[open-development] Job Opportunity with Make All Voices Count at Hivos in South Africa

Wed Jul 10 19:15:15 UTC 2013

Hi all,

You may be interested in the exciting new position (see below and http://hivos.org/vacancy/policy-learning-director) with Make All Voices Count - please share in your networks

Cheers,
Duncan
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Duncan Edwards
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Institute of Development Studies, Brighton BN1 9RE, UK
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Policy & Learning Director
An exciting new job opening with the "Making All Voices Count" Programme
Vacancy Name:
Policy & Learning Director
Number of hours:
Fulltime (40 hrs)
Region:
Southern Africa
Office:
Local Office South Africa (Johannesburg)

The role

The Policy & Learning Director's external role is to influence international policy development, contribute to the debate and share MAVC approaches and experiences through publications, presentations and participation. S/he is expected to become a key face of MAVC to the outside world and will establish and promote MAVC as a 'thought & practice leader' in the field of Transparency & Accountability.

The Policy & Learning Director is instrumental in translating latest developments, good practises and international trends in the field of Transparency & Accountability and citizen engagement into MAVC strategies. S/he will ensure robust evidence based learning from inside and outside the programme is implemented.

The Policy & Learning Director is the linchpin between the different elements of the programme: between the research component coordinated by IDS and the practitioners' experiences of Ushahidi and Hivos.  S/he is also responsible for the monitoring & evaluation of the programme, working in close collaboration with the external evaluator assigned to MAVC.

Key competencies
*         Five to eight years of relevant international work experience;
*         Up to date knowledge on the latest developments and thinking with regard to citizen engagement, transparency & accountability, open data and open government;
*         Ability to translate external trends and innovative practises into MAVC strategies;
*         Masters degree in a relevant field (e.g. international affairs, social or political science, international development);
*         Exceptional writing skills in English and the ability to compose compelling briefings, reports and media pieces;
*         Engaging public speaker with strong networking skills;
*         Strong advisory skills and team worker attitude;
*         Organised, detail-oriented with the ability to consistently meet tight deadlines;
*         Willingness and ability to travel extensively.

What we offer

We offer a stimulating work environment in a professional international organisation with dedicated and diverse staff. Employment is initially for a period of one year with a possible extension for three additional years, based on satisfactory performance.

About MAVC

MAVC is a joint collaboration and funded by the Government of Sweden, the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Omidyar Network (ON).

MAVC seeks to find inclusive ways to empower all citizens to voice their concerns and demands, and to improve governments' responsiveness and accountability to its citizens. In order to build trusting relationships between citizens and government, MAVC aims to fund collaborative efforts rather than one-sided approaches.

Four key areas of focus are:

* Supporting innovative ideas and solutions using new technologies

* Building an evidence base of   what works and why

* Scaling up successful initiatives and responses

* Catalysing global attention and action around these issues

MAVC will support initiatives in 12 countries in Africa and Asia. The programme started in June 2013 and will run for four years, managed from the MAVC office in Johannesburg, South Africa. MAVC is a consortium of Hivos, the lead agency, Ushahidi (www.ushahidi.com<http://www.ushahidi.com/>), a non-profit tech company that specialises in developing free and open source software for information collection, visualisation and interactive mapping, and IDS (www.ids.ac.uk<http://www.ids.ac.uk/>), a British research institute based at the University of Sussex.

This message is for the addressee only and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of IDS. Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RE Tel: +44 (0)1273 606261; Fax: +44 (0)1273 621202 IDS, a charitable company limited by guarantee: Registered Charity No. 306371; Registered in England 877338; VAT No. GB 350 899914

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