The Senior Democracy and Governance Advisor will serve as the Team Leader of the USAID/Rwanda’s Democracy and Governance Team and as the principal consultant to USAID/Rwanda senior management on all issues and programs pertaining to democracy and governance development. The Advisor will be responsible for: 1) managing the Democracy and Governance Team of USAID/Rwanda; 2)devising appropriate strategies and plans for supporting the development of democracy in Rwanda; 3) leading the design and implementation of cost-effective programs that produce meaningful results in strengthening DG; 4) facilitating the proper coordination and integration of USAID democracy activities within the Mission’s portfolio; 5) ensuring that all Mission DG activities are coordinated with, complementary to, and supportive of similar assistance activities of other U.S. government agencies; 6) ensuring that the design and implementation of all DG activities are fully coordinated with international organizations and bilateral donors active in this area; and 7) providing policy advice and analyses to senior Mission management on topics related to democratic development in Rwanda. The Advisor will serve as a principal technical resource on democracy and governance development and as the Mission’s primary point of contact on matters related to programming under USAID’s new Strategic Objective (SO) 5 : Improved Governance through Increased Citizen Participation and under SO 1: Increased Rule of Law and Transparency in Governance, which runs until September 2005. The Advisor will also serve as a day-to-day liaison with other U.S. Government agencies and international organizations and foreign donors engaged in providing assistance for civil society.

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