Civil Society Thematic Specialist - Governance, Peace, Migration & Human Development (Identification and Formulation of a civil society programme under the MIP (2021 – 2027)

Expert category: Home Based - Cat. II (>6 years of experience)

Qualifications and skills required: 

• Studies, International Relations, Public Administration or directly related discipline, or equivalent.

• Experience in management of projects relating to civil society, democratic governance, and/or related areas.

•Experience in project design and development of logical framework.

• Specific expertise  in civil society AND areas directly relating to governance, peace, migration and/or human development
General professional experience: 

• Minimum 6 years of professional experience on project management/design/implementation of civil society, governance, democracy, and/or related, programmes in a developing country context.

• Minimum 3 years recent and continuous in-country professional experience on civil society in Sub-Saharan Africa, with preference in Nigeria, gained through direct work experience or/and advisory functions.

• Familiarity with international frameworks and standards for civil society effectiveness.

• Experience in human rights based approach to developmentprogramming including gender and social inclusion.

• Proven field research and report writing skills;
Specific professional experience: 

• Minimum 5 years recent and continuous in country professional experience on civil society in Sub-Saharan Africa, with preference in Nigeria, gained through direct work experience or/and advisory functions.

•Proven ability to promote innovative approaches and to identify practical solutions to overcome challenges to time-critical projects;

• Excellent interpersonal skills to relateto counterparts on all levels of hierarchy;

• IT literate, very good knowledge of data processing and office automation software.