About CIVICUS
CIVICUS exists to defend people power. As a growing global alliance of over 7000 members in 175 countries, we work together to monitor violations of basic civic freedoms, call out the perpetrators of violations and strengthen the power of people to organise by supporting a more accountable, effective and innovative civil society. We strive to promote excluded voices, especially from the Global South.
About the Role
Building upon a successful 2.5 year pilot phase, the Resilient Roots initiative is working to promote and enhance CSO accountability with a larger, more diverse group of organisations and actors across the CIVICUS alliance, in an attempt to see accountability to our communities and staff become a core, cross-cutting and continuous practice for organisations around the world, irrespective of their size, approach or context. We are primarily doing this by integrating constituent accountability policies and practices – that is, things that produce greater levels of organisational responsiveness, respect and trust – into existing CIVICUS teams, projects and member communities.
The Constituent Accountability Project Officer will develop and implement the Resilient Roots (RR) project work plan, working closely with the Data for Accountability Programme Coordinator (D4APC), the I&A cluster, and colleagues from other relevant clusters. This includes working with clusters to identify and experiment with new constituent accountability practices, or to enhance existing ones, and leading collaborative efforts to develop organisation-wide policies related to this topic. It also includes engaging wider audiences to promote improved understanding and uptake of constituent accountability approaches. All efforts will draw heavily upon the lessons learned and tools produced during the previous phase of the RR initiative.
Key Requirements
- Degree in International Relations, Development Studies or related equivalent
- At least 2 years’ work experience in network building/coordination/engagement, supporting capacity development, and/or governance and organisational accountability
- Proven experience of project coordination and delivery in multicultural environments
- A strong commitment to human rights and socio-economic justice.
- Strong analytical, strategic thinking and project management/planning skills
For this recruitment, CIVICUS greatly encourages applications from suitable candidates in the Global South and the African continent in particular.
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How to apply
The closing deadline for applications is Close of Business on Friday the 4th December 2020. Interested candidates should email their application to [email protected]
Your application should comprise of:
- A full CV, including educational and professional qualifications, a full employment history showing the more significant positions, responsibilities held, and relevant achievements
- A covering note of not more than 1 page outlining your motivation for applying for the role.
Short listed candidates will be contacted the week of the 7th December 2020 to schedule interviews.
Due to high volumes of applications received, should you not have received feedback on your application within three weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.
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