About Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
A peaceful and prosperous Rwanda is essential for stability in Africa. The government of Rwanda is committed to poverty reduction and meeting the Global Goals, achieving increased prosperity and opportunity for its citizens, and ensuring stability. Rwanda has a strong record of using aid effectively to achieve these objectives and produce impressive results. However, poverty remains high and it is important to continue supporting development and economic growth efforts so Rwanda can succeed in the long term and be self-reliant.
About the Team
British High Commission Kigali’s Political and Governance team leads on our engagement with the governance and politics of Rwanda, and provides governance programme support to Rwanda’s development vision. The team works with Rwandan and international interlocutors to support public sector governance and accountability, public financial management, and fiscal decentralisation. We also lead on political engagement with the Government of Rwanda
Purpose of the post
We are recruiting a SEO-grade Governance Adviser to lead on Local Government and Public Sector Governance, with a particular focus on our Public Financial Management programme. You would be expected to provide high quality, reliable, timely and relevant policy and governance advice to the British High Commission in these areas. You will provide political economy analysis and governance advice to enable the British High Commission to develop appropriate policies and programmes across our portfolio.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Work as integral part of the Political and Governance team in the British High Commission Kigali to contribute to our understanding of the governance, institutional and political context of Rwanda through regular reporting, engagement and analysis.
- Provide timely and high-quality advice across the office on public sector governance, public financial management, and other technical governance and political issues. Support other teams in conducting and using political economy analysis, ensuring that this is in line with best practice.
- Lead the local government public financial management component of our “Strengthening Public Financial Management and Revenue Collection” (SPARC) programme, working closely with the Senior Responsible Owner and the Programme Responsible Owner. Work closely with our Human Development team to ensure this programme is contributing to improved education and service delivery outcomes.
- Contribute effectively to policy dialogue with the Government of Rwanda, and development partners on public sector governance, PFM and fiscal decentralisation issues by building effective and working relations with a wide range of national and international stakeholders.
- Feed into the monitoring of governance trends in Rwanda and the reporting of governance results in BHC Kigali’s Country Business Plan, in close collaboration with the team leader, governance advisers and the results adviser.
- · Work collaboratively within the Political and Governance team, and the broader High Commission, to achieve team objectives including providing cover and support to other team members where the need arises, and engaging in strategic planning, financial and corporate management.
- · Oversee the annual assessment of in-country level of fiduciary risk. Advise teams on fiduciary risks pertaining to their Financial Aid programmes
- Engage actively with FCDO’s broader governance agenda, including sharing learning across the Governance cadre and Network. The job holder is required to contribute 10% of their time where feasible in support of the Governance cadre and Network.
- · Oversee the annual assessment of in-country level of fiduciary risk. Advise teams on fiduciary risks pertaining to their Financial Aid programmes
- Engage actively with FCDO’s broader governance agenda, including sharing learning across the Governance cadre and Network. The job holder is required to contribute 10% of their time where feasible in support of the Governance cadre and Network.
Requirements for this position:
- · Education Qualifications: A Master’s degree in a relevant subject (Public Policy, Political Science, Governance and Development Studies, International Relations, Finance and Economics and Management) OR equivalent work experience that demonstrates a similar level of technical experience.
- Excellent written and oral skills in English
- · A proven track record in working with national counterparts
Core Civil Service competencies:
- 1. Making Effective Decisions
- 2. Collaborating and Partnering
- 3. Communicating &Influencing
Technical competencies:
- Governance Technical Primary Competency: Applied Governance and Political-Economy Analysis (or equivalent).
- · Governance Technical Competency: Public Sector Governance and Service Delivery (or equivalent):
- Governance Technical Competency: Public Financial Management and Domestic Revenue Mobilisation (or equivalent)
- The full Job Description & Application Form can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-kigali/about/recruitment
Important – HOW TO APPLY
• The candidate must complete the application form and send it to africahrhubapplication1@dfid.gov.uk with a copy of their most recent CV.
• Please quote the following reference number when applying “RWA2103”. Failure to do so may result in your application not being viewed.
• Closing date of applications is midnight on 19 October 2021. Applications shown as being received after this time will not be accepted.
• Feedback will only be given to candidates who reached the interview stage.
• Failure to follow the outlined procedure may result in the application not being considered
• While we thank all applicants for your interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
• Applicants must be legally authorised to live and work in Rwanda.
• Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.
The British High Commission is committed to equal opportunities in its staffing policy and does not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation or disability. Selection will be on merit. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
