Organization: Chemonics
Country: El Salvador
Closing date: 06 Feb 2017
Chemonics seeks an objective one coordinator – policy and legal environment coordination specialist for the anticipated USAID Strengthening Local Governance for Security and Development project in El Salvador. The project aims to strengthen decentralization and local government capacity to increase security and development. It will focus on building a consensus around increased decentralization; enhancing intergovernmental coordination and the use of intermediary institutions; and strengthening the ability of municipalities to plan, pay for, and deliver effective, responsive services in a participatory and accountable manner. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Responsibilities include:
- Provide leadership and day-to-day management of all activities designed to improve the policy and legal environment for increased decentralization and improved municipal governance
- Engage with public and private sector stakeholders to facilitate dialogue on decentralization at the national level, build a reform enabling environment, and enhance the capacity of the government of El Salvador entities and municipal associations to deepen decentralization
Qualifications
- Master's degree in finance, political science, international development, law, public administration, public policy, political economy, or related fields
- Minimum 10 years of substantive experience in decentralization, local governance, and municipal finance in El Salvador or Latin America
- Minimum five years of experience managing and coordinating policy improvement and implementation activities, considering stakeholder buy-in/consensus, advocacy for reform, and institutional change management
- Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
- Fluent Spanish and intermediate-level English
How to apply:
Please send electronic submissions of your CV and cover letter to ElSalvadorRecruit@gmail.com by February 6, 2017. Please include "Objective Two Coordinator" in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.
