The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance — International IDEA is an intergovernmental organization that supports sustainable democracy worldwide. International IDEA’s mission is to support sustainable democratic change by providing comparative knowledge, and assisting in democratic reform, and influencing policies and politics. International IDEA acts as a catalyst for democracy building; by providing knowledge resources, policy proposals and supporting democratic reforms in response to specific national requests. It works together with policy makers, governments, UN organizations and agencies and regional organizations engaged in the field of democracy building. International IDEA develops, shares and enables the use of comparative knowledge in its key areas of expertise: electoral processes,constitution building,political participation and representation, democracy and development and democracy assessments. It also addresses the important issues of gender, diversity, and conflict and security as they relate to democracy. International IDEA is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and works worldwide through offices in New York, Brussels, The Hague, Latin America, Africa and Asia.
Senior Regional Advisor - Addis Ababa |
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Context The position sits in the Office of the Director Africa and West Asia Region, and collaborates closely with all internal and external stakeholders of the Institute. The successful candidate will be joining the Africa and West Asia Programme of IDEA at a time of immense change across Africa and West Asia as governments, citizens, and politicians grapple with the task of renewing and/or strengthening their democratic systems. In addition to the entry by many countries in the region into a new phase of electoral pluralism and constitutionalism, the advice and input of the Institute is also being sought in several places in the area of post-conflict democracy promotion and the pursuit of reforms aimed at nurturing local level accountability. Furthermore, the Africa and West Asia Region oversees a large portfolio of work with the African Union and the African Regional Economic Communities; a similar portfolio is being nurtured in respect of West Asia through direct engagements with the League of Arab States and the Islamic Conference Organisation. As a growth pole of the Institute, the Africa and West Asia Region aspires to also to be a source of new knowledge about the progress and challenges of democracy promotion in a part of the world that is home to a large population of young people and where the agenda of women’s equal participation in public affairs is growing alongside demands for the greater inclusion of the youth in decision-making. Duties and Responsibilities
General Profile
Reporting Line
Programmatic Knowledge
Operational Knowledge, skills and experience
Leadership
Problem Solving
Impact
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Education and Experience
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The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance — International IDEA is an intergovernmental organization that supports sustainable democracy worldwide. International IDEA’s mission is to support sustainable democratic change by providing comparative knowledge, and assisting in democratic reform, and influencing policies and politics. International IDEA acts as a catalyst for democracy building; by providing knowledge resources, policy proposals and supporting democratic reforms in response to specific national requests. It works together with policy makers, governments, UN organizations and agencies and regional organizations engaged in the field of democracy building. International IDEA develops, shares and enables the use of comparative knowledge in its key areas of expertise: electoral processes,constitution building,political participation and representation, democracy and development and democracy assessments. It also addresses the important issues of gender, diversity, and conflict and security as they relate to democracy. International IDEA is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and works worldwide through offices in New York, Brussels, The Hague, Latin America, Africa and Asia.
Senior Regional Advisor - Addis Ababa |
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Context The position sits in the Office of the Director Africa and West Asia Region, and collaborates closely with all internal and external stakeholders of the Institute. The successful candidate will be joining the Africa and West Asia Programme of IDEA at a time of immense change across Africa and West Asia as governments, citizens, and politicians grapple with the task of renewing and/or strengthening their democratic systems. In addition to the entry by many countries in the region into a new phase of electoral pluralism and constitutionalism, the advice and input of the Institute is also being sought in several places in the area of post-conflict democracy promotion and the pursuit of reforms aimed at nurturing local level accountability. Furthermore, the Africa and West Asia Region oversees a large portfolio of work with the African Union and the African Regional Economic Communities; a similar portfolio is being nurtured in respect of West Asia through direct engagements with the League of Arab States and the Islamic Conference Organisation. As a growth pole of the Institute, the Africa and West Asia Region aspires to also to be a source of new knowledge about the progress and challenges of democracy promotion in a part of the world that is home to a large population of young people and where the agenda of women’s equal participation in public affairs is growing alongside demands for the greater inclusion of the youth in decision-making. Duties and Responsibilities
General Profile
Reporting Line
Programmatic Knowledge
Operational Knowledge, skills and experience
Leadership
Problem Solving
Impact
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Education and Experience
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