International Budget Partnership recrute 01 Women and Youth engagement Lead – Program Associate

Women and Youth engagement Lead – Program Associate, IBP Senegal Office.Please note candidates must be eligible to work in Senegal. Salary: Competitive and commensurate with experience. Contract length: Exempt, Full-time. Location: Dakar, Senegal. Preferred start date: 01st of March 2024 Physical demands: In country travel may be extensive at times, more limited travel internationally. Reports to: Head of programs Background International Budget Partnership (IBP) works to ensure that all people, especially underserved  communities, have the right and ability to understand and influence how public money – their  money – is raised and spent. IBP is a nonprofit organization fiercely dedicated to ensuring  governments use public funds to help those that need it most. We partner with budget analysts,  community organizers, and advocates in 120 countries to advance public budget systems that work  for people. Together, we generate data, advocate for reform, and build the skills and knowledge of  people so that everyone can have a voice in budget decisions that impact their lives. About this role The International Budget Partnership (IBP) is looking to appoint a dynamic Women and Youth  engagement Lead – Program Associate as part of the Strengthening Public Accountability for Results  and Knowledge (SPARK). IBP Senegal through SPARK program supports and leverages public engagement around service delivery  issues that affect citizens’ lives as an entry point to shaping budget processes and outcomes in the  direction of justice, inclusiveness and democracy. The starting point will be partnerships between IBP  country teams and civil society partners (both formal CSOs and organizations and movements led by  citizens). These collaborations will be oriented towards a tangible and relevant issue around service  delivery. IBP will expose the budgetary reasons for poor service outcomes as well as provide  multifaceted support to partners to build capacities to engage in fiscal governance processes, navigate  the accountability ecosystem, analyze political dynamics, build wider coalitions and strategize, reflect  and learn. The aim being to bolster the agency of these coalitions to shape budget processes and  outcomes. This role will be critical for supporting Senegal country team and the overall SPARK program to  provide administrative support to team members throughout the planning and implementation  of SPARK program activities and assistant IBPSN’s social movements and coalitions especially  women and youth organizations. The duties include communicating between program  participants and country team, creating and updating program schedules and assisting in the  planning and managing program events. We are looking for a widely deployable, well organized, and highly motivated. IBP is a cutting edge, passionate and devoted organization which admires people who can bring new  ideas to the table. This is a wonderful opportunity to contribute to their mission and really make a  change.  Our CommitmentsSafeguarding – IBP prioritises the welfare and protection of children, young people and vulnerable  adults above the achievements of our programs or strategic goals. We acknowledge that safeguarding  is a collective duty, and we hold all our staff, and partners accountable for safeguarding the  communities in which we work and adhering to our Safeguarding Policy.  Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – As a global organization in composition and vision, IBP encourages a  culture of empowerment and equity of our staff and our partners. We seek to dismantle all forms of  exclusion and marginalization and embrace intersectionality – in our internal policies and practices, as  well as programs. Equal employment opportunity and having a diverse staff team are fundamental  principles at the International Budget Partnership, where employment and promotional opportunities  are based upon individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender,  pregnancy, sexual orientation/affectional preference, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship,  disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as established under law. Role responsibilities Essential duties of the job include, but are not limited to, the following: Supports the Senegal country team on all aspects of implementation of SPARK’s planning,  implementing program activities, at both the global and country-level. Leads the Senegal country team, and overall SPARK team, to provide technical  assistance to social movements and coalitions especially women and youth  organizations. Supports Senegal country team on preparing documentation for grants to social  movements especially for women and youth. Supports Senegal country team on maintaining office calendars and sending out  reminders of impending appointments. Leads Senegal country team on organizing and overseeing significant events regarding  community mobilization. Engages with SPARK movements and provides organizational support to granteesSupports the design of IBP Senegal’s approach to identify women and youth  movements. Manages and coordinates local facilitators that IBP Senegal will identify across the  regions and areas of interests. Helps coordinate the different campaigns around youth and social movements.Serves as a link between the program officer and the community organizations.Ensures IBP Senegal’s representation and presence at the community level.Leads community and social mobilization.