Job Summary
The Liaison, under the supervision of Regional Director acts as main counterpart for CAUT and Ashoka East Africa; follow-up with all Country Offices (COs) participating in this project; coordinate all processes that call for regional alignment and use of synergies among participating COs; ensure exchange with and the support of relevant internal (e.g. CARE-USA Innovations team) and external stakeholders.
Minimum Qualification:Bachelor
Experience Level:Mid level
Experience Length:5 years
Job Description/Requirements
CARE International is an organization driven by its mission to
overcome poverty and social injustice. We currently work in over 93
countries with a focus on women and girls as the most disproportionately
affected by poverty, while engaging men and boys as well. CARE’s East,
Central and Southern Africa Regional Office (ECSARO) is responsible for
the oversight of CARE’s operations in the region as well as the
provision of support to Country Offices in the region. We are looking
for a bright, dynamic, innovative and resourceful person on short term
consultancy.
CARE USA Core Values Commitment:
The core Values Commitment describes who we are, what we do, and how
we do it. It reflects our core values of TRANSFORMATION, INTEGRITY,
DIVERSITY, EQUALITY, and EXCELLENCE, which serve as a foundation for all
what we do. The core Values Commitment articulates our shared
expectations of each other including our board, staff, volunteers,
interns, partners and contractors globally.
Job Summary
The Liaison, under the supervision of Regional Director acts as main
counterpart for CAUT and Ashoka East Africa; follow-up with all Country
Offices (COs) participating in this project; coordinate all processes
that call for regional alignment and use of synergies among
participating COs; ensure exchange with and the support of relevant
internal (e.g. CARE-USA Innovations team) and external stakeholders.
Duties and Responsibilities
Strategic involvement in customization process of the Visionary Program (VP)-Support marketing of the second edition of the VP.
Ensure that CARE initiatives in the 3 countries benefit from
Ashoka´s Impact Transfer service- Provide guidance to and follow-up with
the 3 COs on their involvement in the Impact Transfer (IT) component
which aims at developing and scaling innovative solutions
Provision of Gender specific know-how: Support the CAUT Gender
advisor to engender the program and all 3 components; Ensure
implementation of “CARE´s VP Contribution ideas” paper which has a
strong Gender lense
Project specific Public Relations and communication- Coordinate
major Communications activities with the CAUT Communications Department
;Organize media briefings or other Communications events (to be defined)
Ashoka Learning and Action hub – project idea-Explore whether or
not ECSA should participate in this potential pilot initiative in a
consortium with Ashoka, the Red Cross and SOS Children´s Villages; If it
is a go decision, help develop the project proposal to ADA
Qualifications and Experience-
Prior engagement on similar leadership program management and liaison
Some evidence of networking and experience in working with innovation hubs
Good communications skills, both written and verbal
Effective project management skills
Team player
Agility and flexibility where required
Proactive, solutions-focused approach
Aligned with CARE’S core values
Able to work independently
How to apply
If you feel that you are driven, challenged and motivated to
work with our organization in this particular consultancy work, can
contribute to the fight against poverty, and have the necessary skill
requirements, kindly send your expression of interest, updated CV,
Company profile (where applicable) and financial proposal attached asonedocument **********n or before20th January 2021with the subject title “Ashoka”.
While we would like to respond to all applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
CARE seeks to improve the lives of the most marginalized,
particularly women and girls. Our diversity is our strength. We
strongly encourage women of various backgrounds and abilities to apply.
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