Senior Elections Specialist

Primary Function/Purpose The Senior Elections Specialist will provide technical support to key institutions and civil society in election activities in Ghana during elections in 2023 and 2024, including political finance, anti-corruption, civic education, capacity building, legal reform, inclusion, and electoral administration. This position is contingent on funding. Position Scope Builds relationships with key program stakeholders. Manages and performs highly technical work requiring ingenuity and capacity to evaluate and respond to new and changing issues. Supports technical implementation of IFES programming and provides broad technical and organizational development expertise to assure successful achievement of goals and objectives. Monitors and evaluates interim results and develops contingency plans if objectives are off track. Demonstrates mastery of electoral administration, with comprehensive knowledge of professional best practices. Uses global/ industry outlook to determine the impact on IFES’ strategy. Applies thought leadership and innovations to work approaches. This position is open to Ghanaian nationals. Technical Direction And Program Implementation Serve as the IFES Ghana in-country point of contact for stakeholders and manage all outreach and interventions with local electoral stakeholders regarding technical assistance. Manage and deliver technical assistance and capacity building to key electoral institutions and civil society through the provision of global best practice and comparative experience. Manage the Accra-based IFES office to achieve program objectives, including building the capacity of all team members and overseeing program administration, operations, and finance. Build consensus for support and/or assistance with institutions with electoral mandates to ensure they are in line with program objectives, budget, and international best practice. Oversee the design, implementation, and evaluation of the program within stipulated period of performance and adherence to approved budget. Provide oversight to field operations and manage local field staff and consultants including performance appraisals, staff development and other management issues. Support the establishment of a technical assistance plan, based on the election calendar, and identify and prioritize areas for assistance. Contribute to donor-specified deliverables (e.g., workplans) and reporting requirements, including quarterly performance reports, activity reports, annual reports, and participate in the collection of monitoring and evaluation data for log frame/PMP updates, with support from the programmatic and monitoring and evaluation teams from IFES HQ. Support the preparation of papers, analyses, and briefings on the political environment, election-related topics, and programmatic work for donor and IFES stakeholder consumption, as appropriate. Advise on the general implementation of electoral activities, providing support to improve electoral system