Global Communities, formerly CHF International, is an international non-profit organization that works closely with communities worldwide to bring about sustainable changes that improve the lives and livelihoods of the vulnerable.
Global Communities is seeking a Component II Executive Oversight Team Leader for the 4-year USAID-funded Governance Strengthening Project in Iraq that focus on assisting Iraq’s transition to a more decentralized federal system of government by supporting Iraq’s provincial and local governments in responding to community needs, improving the perception of state legitimacy and stability, providing greater accountability and transparency of local authorities, improving efficiency in delivering provincial government based services, and increasing citizen participation in local decision making.
The Component II Executive Oversight Team Leader will take the lead on matters related to development of technical policies, develop effective working relationships with diverse stakeholders in the various branches and levels of government, and establish information linkages with counterparts and contractors working for USAID and other donors. The Component II Executive Oversight Team Leader shall reside in Baghdad, Iraq for the duration of the project.
Duties include: •Provide technical direction for the Executive Oversight component – Component II – which seeks to build the capacity of provincial governments to monitor services provided by the executive branch, and to inform dialog between legislative and executive branches, horizontally and vertically. •Coordinate with the chief of party (COP) and project, schedule and conduct meetings and interviews with central ministries, provincial representatives of central ministries (Director Generals), governors, and provincial council (PC) representatives, and community members via community action groups (CAGs) to record perspectives on executive oversight issues. •Work with provincial staff, create province-specific analysis of oversight issues including 1) oversight of executive services to communities, 2) oversight of legislative ratification, and 3) finance and budgeting oversight. Specific attention will be given to vertical and horizontal issues of coordination, accountability, and compliance. •Support the formulation of indicators and targets for Component II success and work with project staff to develop M&E protocol for this section. •Provide a summary paper with recommendations and timelines including a project strategy for improving executive oversight that dovetails with the GSP capacity development strategy. •Coordinate closely with the COP and Institutional Strengthening Team Leader to design and oversee technical activities. •Monitor and, where necessary, modify programmatic assistance to achieve results. Ensures that relevant, productive, and complementary activities are implemented effectively. •Supervise the performance of Component II personnel and reviews and guides short-term technical assistance under the component. •Provide technical input for grants programming and reviews grant applications and grantee technical performance. •Conduct appropriate monitoring and executes effective staff oversight and direction; collaborates fully with subcontractors and grantees to ensure smooth and transparent information exchange and teamwork under Component II. •Provide strategic technical program direction and advice on issues of technical feasibility of effectiveness of proposed project activities. •Take the lead on matters related to development of technical policies, regulations and legal frameworks for decentralization. •Undertake all other duties and projects as may be assigned by the COP.
Qualifications: •Graduate degree in Political Science, Sociology, Economics, Public Relations or related field. •Minimum of five years of relevant professional and progressively responsible experience in the field of service delivery; preferably in local governance. •Minimum of five years experience in working with concepts, principles, and issues in the areas of decentralization and local governance. •Minimum of 10 years experience with theory and practice of decentralization and local governance improvement including a minimum of 7 years experience working in a management role on donor-funded local governance and decentralization programs, preferably in the Middle East. •Experience in a developing country (preferably in the Middle East or critical priority country), working with key institutions/organizations and personalities at federal, provincial and local levels. •Strong written communication skills, including demonstrated ability to write required documents in a clear, concise, well-organized manner. •Oral and written abilities in Arabic preferred.
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