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Good Governance North Macedonia Country Liaison

Programme Overview: 

The Chemonics UK Division seeks a Country Liaison for the anticipated UK-Funded Good Governance Programme, jointly funded by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO). The £15 million, 3.5-year programme’s primary objective is to build resilience in targeted countries by providing support for domestic reform agendas which reduce corruption, promote transparent and accountable institutions, and build open, inclusive economies and societies. The programme will deliver high-quality technical expertise to ministries and government officials to strengthen domestic capacity to deliver, champion and unblock reforms to increase effectiveness of political and economic institutions in Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Serbia, Bosnia, and North Macedonia.

Responsibilities:

Chemonics International seeks an experienced professional to undertake the role of North Macedonia Country Liaison of this DFID funded programme. The North Macedonia Country Liaison will work closely with the Subaward Liaison, as well as the overall GGF team. The North Macedonia Country Liaison will work closely with government representatives, other GGF Component Teams, and other key stakeholders across the governance and economic space to provide technical support as needed. The Country Liaison will: 

Project Proposal Support

• Act as primary point of contact for local short-term technical assistance and subcontractors in country of assignment.
• Advise and be responsible for implementing a governance and economic reform programming that is suitable to the context of government and market actors in the country. They will oversee the design, creation, testing and revision of project materials. 
• Develop detailed project work planning for activities such as for peer to peer mentoring, trainings, and workshops, including participant support material. 
• Support detailed work planning with budget inputs tailored to local contexts.

 

Project Management Support

 

• Facilitate in-country project activities, and other performance improvement interventions, as needed.
• Process and coordinate payment of local STTA and subcontractors.
• Ensure that the overall project strategy is accompanied by robust supervision.
• Ensure that project and supervision activities are monitored and evaluated, as part of the GGF strategy.  
• Provide technical support to regional stakeholders on delivering and integrating GGF activities into participating organisations, with a focus on quality assurance. 

 

 

Project Quality Assurance

 

• Support the development and implementation of quality improvement approaches and tools in alignment with country guidelines and in consideration of existing quality assurance efforts within the country. 
• Coordinate the development of standard operating procedures for quality assurance with inputs from various departments at each level of government, including but not limited to citizens, government representatives, development partners, civil society organisations and academia.
• Capture and apply lessons learned and document success stories for reporting and sharing amongst implementing partners. 
• Create performance improvement plans based on concerns or underperformance in delivery and guideline adherence. 
• Conduct supportive supervisory visits to provincial capitals.

 

Qualifications & Experience:  

• Advanced degree in in public administration, municipal governance, public policy, journalism, or related field, or equivalent work experience.  
• Senior level experience working in the governance or economic space, and specifically on barriers to reform related issues, preferred 
• At least mid- to senior level experience in quality assurance, specifically with governance and economic programmes in the public sector in North Macedonia.
• Experience in adult performance improvement programme design and delivery, including training of trainers, administration, implementation and curriculum development. 
• Ability to prepare and conduct training effectively. 
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with government stakeholders 

This role will be remotely based in North Macedonia with travel to target areas as required. 

Duration: Up to 3.5 years 

 Application Instructions:

To apply, please submit your application by COB EST Friday, August 9 through our portal:  https://chemonicsuk.formstack.com/forms/ggf_cl_copy

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and early applications are strongly encouraged. No telephone inquiries please. Finalists will be contacted.