Development Policy Institute is looking for a National Knowledge Coordinator/Component manager

Qualification requirements:

• Higher education in public administration management, law, communications or other relevant social studies field
• Strong managerial skills
• Experience in multi-stakeholder coordination at the national level
• Experience in participating in elaboration of knowledge management relevant strategic project documents, methodologies and guidelines
• Experience in designing national knowledge and learning mechanisms, dissemination tools
• Experience in managing knowledge bases/databases/portals is an advantage
• Demonstrated ability to successfully advocate policy and systemic changes before local and national stakeholders
• At least 5 years of experience in  designing and implementing projects aimed at institutional  capacity building; particular experience in capacity building of national and local public administration desirable
• Good understanding of gender and social inclusion mainstreaming into project’s interventions and local development
• Kyrgyz, Russian and English language skills

Main responsibilities:

Leads the implementation of the project’s Component 2:

• Provides strategic guidance on project’s knowledge management and learning component

• Drafting of  projects strategic documents, guidance and tools on KNL
• In cooperation with national stakeholders (State Agency on Local Self Government and Union of LSGs; and other relevant bodies) provides strategic input into design and coordination mechanism of nationally owned learning and dissemination mechanisms for local self-governments capacity building
• Provides guidance to and supervises the project’s Gender and Social Inclusion officer to ensure GSE mainstreaming inn the relevant project interventions.
• Regularly follows and advises the project on relevant national legislation on local self-government, state and municipal service provision, fiscal policy and similar issues in order to coordinate efforts with multi-stakeholders (including other development partners’ projects)
• Assure communication flow to create linkages and synergies between the two components (Component 1- Service improvement planning and implementation, and Component 2 – Knowledge management and learning)

Project Management:

• Responsible for planning and implementation of Component 2 annual objectives and activities

• Supports the overall management responsibility for planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of all program activities Establish and maintains contact with various partners on national level
• Represents the project in learning and best practices events
• Show good communication (oral & written) in Kyrgyz, Russian, English
• Perform other duties as required

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, detailed CV in English language and at least three contacts of former employers (mandatory) to: amambetova@dpi.kg and copy to Lidija.Budisa@helvetas.org no later than July 20, 2019 with the note PSI-K.