Expert category: Home Based - Cat. I (>12 years of experience)
• Qualifications and skills required: • At least a Master Degree in Political Science, Law, Sociology, Anthropology, Development Studies, International Relations, Public Administration, Medicine, Public Health, Economics, Business, Engineering, or directly related discipline, or equivalent. • Experience in leading missions for project
identification and formulation in civil society, democratic governance, and/or related areas. • Knowledge of NDICI procedures. • Experience in political economy/drivers of change type of assessment, or similar, and theory of change.
• General professional experience: • Experience in needs/risk/stakeholders' analysis. • Experience in project design and development of logical frameworks. • Experience in civil society AND areas directly related to any of the thematic focus of the MIP and in Sub-Saharan Africa. • Full working knowledge of English, as well as excellent report writing and communication skills
• Specific professional experience: • Minimum 12 years of professional experience on project management/design/implementation of civil society programmes in a developing
country context. • Minimum 5 years of professional experience in civil society AND to any of the thematic focus of the MIP and in Sub-Saharan Africa. • Specific expertise on civil society in developing country context, including on methodologies and support modalities. • At least 5 missions leading project identification and formulation of EDF and NDICI programmes on civil society, democratic governance, and/or related areas.
• Experience in development cooperation in Sub-Saharan Africa. • Familiarity with nternational frameworks and standards for civil society effectiveness. • Experience in
human rights based approach to development programming. • Proven field research and report writing skills. • Proven ability to promote innovative approaches and to
identify practical solutions to overcome challenges to time-critical projects. • Excellent interpersonal skills to relate to counterparts on all levels of hierarchy. • IT literate, very good knowledge of data-processing and office automation software.
• Language skills: Proficient in spoken and written English
• Number of working days: 48 days