Accountability and Governance Officer

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan, implement, monitor and report on Citizens’ Action Against Corruption project activities at local, and sub-national level with linkages to other project partners and national level interventions

• Identify, empower, and support individual and collective citizen accountability and anticorruption initiatives, platforms, and actions

• Maintain firm alignment with Citizens’ Action Against Corruption Programme Description, USAID guidelines, AAIU Country Strategy Paper (CSP VI) strategic priorities, and ActionAid International Global Strategy.

• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships, networks, alliances, relationships and other relevant spaces with anticorruption agencies at regional level such as the Inspectorate of Government (IG), Office of the Auditor General Judiciary, Uganda Police Force, Civil Society Organizations, and other stakeholders for collective voice and action against corruption, accountability, and for improvement in service delivery and governance in the Country

• Facilitate implementation of evidence-based anticorruption advocacy initiatives by citizen groups, movements, networks and coalitions, for improvement in public services and reduction of leakages in public Resources.

• Identify and document key lessons, change stories, opportunities, risks, and challenges in implementation of project activities and collaborate with MEL Officer and Coordinator on mitigation strategies.

• Support research and development of alternative models for policy influencing, social norms change, and shared learning to address Corruption.

• Facilitate the documentation, and packaging of project results form output to impact level in line with Branding and Marking guidelines of the Citizens’ Action Against Corruption activity, and AAIU Strategy.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Development studies, Law, Political Science, International Relations, and Social Sciences, Governance, Public Policy or any other related field from a recognised institution.

• A Postgraduate qualification in Public Administration, Public Policy, or Project Planning and Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Governance.

Experience:

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in implementation of governance, anticorruption, or social accountability programmes

• Demonstrated knowledge and application of human rights-based approach (HRBA), power analysis, or other participatory approaches to programming

• Proven track record of facilitating civic engagement, social movements, working with networks and coalitions in promoting accountability and anticorruption initiatives

• Experience in policy advocacy and influencing

• Experience implementing a USAID funded project is an added advantage.

Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent writing, communication and Interpersonal skills, proven high level of integrity and shared values with the organisation, proficiency in core computer and Office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and PowerPoint, good planning and coordination skills, excellent stakeholder management skills, self starter and ambitious achiever, willingness to live and work in a community setting and hard to reach areas, ability to ride a motorcycle with a valid permit required.