Location: Dublin, Ireland Salary: Commensurate with experience
How to Apply Please send a covering letter and completed application form (link at the bottom of the page) to: john.moffett@selfhelpafrica.org
Please submit applications by email only as a Word document or in Rich Text Format (.rtf)
Make it clear that you are applying for this position by writing: “Programme Development Advisor Application: [+ your name]” in the Subject line of the email. Closing Date: Friday 27 January 2012. Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted before 3 February 2012. Interviews will take place before 17 February 2012.
Self Help Africa is seeking to recruit a Programme Development Advisor.
The purpose of this post is to improve programme development processes and quality of implementation across the organisation. Working within the Policy and Strategy Team, this post will use the body of evidence and best practice generated, both from within Self Help Africa and from other development actors, to ensure new proposals and programmes across Self Help Africa countries of operation are of the highest standard and coherent with the Self Help Africa organisational strategy. In collaboration with the Policy and Strategy and Programme teams, this post will lead the drive to improve programme development and will be critical to enabling a significant scale up of Self Help Africa’s work.
The successful candidate will represent Self Help Africa in appropriate sector forums, liaise with donors and build strategic collaborations with like-minded organisations.
Prerequisites The successful candidate is likely to have:
• Masters in agriculture, rural development, social or development studies or a related discipline. • At least six years experience of working in overseas development in a project/programme role with research and policy experience. • Very good knowledge and experience of programme cycle management. • Extensive experience in report writing for funding agencies. • Strong research, evaluation and analytical skills. • Experience of working on rural development programmes in Africa. • Experience in using participatory approaches in project design and implementation. • In depth understanding of monitoring and evaluating rural development programmes. • Good organisation, planning and management skills.
For further details on this position, areas of responsibility, obligations and key relationships download the job description file below
Self Help Africa - UK Second Floor, Westgate House,Dickens Court, Hills Lane, Shrewsbury, SY1 1QU Tel. +44 (0) 1743 277170
Self Help Africa - Ireland Kingsbridge House, 17-22 Parkgate Street, Dublin 8, Co. Dublin, Ireland Tel. +353 (0)1 6778880
Self Help Africa Inc. 41 Union Square West, Suite 631 New York, NY 10003, USA Tel. +1 212 206 0847
Self Help Africa is an international charity registered in Ireland and the United Kingdom Registered charity number: 6663 (Ireland), and 298830 (UK) Self Help Africa is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organisation in the United States.
