[Hiring] Capacity Development Consultant @AGORA

Role Description

The Capacity Development Consultant will be responsible for:

• Documentation and design of procedures and governance tools.
• Development of a 'Toolkit' for national, regional and local YAB implementation.
• Organization of webinars with the participation of institutional stakeholders, civil society organizations, the private sector, and other entities involved in project implementation to promote the tools developed and exchange best practices and lessons learned.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public administration, international development/development studies, public policy or governance, institutional development/organizational development, management, social sciences, or related discipline.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible professional experience in capacity development and institutional strengthening and/or public sector reform or government-support programmes and/or systems-strengthening initiatives at national or sub-national level.
• Demonstrated experience designing and documenting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Governance frameworks and coordination mechanisms, Terms of Reference (ToRs) for committees, working groups, and institutional roles, policy implementation guidelines and operational manuals.
• Proven experience working with government institutions (ministries, agencies, local authorities), multi-stakeholder governance structures, donor-funded or partnership-based projects or youth engagement mechanisms.
• Experience supporting institutionalization and sustainability of systems, including embedding procedures within government or public institutions, supporting ownership and adoption by counterpart institutions.
• Language Requirements: English and Italian.
• Knowledge/Expertise/Skills: Developing procedural and governance documentation; Strong ability to document complex processes in clear, structured, and user-friendly formats.

Benefits

• Diverse opportunities for professional and personal development.
• Attractive compensation and benefits package.