Overview
The role involves coordinating and delivering capacity building activities and program management for the Think Africa Partnership (TAP) Multi-Partner Fund, contributing to economic policy uptake among African governments.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the overall management and strategic implementation of the Think Africa Partnership (TAP) Multi-Donor Trust Fund.
- Coordinate TAP governance processes, including Steering Committee meetings, workplans, budgets, and progress reports.
- Support trust fund administration and lifecycle management.
- Coordinate fundraising and resource mobilization efforts.
- Coordinate the preparation of strategic planning documents and partnership strategies.
- Coordinate independent reviews, evaluations, and assessments of TAP activities.
- Lead the preparation of annual program reports and donor reporting requirements.
- Coordinate monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities across TAP.
- Support evidence generation and knowledge management activities.
- Coordinate activities across the Think Africa Partnership portfolio, including capacity building programs and technical assistance.
- Support implementation of the Chief Economists of Government (CEoG) Initiative.
- Coordinate and strengthen partnerships with African research institutions, policy organizations, and government counterparts.
- Support the design and implementation of new partnership initiatives.
- Coordinate engagement with TAP’s broader network of stakeholders.
- Maintain regular engagement with donor representatives and external stakeholders.
- Support high-level engagements involving the Office of the Chief Economist.
- Coordinate TAP communications and outreach activities.
- Support dissemination of flagship knowledge products and publications.
- Coordinate schedules of activities related to the unit’s work program.
- Coordinate meetings and engagements with internal and external clients.
- Maintain program documentation, records, and filing systems.
- Draft, edit, and quality assure correspondence, reports, and presentations.
- Support procurement, consultant management, and grant administration.
Required Experience
- At least 5 years of full-time relevant professional experience with a record of working in the field of international development, policy making, or other backgrounds related to the role and the activities of the unit, ideally with experience in an African country.
- Experience working with multi-partner funds, trust funds, or other similar programs would be advantageous.
- Program coordination or project management experience in areas relating to capacity building such as organizing trainings, workshops, events, and related communications.
- Program coordination experience relating to results frameworks, donor reporting and other evaluation methods would be advantageous.
- Professional experience within government or working closely with senior government counterparts.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in economics, International Development or other relevant discipline.
