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• Play
  a role in ensuring the Anti-corruption actors in Uganda develop an
  advocacy strategy and a coordination plan of implementation
• The
  Advisor assist AAU and its national strategic anticorruption partner,
  Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda to identify research areas and help
  transform via training and other capacity building methods the community
  based Independent Budget Monitors (IBM) in a number of monitoring
  processes such as the use of Public Expenditure Tracking, Community Score
  Card etc
• The
  advisor will support anti-corruption partners (ACCU and selected Regional
  Anti Corruption Coalitions) program staff to conduct and interpret
  research results  and re-package them
  for dissemination within various key advocacy platform and stakeholders
• The
  Advisor will assist anti-corruption partners to develop an advocacy strategy
  for national coordination of the efforts of various stakeholders and
  community monitors
• The
  job holder will advise and support 
  AAU Governance Coordinator to assist  Anti Corruption
• Coalitions
  to strengthen forums for coordinating and implementing collaborative
  anti-corruption activities
• He
  /She will advise and train ACCU program staff in skills required to
  strengthen and develop stronger coalition building mechanisms such as code
  of conduct, networking and alliance building that take consideration of
  grassroots actors through to national level structures
• Advise
  AAU and partner leadership on setting up enduring mechanisms where activists
  and  various anti corruption and
  accountability partners engage government and  anti graft agencies to identify and
  tackle corruption cases and the reform of policy
• Provide
  hands on support and advise to partners representatives on proactive
  engagement with government representatives within the government Inter
  Agency Forum -government created Forum where representatives of govern
  graft units address corruption issues with representatives of civil
  society
• Advise
  partners and LRPs on how to engage in accountability spaces at their
  levels and assist in identifying these spaces and build their capacity to
  engage
• Support
   anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda
  and Regional Anti Corruption Coalitions with organizational development guidelines
  for improving internal governance and the coordination of their work
• Conduct
  coalitions trainings on Internal governance structures, policies,
  structures and systems. 

• The
  candidate should have a post graduate qualification, minimum of a MA, in
  governance or any other related social science degree (Public
  Administration, Human Rights, Development Studies, Policy Studies etc).
• Experience of working with relevant NGOs,
  Government Institutions and donor
  agencies essential
• At least five (5) years relevant work
  experience, of which 2
  should be governance related from within the demand side of accountability
• A minimum of 3 years work experience in
  governance/anti-corruption
  programmes in developing countries, knowledge and experience of East/Southern
  Africa would be an advantage
• Knowledge
  of  governance status of Uganda and
  legal and policy frameworks anti-corruption legislations in Uganda,
  government and NGO anti-graft agencies, socio-economic and cultural
  context essential
• Knowledge of  social accountability and human rights work is essential
• Practical experience with developing and
  implementing accountability methodologies
  such as Public Expenditure Tracking etc.
• Experience with multifaceted governance
  programming
• Good knowledge of organizational
  development, especially
  facilitation
• experience
  in guiding network building is important. 

• Excellent people relations skills
• Strong strategic and policy analysis skills
• Profound research, campaign advocacy &
  lobby skills
• Outstanding coordination skills
• Solid facilitation skills
• Proven coaching, mentoring & advisory
  skills
• Research and Policy analysis and lobbying
• Practical understanding of governance
  accountability issues
  and gender asymmetries
• Diplomacy and tactful engagement skills
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural
  environment, understanding the organizational
  hierarchy, patience, flexible and approachable
• Politically sensitive
• Diplomatic and respectful
• Upright character who is resistant to
  adversity
• Self-starter and innovator
• Culturally sensitive
• Deeply analytical with a strong
  politico-economy bias
• Language: Speak fluent English and ability to
  interpret and communicate complex information in a simple and easily
  understood context. 

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