Spécialiste en Gestion des Collectivités Autonomes

The Specialist in Local Authorities Management provides technical assistance to autonomous local authorities to improve their administrative, financial, and technical governance. The role supports local planning, capacity building, participatory governance, and monitoring and evaluation to advance decentralization reforms in Chad.

Responsibilities

• Ensure local planning and programming by coordinating support for the development of standard management tools for autonomous local authorities including procedural manuals.
• Propose improvements to the management framework of autonomous local authorities.
• Assist in drafting implementing texts related to the functioning of autonomous local authorities.
• Support local authorities in developing and revising their development plans (PIDP and PDC).
• Advise on capacity building by contributing to and supervising training of local elected officials in partnership with the National School of Administration (ENA).
• Support the establishment of mechanisms for mobilizing local financial resources (local taxation, public-private partnerships).
• Advise on training territorial agents in transparent budget management and public procurement according to current standards.
• Promote participatory and accountable governance by supporting local authorities in establishing social accountability mechanisms (citizen audits, participatory budgets).
• Facilitate dialogue between local authorities and civil society.
• Advise and contribute to integrating gender dimensions in local planning.
• Develop performance indicators to measure the impact of decentralization in intervention areas.
• Document best practices and produce high-quality periodic technical reports.
• Perform other tasks relevant to the functional profile as required for the smooth operation of the Bureau and Organization.

Requirements

• Master's Degree or equivalent in Local Development, Public Administration, Political Science, Local Authorities Management, Economics or related field is required.
• Or a Bachelor's Degree in the above fields with two additional years of relevant professional experience will be duly considered in lieu of a Master's Degree.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience with a Master's Degree or 7 years with a Bachelor's Degree in decentralization or local governance is required.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are required.
• Proven experience in managing development projects, preferably with international organizations (UN, World Bank, EU, AfDB, etc.) is desirable.
• Experience within the United Nations system or an international NGO is desirable.
• Excellent knowledge of the functioning of autonomous local authorities in Chad.
• Proven mastery of administrative, budgetary and accounting management techniques.
• Perfect mastery of the legislative and institutional frameworks of decentralization in Chad.
• Fluency in French (spoken and written) is required.
• Good knowledge of English and local languages (Arabic and Sara) is a major asset.

Skills

• Local Development
• Public Administration
• Political Science
• Local Authorities Management
• Economics
• Decentralization
• Local Governance
• Development Project Management
• International Organization Experience
• Administrative Management
• Budget Management
• Accounting and Financial Management
• Legislative Frameworks of Decentralization
• Institutional Frameworks of Decentralization
• Technical Assistance
• Local Planning
• Capacity Building
• Participatory Governance Design
• Monitoring and Evaluation

Languages

French, English, Arabic, Sara