Malawi: National Senior Accountability Expert

Title: NationalSenior Accountability Expert

Reference: Democratic Governance Programme (DGP) 10th EDF

Location: Malawi

Duration: 22 working days

The Bureau for Institutional Reform and Democracy (BiRD) is currently looking for a National Senior Accountability Expert for a short-term mission for the Support to the Malawi Parliament as part of its on-going DGP programme in Malawi (10th EDF).

The requested services for all experts will involve working closely with the Malawi Parliament, specifically with the Office of the Clerk of Parliament and parliamentary staff assigned to this mission, and the DGP-TFU.

Position 5 – Component 3/Expert 1: NationalSenior Accountability Expert

Qualifications and skills:

• University degree in law, economics, finance, political science, public/business administration or related field or more than 10 years of practical experience in relevant fields.

General professional experience:

• At least 8 years of relevant work experience, including demonstrable experience in financial accountability, public financial management, anti-corruption, or other relevant financial management fields.
• Experience in leading training and facilitation events.

Specific professional experience:

• Proven experience in designing, managing or evaluating transparency and accountability mechanisms in public or private institutions.
• Experience in the design and/or implementation of public sector reform strategies in the Malawian context, with a particular emphasis on institutional capacity building and accountability.
• Previous experience of drafting or creating anti-corruption strategies for private or public sector institutions in developing countries an advantage.
• Knowledge of the Democratic Governance Sector in Malawi will be an added advantage.

The foreseeable consultancy period is 22 working days. A start of the field activities is not likely before July 2016. The overall period of implementation for the Support to Parliament is around 6 to 7 calendar months, from June/July to December 2016.

Applications and updated CVs are accepted on a rolling basis and should be submitted before 15 June, 2016 to: jobs@birdmunich.de.

Please note that only excellent experts meeting most or all of the above criteria and having an excellent and verifiable track record will be considered.