Local Extended Term Consultant (ETC) Appointment
(One Year, Subject to Renewal)
(One Year, Subject to Renewal)
Location: Kampala, Uganda
The World Bank is looking for highly dynamic, energized and seasoned professional, capable of operating effectively in a very demanding fast-paced environment to serve as aGovernance and Anti-Corruption Consultant on an Extended Term Consultant appointment for one year, subject to renewal for an additional one year.
The consultant will be based in the World Bank Country Office in Kampala, Uganda and will report to the Governance Cluster Leader based in Kampala.
The objective of the assignment is to provide support to the sector teams in finalising the governance and accountability action plans (GAAPs) for the World Bank funded projects, define entry points for sector wide governance interventions and undertake preparatory work for political economy and governance diagnostics in the water, decentralisation, education, forestry and natural resources and energy sectors.
The Consultant will be required to provide effective support for implementation of analytical work for governance including demand side engagement.
Roles and Responsibilities: The Extended Term Consultant will be required to, among other duties:
- Work with the governance team in the Country Office on the design and conduct of sector governance diagnostics, as per the priorities set by country team and agreed upon with Government, including the design of ToRs and the identification of experts.
- Design together with sector TTLs and government counterparts follow up activities to the sector governance work.
- Monitor and support the implementation of sector governance activities by ensuring;
- the effective management of the governance diagnostic studies (including drafting of ToRs)
- timely completion of four further governance diagnostic assessments and ensuring that their results are reflected in related sector programs
- effective quality control over the delivery of the studies
- Review progress with the Ministry of Works and Transport, The National Uganda Roads Authority and related agencies the implementation progress on the transport sector GAAP. The consultant will be required to identify implementation challenges and propose mitigation measures.
- Launch and accompany political economy work on the extractive sectors and the forestry and land sector, ensuring at all times the confidentiality of the analysis.
- Contribute to analytical work on governance as required and regular review of the governance risk matrix under the CAS.
- Work with the Bank team supporting the effective development and application of the data tracking mechanism tool on corruption, providing support to the host agency by supervising data review and collection.
- Work with TTLs to design effective transparency and disclosure measures for Bank projects aimed at enhancing demand side accountability through stronger citizen engagement etc.
Outputs: The consultant will provide the following outputs:
1. Regular reports on implementation of the GAAP in the various sectors;
2. Quarterly activity reports on implementation of activities under the Governance Partnership Facility, and the Governance Risk Matrix under the CAS;
3. Concept notes and Terms of Reference for agreed diagnostic studies as well as written reviews of drafts to be shared with Government, the Bank and other donors where relevant;
4. Written inputs to related Bank analytical work
5. Specific reports on the CAS Governance Risk Matrix Implementation
Selection criteria:
The consultant should have:
1. Relevant postgraduate academic degree (law, public finance, economics administration, or agriculture) and more than 5 years of relevant experience in the field;
2. Good knowledge and understanding of governance and anti corruption issues in Uganda and their impact on policy reforms and sector performance specifically in the public sector as a whole;
3. More than 5 years of experience in consulting or advisory work on governance and institutional development issues; Proven ability to conduct interviews and excellent ability to interact with senior officials;
4. High level of personal and professional integrity, and strong teamwork skills;
5. Strong communication skills, with proven ability to write coherent reports, clearly analyzing issues. Ability to gain the trust and respect of country counterparts, while maintaining objectivity and clear focus;
6. Previous experience working in the region and knowledge of the public sector in Uganda;
7. Team skills: Strong ability to build effective working relationships with clients and colleagues function well in a multi-cultural environment, and working in teams.
For the full job description and full selection criteria, qualified candidates are requested to visit and submit the electronic application at www.worldbank.org/careers and click on >employment opportunities >consultant/temporary opportunities> job #100846 to submit your application electronically to the World Bank.
Email or paper/postal applications will not be considered.
The closing date for receipt of your electronic application is end of day 10th May 2010.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Qualified male and female candidates of diverse background (gender, religious, ethnic, disability etc) are encouraged to apply.
