Project Background
LOGOS is a sub-national governance improvement project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It is designed to support the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) efforts to decentralize governance to improve the delivery of public services – particularly health, education, and WASH -at central, provincial, district, and/or municipal levels. LOGOS supports activities with all levels of GRM, including support to central ministries responsible for the coordination of sub-national units of government, as well as technical assistance to select provinces, districts, and municipalities. Improvement of sub-national governance includes supporting the participation of the private sector, civil society, and marginalized groups. LOGOS works under an overarching mechanism (IDIQ) against a series of periodic Task Orders (TO) as defined by and with USAID.
Purpose
The Program Advisor will be spearheading the analysis of identifying possible ethical and political-related conflicts for the LOGOS project and advise technically on subsequent activities, with a focus on conflict identification, prevention, and mitigation. The Program Advisor will work with the senior technical leads to guide the technical direction with regards to conflict. S/he will maintain the project cycle of the U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability (SPCPS) related activities in Cabo Delgado. The Program Advisor will support partners activities designing and execution, report against performance, and roll out grants related to government capacity building, peace building and social cohesion activities in the northern district of Cabo Delgado, Nampula, Zambezia e Niassa. S/he will be based in Nampula, Mozambique, and report to the Chief of Party. The Program Advisor will work closely with the Program Advisor based in Pemba, the Provincial Managers in Cabo Delgado and Zambezia the Grants specialist based in Nampula and the Grants Manager.
Responsibilities
- Works with the COP and provincial manager and the Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Zambezia based team, to analyze province and community-level conflict dynamics in the in northern Mozambique.
- Critically assess the evolving country situation to identify needs and creatively design programs to respond to urgent needs.
- Under the flexibility Mechanism, proactively identify grant opportunities and reactively respond to grant ideas from USAID; then fully develop grant ideas.
- Support technical team design activities/grants and groups in provinces/districts affected by the conflict.
- Provide updates and analysis of key developments in targeted thematic areas (e.g., research and analysis, community cohesion, etc.).
- Develop and maintain relationships with organizations/actors in key target sectors (e.g., local NGOs, CSOs, media, etc.).
- Meet with partner organizations and attend local grant activities.
- Collaborate with team members on conflicts concerns, searches, and projects, with attention to deadlines and time-sensitive issues.
- Other duties as assigned by the Chief of Party and Deputy Chief of Party that are consistent with the overall focus of the assignment.
Minimum requirements
- University degree in a relevant field such as political science, conflict management and peace building, social sciences, and development studies. Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of 10 years of professional experience.
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the successful implementation of development activities, with experience in conflict mitigation and prevention activities with preference given to Countering Violent Extremism, social cohesion, and local governance activities in northern Mozambique.
- Demonstrated analytical and reporting skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Experience donor-funded programming required, and experience with USAID strongly preferred.
- English proficiency in speaking and writing required; Portuguese language fluency in speaking and writing required; northern Mozambique languages preferred.
How to apply
Interested candidates should submit their CVs via https://fs23.formsite.com/OLJTgx/qoz6lu5lvo/index before October 25, 2024. Early applications are encouraged. Phone inquiries will not be accepted, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
