National Long-Term Expert

Job Code:	667269/ 002		Please refer to Job Code !!
Country:	South Africa
Sector:	Law
Project Title:	Governance support programme
Position:	National long-term expert
Current Status:	Tender
Project Duration:	October 2013 – December 2016
Assignment Duration:	Intermittent over a period of 39 months
Background:	The project will support the implementation of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA) and the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) in selected national and provincial departments and municipalities in South Africa. Working mainly with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, the South African Human Rights Commission and the selected public institutions (mainly in the provinces of the Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga), the project seeks to achieve greater mainstreaming of these laws into the business and information processes of the selected public institutions and the empowerment of selected communities to use the laws and engage with the public institutions.
Job Description:	Hands-on subject-matter and strategic advice to the DoJ&CD and other institutions for the systemic implementation of the PAJA and PAIA; Actively assisting the DoJ&CD in facilitating the necessary stakeholder coordination; Ensuring the creation of synergies with other KRA through regular exchange and active cooperation with the relevant GIZ employees; Supporting the DoJ&CD in implementing the PAJA and PAIA related delivery agreements and any relevant activities under the NDP in the selected sectors/services/institutions; Developing, updating and/or adapting the project design on the basis of the five success factors of Capacity WORKS.
Candidate's profile:	Sound knowledge of PAJA and PAIA and its implementation challenges; 10 years of experience at analysis of business processes and information management; Working experience in the South African public sector; Excellent networking and communication skills; Client and partner orientation, efficient work practices, interdisciplinary thinking and training experience; Working experience in development cooperation is desirable; Preferably knowledge of GIZ’s management model for sustainable development (capacity WORKS).
Application deadline:	29.08.2013	CV EU Format	Please send certificates in digital format !!
Send your application to:	ICON-INSTITUT Public Sector GmbH Daniel Giesen Von-Groote-Str. 28 50968 Köln Germany		daniel.giesen@icon-institute.de Tel:  + 49 221 93743 304 Fax: + 49 221 93743 5