Position Summary
Position: Citizen Engagement/GESI Specialist
Period of Performance On/About (From-To): On/or Around May/June 2022
Maximum Level of Effort: Long-Term Technical Assistance
Base of Operations: Lusaka
Position reports to: Citizen Engagement Advisor
Project Background
The five-year (2020-2025) United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Local Impact Governance Project (Local Impact) supports the Government of the Republic of Zambia’s (GRZ) decentralization agenda by strengthening local governance and service delivery and by supporting transparency and responsiveness to citizen needs. Local Impact is implemented by Development Alternatives International (DAI) Global, and is partnering with national and sub-national authorities, along with local businesses and civil society organizations (CSOs), to achieve the following objectives:
Local Impact is initially working in eighteen districts in Central and Muchinga Provinces to expand the capacity of district authorities to perform core functions, including strengthening the delivery of essential services, deepening citizen and private sector involvement in development planning and monitoring, improving public administration and public financial management, and increasing locally generated revenues. In the third year of implementation, the project will work in nine additional districts in a third province to be determined in consultation with USAID and the GRZ. Local Impact looks to hire for the following position.
Purpose
The Citizen Engagement /GESI Specialist will support Local Impact’s work empowering communities to effectively engage local authorities. This position will support the Citizens Engagement team to ensure that citizens have substantive roles to play in local planning and decision-making, specifically related to the implementation and monitoring of community development projects and the delivery of essential services. To accomplish this, the Citizen Engagement/GESI Specialist will focus on the following areas.
Promoting gender and social inclusion (GESI): S/he will lead in the implementation of Local Impact’s Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) Plan, including mainstreaming GESI in activity planning, implementation, and reporting. The Civic Engagement/GESI Specialist will work closely with Local Impact colleagues in Lusaka and two field offices, along with government, civil society, and private sector partners, to ensure program activities align with the GESI Plan.
Empowering civil society: The Citizen Engagement/GESI Specialist will provide technical assistance to CSO grant partners to develop and effectively use formal and non-formal civic engagement mechanisms to facilitate citizen participation in local decision-making. S/he will also provide technical support to build Local Impact CSO partner capacity, informed by the results of organizational performance assessments conducted by the project.
Developing and disseminating of data for local decision-making: S/he will support the Citizen Engagement team and Local Impact sub-contractors tasked with conducting service delivery mapping and the administration of citizen perceptions surveys. The data from the maps and surveys will enable citizens to productively engage local authorities identify, implement and monitor community development projects and the improved delivery of essential services.
Duties and Responsibilities
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Minimum Education Qualifications, Experience and Competencies
Mode of Application:
To apply send your CV and Cover Letter to LIrecruitment@dai.com by 17:00hrs on Friday April 29, 2022. No telephone inquiries. Please note that applications not meeting the above application guidelines will not be considered. Finalists will be contacted.
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