Process Coordinator At Office Of The Special Envoy Of The Secretary

Under the guidance of the Secretary General of the Community, the Process Coordinator shall among other important tasks:

Coordinate administrative support to the Facilitator in consultation with the Special Envoys and the Technical Advisory Team;
Facilitate the work of the Technical Advisory Team in terms of documentation and logistical support;
Coordinate resource mobilization and Donor support to the process;
Provide administrative support to the Military Track liaison office at the Secretariat;
Prepare briefs for presentation by the Secretary General to the AU and the UN as required;
Prepare regular briefs to the EAC Council of Ministers on the implementation of the Process;
Coordinate provision of technical and administrative support to the Joint Secretariat;
Represent the EAC in the relevant coordination forums as may be determined;
Follow up on the implementation of recommendations matrix made to enhance complementarity of the Nairobi and Luanda Processes;
Ensure submission of Financial and Narrative Reports to the funding Partners;
Ensure coordination of initiatives under the ICGLR and EAC on DRC with the ICGLR secretariat;
Ensure proper documentation and archiving related to the entire Nairobi process;
Take initial action on any matters that may require the attention of the EAC Council of Ministers of relevant Sectoral Councils as may be required;
Perform any other roles as may be assigned by the Secretary General.

Qualifications/special skills

An advanced university degree (Master’s or Doctorate degree or equivalent) in Public Administration, Political Science, International Relations, Law, Economics, Social Science or a related field is required.
Alternatively, a first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in the political, security and development fields at international or regional level is required;
Experience working on the Great Lakes region is required;
Experience working for a regional organization is required;
Experience in coordination and project management is required;
Experience in advising senior officials is required;
Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills and demonstrated ability to build trusted working relationships with stakeholders and external actors is required;
Experience in designing, coordinating or implementing processes or policies at regional level is desirable;
Experience in promoting or coordinating state and non-state partnerships is desirable;
Experience in resource mobilization is desirable.