Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
Political
The British Embassy in Tashkent is part of the world- wide UK diplomatic network working to promote British interests and we are now looking to recruit a Development Programme and Policy Manager.
Main purpose of job
The successful candidate will be joining the local programmes team and the small regional Central Asia Development and Programme team across Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan working to deliver high quality governance and economic development programmes in Central Asia
Roles and responsibilities
Programme Management:
The job holder will lead project management for the new Governance for Economic Development programme in Uzbekistan, and ensure systems and processes are in place to ensure effective decisions are made. The successful candidate will:
- Support the management of FCDO Central Asia’s new Effective Governance for Economic Development programme in Uzbekistan, and other potential new programmes in country.
- Provide programme management support to the FCDO UNDP climate policy programme and support to other climate policy and programme efforts in Uzbekistan.
- Help develop and update key programme tools (risk register, logical framework and delivery plan), and use these management tools to inform the day to day management of the programmes for FCDO’s new programmes in Uzbekistan.
- To ensure learning and recommendations from monitoring and evaluation, and annual reviews are used to improve the performance of the programme, and that value for money is considered.
Development partnerships and policy in Uzbekistan:
- Act as the Embassy’s governance and economic development programme liaison officer for the regional Central Asia Development and Programme Team in Uzbekistan.
- Establish and foster strong partnerships and relationships with relevant government, civil society and business partners in Uzbekistan, in particular related to governance, economic development and climate policy issues (including policy dialogue, and other platforms).
- Establish and foster strong partnerships with other development partners in Uzbekistan, including bilateral and multilateral. This will include active co-leadership of periodic meetings of sector working groups of the donor community.
Support the FCDO Central Asia development and programme team in their thinking on Uzbekistan / regional policy and strategy issues:
- Liaise with and support centrally managed FCDO ODA programmes implemented in Uzbekistan, including regional programmes and multilateral activities. This will include support to Annual Reviews, policy engagement and monitoring of partners.
- Work with the British Embassy Tashkent Press and Public Relations Officer, to increase awareness of FCDO programmes amongst the public and private sector. Work with other Comms Officers across the regional on regional communications of our development work.
- Work with the Chancery team of the British Embassy Tashkent to bring together programme and policy objectives, where appropriate.
- Liaise with other HMG government partners, to ensure alignment and programme delivery is consistent with UK objectives for Central Asia.
Corporate support:
- Support the British Embassy Tashkent and FCDO Central Asia Development and Programme Team with corporate and other requests, including related to development / ODA issues in Uzbekistan; provide briefings on development issues in Uzbekistan for key stakeholders, as required. Liaise with FCDO Central Asia Governance Advisers, Private Sector Development Adviser and Economic Adviser, as appropriate.
- Support incoming Uzbekistan visits from the FCDO Central Asia development and programme team.
- A minimum of four years of relevant work experience, including evidence of expertise in development programme and project management, financial management, and engaging with stakeholders in the government, civil society, international organisations or contractors in the private sector;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills enabling effective communication and ability to adapt communication style to different situations in English, Uzbek and Russian (minimum C1 level for CEFR framework *);
- Knowledge of programme management, including monitoring and evaluation, as well as budgeting mechanisms;
- Willingness and desire for continual learning and development;
- Strong analytical and judgement skills;
- Ability and willingness to work effectively and flexibly;
- A self-starter that can work well both individually and in a team;
- Excellent organisational skills;
- IT skills, including use of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Experience working on governance reform, economic development policy and programmes and/or climate programmes;
- Working in an international environment.
Seeing the Big Picture, Collaborating and Partnering, Delivering Value for Money, Delivering at Pace
28 December 2021
C4 (L)
Fixed Term, Full-time
40
12 months
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Uzbekistan
Tashkent
British Embassy
1
USD
2,171 (gross)
1 March 2022
This is a full-time, fixed-term contract of 12 months (40 hours per week).
The successful candidate will be subject to professional background checks and security clearance.
Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Uzbekistan are subject to the terms and conditions of service according to local Uzbek employment law. All applicants interested in this job opportunity should have the legal right to live and work in Uzbekistan.
The British Embassy does not sponsor work permits.
Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.
We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.
Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.
FCDO does not pay for travel related expense incurred in interviews (including Security Check) or accept any financial risk, including cancelation or reschedule costs. The FCDO will not meet the costs connected with relocation if offered a position.
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