Aktis is recruiting a Team Leader to support our growing project portfolio in Libya. The Team Leader will lead an anticipated local governance follow -on project in Libya – to commence in December 2017. The programme focuses on one municipality in Libya and employs a community-driven approach to community safety, security and governance. This person will be based initially in Tunis and be part of Aktis’ North Africa regional team.

The Team leader will provide the strategic and operational direction to the project and will ensure the overall quality of the project execution throughleadership, coordination and technical support. The Team Leader will manage, guide, coach and supervise the project team in the effective and efficient facilitation of the project interventions and build relationships with donor, Libyan government authorities, civil society stakeholders and the partner municipality. They will also be expected to participate in national and international level networking, knowledge sharing and policy dialogue related to the project.

The Team Leader is accountable to the Regional Manager (or Libya Country Manager) for all aspects of the project delivery.

Specific duties as Team Leader for the project include:

• Translating project requirements into precise activities with clear roles and responsibilities in order to ensure high quality project delivery within time and resource constraints that achieves agreed project objectives.
• Working with the Project Manager to manage the overall configuration of the project and conduct high-level work planning and allocate resources on quarterly, monthly and weekly basis
• Ensuring that the technical delivery team functions as a whole and is given direction and guidance to meet its objectives
• Planning and coordinating all aspects of technical delivery at the detailed level (e.g. producing, advising on and reviewing technical material from other consultants).
• To lead and work with the Project Manager to develop local partner stakeholder engagement; ensuring that the beneficiary maintains ownership of project activities and intended outcomes; conducting formal and informal meetings to ensure project progress;
• Providing ad hoc written and verbal reporting and presentations as requested by the client;
• Using and ensuring compliance with Aktis processes and procedures (code of conduct, HSS, templates, information systems)

Requirements:

• A minimum of 7 years relevant international work experience in fragile or conflict-affected states for international donor sponsored projects;
• Successfully led or managed sub-national governance strengthening, community based security and justice, and/or stabilisation projects. This person should have a good understanding of the theory and practice behind at least two of the above subject matter areas, and ideally, should have applied innovative approaches and methodologies to address local governance issues
• Demonstrated how to effectively manage an array of different stakeholders – host country governments, INGO, NGO partners, private sector and international donors;
• Minimum Masters’ degree in International Development, Humanities, Politics, Law, or Criminal Justice;
• Excellent oral and written English and, ideally, Arabic skills. Strong preference will be given to Arabic speaking candidates
  

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If you are interested in this role please send your CV (max. 4 pages) and Cover letter to

[email protected] 

In your Cover Letter, please state the role you are applying for (Libya Team Leader – Local Governance) and the job reference number LIBTL17/03.

Deadline to apply: October 30, 2017