Governance and Accountability Officer,Job Opportunities, at Enabel( 2 positions)

 Job Title: Governance and Accountability Officer

Number of vacancies: 2

Category:  National

Location:  Jinja and Fort Portal, Uganda

Reference:  20060

Final date for application:  15 December 2023

 About Enabel:

Enabel is a Belgian development agency. It implements the Belgian governmental cooperation. The agency also implements actions for other national and international donors. With its Belgian and international partners, Enabel provides solutions to address urgent global challenges: Climate Change, Urbanisation, Human Mobility, Peace and Security, Social and Economic Inequalities, and Global Citizenship. With 2.000 staff, Enabel manages about 170 projects in twenty countries, in Belgium, Africa and the Middle East.

 

Background

Enabel in Uganda is seeking to recruit dynamic and competent individuals to fill 2 vacancies for the position of Governance and Accountability Officer in the project offices in Fort portal and Jinja.

The person is responsible for supporting local stakeholders in developing formal and informal spaces for collaboration between public actors and civil society at the local level as well as boost innovative ideas (and consolidating existing ones) for direct citizen engagement and participation

 

Tasks and Responsibilities

Ø  You will conduct participatory analyses in each district on current practices of multi-actor planning, implementation, and monitoring.

Ø  You will develop actions to strengthen multi-actor coordination, as well as plan and monitoring the inclusion of refugee needs and opportunities to feed into local programming and services;

Ø  You will ensure efficient and effective budget implementation of activities in education and health projects.

Ø  You will provide relevant information to advance the cause of citizen participation and engagement at international, national, and sub-national levels

Ø  You will Coordinate with the research and development agencies in the regions to field test and disseminate innovations and practices designed for the conditions in the project districts;

You commit to the vision, mission, and values of Enabel: https://www.enabel.be/content/enabel-vision-mission-values

 

Full link to JD:http://gofile.me/6QZru/wmZnIsupu

 

Qualifications and Experience

Ø  A Minimum of Master's degree in social sciences, political sciences, law, public administration, human rights, economics, or other areas closely relevant.

Ø  At least 5 years of relevant experience in support of local governance processes

Ø  Sound experience of approaches and tools for citizen participation and engagement at the local/sub-national level

Ø  A minimum of 3 years of experience in program management, monitoring, and evaluation, and policy development in support of local governance processes

Ø  Experienced in approaches and tools for facilitating multi-stakeholder processes, participatory approaches

Ø  Experience with qualitative and quantitative M&E methods.

Required Knowledge and Skills

Ø  Demonstrated knowledge of the decentralization context policies and institutions in Uganda particularly about the delivery of social services

Ø  Sound knowledge of action learning mechanisms and participatory action research

Ø  Competences in change management, learning, and knowledge management;

Ø  Clear and concise writing skills for reporting, administrative, and technical documents;

Ø  Communication, presentation, and facilitation skills;

Ø  Creative thinking and being proactive i.e. taking initiative and responsibility at the same time

Ø  Good working knowledge of ICT technologies (related software, phone, email) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office).

 

We offer you

A fascinating/interesting/varied job in an international environment.

A contract: of 41 months.

Ø  A salary package that comprises the monthly gross salary, by our salary scales (class 5)

Ø  The contractual conditions will be established according to the organization's salary policies.

Ø  Every person who fulfills the conditions listed in our job advertisements may apply.

Ø  Enabel is committed to equal opportunities and diversity in its workforce.

Ø  We do not discriminate based on gender, origin, age, religion, disability status, or any other factor other than competence

Are you interested?

HOW TO APPLY:

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Deadline for submission of applications: Friday 15th December 2023 at 11:59 pm (EAT).

Only applications submitted via the above link will be considered.