CIVICUS exists to defend people power. As a growing global alliance of over 8000 members in 175 countries, we work together to monitor violations of basic civic freedoms, call out the perpetrators of violations and strengthen the power of people to organise by supporting a more accountable, effective and innovative civil society. We strive to promote excluded voices, especially from the Global South.
About the Role
The Impact and Accountability Project Officer will provide support to impact, learning and accountability reviews and initiatives related to the Consortium to Promote Human Rights, Civic Freedoms and Media Development in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this role, the Impact and Accountability Officer will develop appropriate tools, support progress tracking, communicate, raise visibility and embed lessons learned in the project design and delivery. The role will work closely with the project team, the CIVICUS Impact and Accountability Cluster, consortium partners and external stakeholders in both capturing and disseminating learnings.
Key Requirements
- Degree in monitoring and evaluation, information science or a related field. In instances of exceptional skills and experience this requirement can be waived.
- Advanced level in using technology
- At least 2 years’ direct experience in a position of monitoring and evaluation of large-scale projects
- Substantive experience within non-profit/social good organisation
- Technical knowledge and experience in implementation of gender and social inclusion approaches is a plus
- Working proficiency in French or Portuguese, desirable
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How to apply:
The closing deadline for applications is Close of Business on the 15th November 2019. Interested candidates should email their application to [email protected]
Your application should comprise of
- A full CV, including educational and professional qualifications, a full employment history showing the more significant positions, responsibilities held, and relevant achievements
- A covering note of not more than 1 page outlining your motivation for applying for the role.
Short listed candidates will be contacted during the week of the 18th – 22nd November 2019 to schedule interviews.
Due to high volumes of applications received, should you not have received feedback on your application within three weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.