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Regional Programme Development Specialist – Africa
About VSO: VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries.
Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change lives and make the world a fairer place.
Role Overview: To provide methodological support and strategic insight to programme development and strategic oversight to programme/project development in the the Africa region to ensure that our interventions are pro poor, evidence based and transformational in addressing exclusions that result in poverty, are accountable and are based on the 3 elements of sustainable development (social, economic and environmental coherence).
Skills, qualifications and experience required
Essential
- At least 10 years progression in the development, implementation and management of participatory development programmes.
- At least 5 years hands on experience of working through participatory development methodologies as a practitioner and as a strategist.
- Skills in facilitating a range of key development processes as a practitioner and a trainer e.g. Gender analysis, poverty analysis, stakeholder mapping, social exclusion analysis, value for money analysis, environmental impact assessment, social impact assessment, economic impact assessment and intervention analysis. Participatory rapid appraisal, participatory action research, participatory monitoring and evaluation and other participatory methodologies.
- Experience of working effectively with theories of change.
- Demonstrable capacity in communicating strategy, models and change processes visually, as presentations and as written narratives.
- Knowledge of the Africa social, economic and environmental context.
Desirable
- Experience of working in Africa.
- Thematic expertise in one or more of VSOs key programmes areas would be an advantage: education, health, secure livelihoods, participation and governance, gender or climate change.
Applicants must have the Right to work in any of the countries in the Horn and East Africa Region (Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda) as well as Ghana and Nigeria
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How to Apply
Application closing date: 12 Nov 2015
Interview / Assessment date(s): Mid November 2015
Start date: Mid-December 2015
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