The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) was established in 1991 to build sustainable human and institutional capacity in support of Africa's development. The Foundation's goal is to improve the lives and prospects of people throughout the African continent. ACBF supports capacity development in Africa through grants making, knowledge sharing and technical assistance to countries and regional and sub-regional organizations. ACBF's approach to capacity development focuses on addressing capacity needs and gaps as well as on stake-holder ownership of interventions, project and program sustainability and synergy of interventions with other development funding institutions.

Job Summary

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), in partnership with the African Development Bank (AFDB) is implementing the African Governance Outlook Project (AGO) with a focus on financial governance in Africa. The project is currently being implemented in 10 countries.

Reporting to the Regional Director in the Accra, Ghana and working closely with the Senior Program Officer leading the AGO implementation, The Foundation, seeks to recruit a Project Officer to provide programmatic support and coordination for the successful implementation of the project.

Duties & Responsibilities:

•   Provide support on the AGO implementation process to the country teams based on the AGO methodology.
•   Assist with field coordination work. This includes regular reviewing draft reports tracking, monitoring of country level consultations, researches and preparation of country reports.
•   Assist to coordinate activities between ACBF and AfDB including preparation of regular progress reports to ensure timely delivery of set targets.
•   Support the compilation of AGO flagship reports.
•   Participate in field missions on AGO.

Contract Duration:

The successful candidate will be recruited on a temporary appointment basis an initial eleven months. The contract may be renewed subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding.

Qualification Required & Experience

Selection will be on a competitive basis and the following minimum qualifications, experience and competencies are required:

•   A minimum of a Master's degree in the Social Sciences, Law, Governance or Business subjects.
•   A minimum of five (5) years of experience in Governance issues and public financial management preferably with an international organisation.
•   Excellent written and spoken English language skills. Proficiency in French will be an added advantage.
•   Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a multicultural environment.
•   Excellent presentation skills, organizing, work planning and scheduling skills, capable of handling large volumes of assignments accurately.
•   Willingness to travel outside the country on field missions.
•   Excellent computer knowledge (MS applications)

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Applications, quoting the reference "Project Officer- AGO," including curriculum vitae with three (3) referees should be received at the address below by 23 August 2014.

The Human Resources Officer The African Capacity Building Foundation
P.O. Box 1562 HARARE, Zimbabwe
E-mail: root@acbf-pact.org

Closing Date: 23 August, 2014

For more details on the Foundation, please visit the ACBF web site at http://www.acbf-pact.org.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.