CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation

Project Coordinator
Participatory Governance Programme

CIVICUS is a global alliance of civil society organisations with
members in over one hundred countries all over the world. CIVICUS
works with its members and a rapidly growing network of partners at
both national and global levels to promote and strengthen civil
society globally.

Participatory modes of governance are increasingly seen as crucial in
achieving good governance, citizen empowerment, poverty reduction and
human development goals. As one of CIVICUS' key programmatic efforts,
the Participatory Governance Programme therefore seeks to enhance the
capacity of civil society actors in developing and transitioning
countries to participate in, and influence governance processes at the
local and national levels.

CIVICUS is recruiting a Project Coordinator to coordinate the
programme activities, involving a large range of partners,
particularly in the Global South. Besides coordinating the programme
network activities, the incumbent will be responsible for managing an
extensive and interactive website, organizing workshops and
conferences and developing educational and other resources on the
topic. The tasks involved under this job are managerial, conceptual as
well as administrative.

Specific Responsibilities

· Coordinate the overall development of the Participatory
Governance Programme,

· Organise workshops and conferences for the programme;

· Be responsible for the production of online as well as print
publications on the programme;

· Collect and analyse the development of participatory
governance practices around the world.

Requirements:

· Proven track record of at least three years in working on
civil society issues or a related field;

· Thorough understanding of civil society/the non profit
sector and its environment at the global and national levels;

· Experience in coordinating international initiatives,
networks or projects;

· Extensive experience in project management, preferably to
include events management;

· Experience in grant proposal writing, reporting and donor liaison;

· Excellent written and oral communication skills in
English; advanced skills in at least one other UN language preferred;

· Strong ability to develop plans and strategies and to
work toward their realization and improvement under demanding
performance schedules; and

· A university degree in an appropriate discipline of the
social sciences; advanced degree preferred.

Preferred start date is 1 June 2006. Women are especially encouraged to apply.

Applicants should send their CV and a covering letter via email to
[email][email protected] Please note that only short-listed
candidates will be contacted.

Closing Date: 28 April 2006