2 SNV Netherlands Development Organisation Job Careers – Local Governance Advisor

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Organisation: SNV
Netherlands Development Organisation
Duty Station:  Uganda
About SNV:
SNV is a non-profit
international development organization established in the Netherlands in 1965.
For over 40 years, SNV has been at the forefront of development, helping to
build local capacity and empower local families and communities to break the
cycle of poverty. We are present on the ground in 38 developing countries in
Africa, Asia, and Latin America and operate in Agriculture & Food Security,
Renewable Energy, and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene. Our more than 1,000
advisors in the field come from a variety of cultural and technical
backgrounds, and over 80 per cent are nationals of the countries where we work.
SNV has been working in Uganda
since 1989. SNV works with over 80 local service providers to reach 200,000
families in over 100 districts. We focus on three sectors: Agriculture,
Renewable Energy and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). We provide
market-oriented advisory services, facilitate evidence-based advocacy and
promote knowledge development aligned with Government of Uganda policies and
priorities in the local contexts of communities we serve.
Job Summary: The Local
Governance Advisor will have primary responsibility for working with District
Local Governments, local civil society and private sector to strengthen service
delivery within the sanitation and hygiene sub-sector. The adviser must
demonstrate exceptional technical leadership to strengthen the transparent use
of resources and enable citizen engagement in planning and monitoring to
produce results in WASH provision at the local government authority levels.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Support
    technical requirements related to all governance activities, including
    project results and deliverables, in accordance with project.
  • Take
    part in district based coordination, planning, and reporting meetings.
  • Support
    and provide mentorship to LCB and Umbrella Organizations in areas of
    governance and accountability
  • Actively
    collaborate with team members to identify advocacy for good WASH
    governance interventions and scale up best practices.
  • Foster
    and support partnerships among regional team, District Local Government
    WASH Team, and sustainability structures such as WUC and Hand Pump
    Mechanic Association.
  • Support
    and mentor board members of small town WASH to ensure transparency;
    accountability and good governance are practiced.
  • Assist
    and facilitate gender planning and youth involvement in WASH activities.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The
    applicant should hold a Master’s degree in a relevant field;
  • The
    applicants should have at least five to ten years of experience (depending
    on the specific positions), preferably in implementing donor-funded
    programmes in water and sanitation;
  • Significant
    experience in working with District Local Government and local civil society
    organisations;
  • Proven
    experience working cooperatively with a variety of local stakeholders,
    other projects and international agencies;
  • Fluency
    in English (written and oral).
  • Proficiency
    in Ugandan local language(s) an added value;
  • Preferably
    experience in working with gender-specific and youth-relevant
    interventions.
How to Apply: 
All candidates who desire to
join the SNV World should send a motivation letter, updated Curriculum Vitae,
names and contact details of two professional referees, Concrete examples of
proven experiences as indicated above and send to: uganda@snvworld.org.
Deadline: 12th November, 2014 by 17:00 Hours
NB:
Please clearly state the position applied for.

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