Coordination for an EU-funded project in
support to the ECOWAS Commission.

The overall objective of the project of which this contract will be a part is as follows:

To support the ECOWAS Commission in implementing its regional
strategy and pursuing its mandate in a more efficient and effective way,
through a better management of its resources.

To attain the above purpose, the contract has the following expected result:

Result 2.: The ECOWAS Commission is supported in its
role of Regional Authorising Officer (RAO) in the implementation of
10th EDF projects in compliance with the applicable financial and
contractual procedures.

Result 3: The ECOWAS Commission ensures efficient
monitoring of the 10th EDF projects, in coordination with the WAEMU
Commission and in the context of improved coherence with other donors
interventions.

Expert profile for EDF Support:

Qualifications and skills

− The experts should have a Masters degree level of qualification in a
field of studies relevant to the tasks, such as management, economics,
procurement, accounting, finance (public or otherwise) or equivalent
professional experience of 8 years, in the areas relevant to the tasks.

− Computer literacy: Competency in word processing and spreadsheet
applications is essential. Documented experience with the development
and maintenance of databases would be an added advantage

− Written and oral fluency in the English language is essential and a good knowledge of French, both written and oral;

− Good interpersonal skills are essential and experience in advising
at top-management level demonstrate by having been project manager in at
least 3 assignments

General professional experience

− At least seven (7) years of proven experience in capacity building
in financial and general administration, acquired in a development
cooperation or public administration environment.

− Have at least three (3) years’ work experience in ACP countries or
other regional organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa in institutional
capacity building projects;

Specific professional experience

− At least four (4) years of experience in dealing with EDF financial and procurement procedures is a pre-requisite,;

− Experience in building up administrative services, archiving,
filing and institutional development, demonstrated by having been a team
member in two long term assignments covering this domain.

CVs will be accepted on a rolling basis. As a non-key expert in this
project, the missions will be short term for a number of days to be
determined based on the specific mission. An expert who expresses
interest in this opportunity does not need to sign any binding agreement
and exclusivity of availability at this time.

Job Title:  Senior Non Key Experts – Regional and Development Coordination 

BiRD
is looking for Senior Non Key Experts in the areas of Regional
Development and Coordination for an EU-funded project in support to the
ECOWAS Commission.

The overall objective of the project of which this contract will be a part is as follows:

To support the ECOWAS Commission in implementing its regional
strategy and pursuing its mandate in a more efficient and effective way,
through a better management of its resources.

To attain the above purpose, the contract has the following expected result:

Result 2.: The ECOWAS Commission is supported in its
role of Regional Authorising Officer (RAO) in the implementation of
10th EDF projects in compliance with the applicable financial and
contractual procedures.

Result 3: The ECOWAS Commission ensures efficient
monitoring of the 10th EDF projects, in coordination with the WAEMU
Commission and in the context of improved coherence with other donors
interventions.

Expert Profile in Regional and Development Coordination:

Qualifications and skills

− The experts should have a Masters degree level of qualification in a
field of studies relevant to the tasks, such as management, economics,
procurement, accounting, finance (public or otherwise) or equivalent
professional experience of 8 years, in the areas relevant to the tasks.

− Computer literacy: Competency in word processing and spreadsheet
applications is essential. Documented experience with the development
and maintenance of databases would be an added advantage

− Written and oral fluency in the English language is essential and a good knowledge of French, both written and oral;

− Good interpersonal skills are essential and experience in advising
at top-management level demonstrate by having been project manager in at
least 3 assignments

General professional experience

− The expert should preferably have a minimum of seven (7) years
proven experience in the area of strategic planning, policy analysis,
monitoring and evaluation, project cycle management in either the
private or public sector, and resource mobilization.

− The expert should have a minimum of three (3) years proven
experience in development cooperation in ACP States, of which at least
two (2) years must be in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Specific professional experience

• Prior experience of four (4) years in the development and use of
  computer based planning, monitoring and evaluation systems is essential;
• Prior experience in project cycle management processes
  (identification and formulation of projects and programmes, and terms of
  reference) in the implementation of EDF-financed projects demonstrated
  by having been part of at least 2 EDF funded projects.
• Knowledge of institutional building in the framework of ACP-EU
  cooperation advising high level policy or regulatory bodies by having
  performed at least 2 similar assignments to governments, regional or
  international organizations in ACP countries would be an advantage.
• Experience in the development of frameworks for monitoring development cooperation would be an advantage;
• Experience of regional economic integration, preferably in Southern Africa, would be an advantage;

CVs will be accepted on a rolling basis. As a non-key expert in this
project, the missions will be short term for a number of days to be
determined based on the specific mission. An expert who expresses
interest in this opportunity does not need to sign any binding agreement
and exclusivity of availability at this time.

How to Apply

Applications and updated CVs are accepted on a rolling basis and should be submitted before 21 August, 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