Job Description
Programme Manager: Institutional Capabilities
Location: Pretoria, South Africa
Salary range: market related
Contract: 3 years (renewable)
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead and/or coordinate policy-orientated research
- Design, lead and facilitate CABRI’s products in the area of institutional capabilities and leadership
- Provide policy advice to senior budget officials
- Disseminate CABRI’s results
- Build and manage relationships with international organisations and actors working on public finance management issues
- Represent CABRI and advocate CABRI positions at regional and international meetings
- Assist to shape the international discourse on public financial management
- Plan, execute and monitor the programme activities and budget
- Report and present on programmes outputs and outcomes
REQUIREMENTS
- A master’s degree in economics, public administration or related area
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in public financial management, working within or with central government ministries and/or sector ministries in Africa
- Fluency in English and French is essential
- Excellent analytical, writing, facilitation and oral communication skills
- Excellent project management skills, with the ability to lead and handle multiple time-sensitive projects
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to develop strong working relationships at all levels of management, both inside and outside CABRI
- Demonstrated ability to lead and work as part of a team.
Interested candidates will make their applications to the CABRI Secretariat. CV’s will be marked for the attention of Fiona Matanda and emailed to fiona.matanda[at]cabri-sbo.org.
Applications for the position close on the Friday, 30 September 2016
Should you not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
About the Organization
The Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI) is a membership based organisation that works predominantly with finance and planning ministries in Africa. Our work areas cover: (i) budget policies, systems and accountability; (ii) institutional capabilities that aid budget credibility; and (iii) public debt management and promotion of domestic bond markets.
