It is an instrument voluntarily acceded to by member states of the African Union as an African-based monitoring mechanism.
The
primary purpose of the APRM is to foster the adoption of policies,
standards and practices that lead to human security and political
stability, high economic growth, sustainable development, and
accelerated sub-regional and continental economic integration.
The APRM invites applicants who are citizens of AU Member States for the following Johannesburg, South Africa based post:
Senior Coordinator, Thematic Coordination & Research
Under the supervision of the CEO of the APRM, the incumbent will be responsible for the overall coordination of information gathering and analysis on all African Union member states on the four APRM Thematic Areas, viz. Corporate Governance; Economic Governance and Management; Democracy and Political Governance; and Socio-Economic Development.Key Strategic Challenges will include, amongst others:
- Coordinating research activities on individual countries on the APRM thematic as well as related development areas
- In cooperation with the HOD: Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Coordinators for thematic areas, organizing the preparation of individual countries data bases including, in particular, data and information related to thematic areas
- Ensuring provision of necessary inputs to the preparatory process of country reviews, on four thematic areas, including supervising the drafting of relevant documents
- Ensuring provision of necessary inputs to the preparation of country reports on the implementation the National Programmes of Action (NPOAs) of individual participating countries
- Facilitating the preparation of papers and background documents for both the review and evaluation processes and also for advocacy towards non-participating African countries as well as external bilateral and multilateral partners
Qualifications & Professional Experience Required:
- A minimum Masters’ degree in Social Sciences
- At least 8 years’ experience in dealing with African development issues
- 8 to 15 years’ experience in managing complex departments/functions and leading teams of senior professionals
- Extensive knowledge of the objectives of the APRM in the thematic areas and their interactions, as well as their impact on the overall development process at country, regional and continental levels
- Proven leadership and experience in interacting with country and international officials
- Proficiency in one of the African Union working languages.
Remuneration: Indicative basic salary US$ 57,515.00 per annum plus other related entitlements e.g. post adjustment (57% of basic salary), housing allowance (US 26,496.00 per annum), education allowance (75% of tuition and other related expenses for every eligible dependent up to a maximum of US$7,800.00 per child per annum), etc. for internationally recruited staff of the African Union.
Applications must be sent to: team4@fusionsearch.co.za quoting the job title on the email subject line.
Application Process
Interested parties to submit the following, preferably in either English or French:
- A motivation letter stating reasons for seeking employment with the African Peer Review Mechanism
- Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae indicating your nationality, age, and gender
- Three (3) contactable referees who have good knowledge of the candidate’s work
- Certified copies of all academic qualifications
All
appointments will be made on fixed term of five years, comprising the
first three years one of which is probation period, after which the
contract can be renewed once.
Fusion Consulting (Pty) Ltd has been mandated to manage the recruitment process for the above posts.
For enquiries, please contact Ms. Siviwe Shongwe, Director at Fusion Consulting on +27 11 706 5763.
Closing Date: 3 November 2014