Job title: A2 / D6 (SEO) Governance Advisor
About the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
FCDO pursues our national interests and projects the UK as a force for good in the world. We promote the interests of British citizens, safeguard the UK’s security, defend our values, reduce poverty and tackle global challenges with our international partners.
We place emphasis on how we lead and behave towards each other, how we make decisions and how we get the job done to deliver our cultural statement.
Purpose of Job
FCDO Ethiopia is a large, dynamic and high performing office - implementing the UK’s largest aid programme. Ethiopia has delivered remarkable development results over the past 25 years. FCDO partners with Government, multilateral partners and local organisations across a range of sectors. It is an exciting, challenging, but rewarding time to be joining the Governance team. The adviser will have the opportunity to work on multiple aspects of Ethiopia’s democratisation and political transition over both the short- and medium-term, as well as support teams across the office in strengthening service delivery in a politically challenging context. You will lead our current interventions to strengthen democracy and accountability (through support to civil society and media). You will also support the country’s policy and programming portfolio to ensure it is responsive to the fast changing political context and informed by political economy analysis. You will also offer cross-cutting governance expertise on institutional reform and capacity building.
The role will provide ample opportunity to strengthen a variety of technical competencies and civil service behaviours in a supportive and stretching learning environment.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Technical Competencies
Contract: Permanent
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