The Carter Center is seeking highly-qualified individuals to serve as members of its core team to implement an international election observation mission for the March 4, 2013 general elections in Kenya.
The core team will include a Field Office Director, Field Operations Manager (Deputy Field Office Director), Observer Coordinator, Legal Analyst, and a Security Officer. Selected contractors would manage the Center’s international election observation mission including political reporting, office management and administration, and coordination of the deployment of long and short-term observers. The independent contract positions will be assigned for four months, contingent on the availability of funds.
Applicants should have 7-10 years of senior level experience working on election observation or related programs, ideally in countries transitioning from war to sustainable peace. Experience in Kenya and the region are desirable. The positions require relocation to Kenya by early January, and could involve internal travel within Kenya. Leadership skills, personnel management experience, cross-cultural understanding, and knowledge of English are required. Demonstrated ability to provide advice and guidance regarding democratic governance is strongly encouraged. Salary is commensurate with experience.
A summary of the core team positions is as follows:
Field Office Director: The Field Office Director (FOD) is the head of the Carter Center’s in-country observation mission. The FOD works in close conjunction with the Atlanta project manager and bears overall responsibility for financial and operational aspects of the field office. The FOD is also the main political representative of the Center and will develop and maintain relationships with the government, political parties, election officials and other stakeholders. The FOD prepares regular reports and drafts Carter Center press releases, public statements, and project reports as necessary in consultation with Atlanta staff.
Field Operations Manager (Deputy Field Office Director): The Deputy Field Office Director (DFOD) bears primary responsibility for in-country logistics and direct management of local staff. Working closely with the FOD, the DFOD helps ensure project goals are met in a timely and efficient manner. The DFOD helps manage and prepare for long and short-term observer briefings and deployment.
Observer Coordinator: The Observer Coordinator is responsible for managing the deployment of and reporting by long-term observers (LTOs). The Coordinator serves as the principle point of contact for LTOs, supports LTO team training, and supervises LTO field work via maintaining daily contact with all teams. During the short-term observer (STO) mission, the observer coordinator, with input by the FOD and Atlanta-based project manager, drafts a deployment plan for STOs, oversees development of regional briefing materials by LTOs, and supports STO team training.
Legal Analyst: The legal analyst is primarily responsible for compiling, reading, and analyzing all relevant legislation in Kenya. The legal analyst produces a number of key reports, including a gap analysis of the electoral legislative framework and regular briefings for the EOM.
Security Officer: The security officer will have primary responsibility for conducting a security assessment as well as developing and implementing an emergency response and security communication plan. This position will provide security input on the observer deployment plan and work closely with the Observer Coordinator to monitor the security of deployed observers.
Please send cover letter, CV, contract requirements, and list of references:
Jennifer Russi
Democracy Program
The Carter Center
453 Freedom Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia
E-mail: tcc.kenya@gmail.com
Deadline for submissions: December 21, 2012
Note: As this is an international election observation project, Kenyan nationals are not eligible to serve as Core Team members. Due to the large volume of applicants, only those candidates selected for additional consideration will be notified by the Center.
The core team will include a Field Office Director, Field Operations Manager (Deputy Field Office Director), Observer Coordinator, Legal Analyst, and a Security Officer. Selected contractors would manage the Center’s international election observation mission including political reporting, office management and administration, and coordination of the deployment of long and short-term observers. The independent contract positions will be assigned for four months, contingent on the availability of funds.
Applicants should have 7-10 years of senior level experience working on election observation or related programs, ideally in countries transitioning from war to sustainable peace. Experience in Kenya and the region are desirable. The positions require relocation to Kenya by early January, and could involve internal travel within Kenya. Leadership skills, personnel management experience, cross-cultural understanding, and knowledge of English are required. Demonstrated ability to provide advice and guidance regarding democratic governance is strongly encouraged. Salary is commensurate with experience.
A summary of the core team positions is as follows:
Field Office Director: The Field Office Director (FOD) is the head of the Carter Center’s in-country observation mission. The FOD works in close conjunction with the Atlanta project manager and bears overall responsibility for financial and operational aspects of the field office. The FOD is also the main political representative of the Center and will develop and maintain relationships with the government, political parties, election officials and other stakeholders. The FOD prepares regular reports and drafts Carter Center press releases, public statements, and project reports as necessary in consultation with Atlanta staff.
Field Operations Manager (Deputy Field Office Director): The Deputy Field Office Director (DFOD) bears primary responsibility for in-country logistics and direct management of local staff. Working closely with the FOD, the DFOD helps ensure project goals are met in a timely and efficient manner. The DFOD helps manage and prepare for long and short-term observer briefings and deployment.
Observer Coordinator: The Observer Coordinator is responsible for managing the deployment of and reporting by long-term observers (LTOs). The Coordinator serves as the principle point of contact for LTOs, supports LTO team training, and supervises LTO field work via maintaining daily contact with all teams. During the short-term observer (STO) mission, the observer coordinator, with input by the FOD and Atlanta-based project manager, drafts a deployment plan for STOs, oversees development of regional briefing materials by LTOs, and supports STO team training.
Legal Analyst: The legal analyst is primarily responsible for compiling, reading, and analyzing all relevant legislation in Kenya. The legal analyst produces a number of key reports, including a gap analysis of the electoral legislative framework and regular briefings for the EOM.
Security Officer: The security officer will have primary responsibility for conducting a security assessment as well as developing and implementing an emergency response and security communication plan. This position will provide security input on the observer deployment plan and work closely with the Observer Coordinator to monitor the security of deployed observers.
Please send cover letter, CV, contract requirements, and list of references:
Jennifer Russi
Democracy Program
The Carter Center
453 Freedom Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia
E-mail: tcc.kenya@gmail.com
Deadline for submissions: December 21, 2012
Note: As this is an international election observation project, Kenyan nationals are not eligible to serve as Core Team members. Due to the large volume of applicants, only those candidates selected for additional consideration will be notified by the Center.
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