Short-term Consultant, International Development Advisory at Dev-Afrique Development Advisors

About the Role

• DevAfrique is recruiting a Consultant, who is passionate about development issues in Africa and excited to work at the intersection of development, industry, and governance.
• A successful candidate will be a leader who is able to multitask, collaborate, and communicate expertly with diverse internal and external stakeholders. This role requires a candidate with strength in at least one of the development focus areas of health, agriculture, environment or urban sanitation but with transferable skills to other sectors.

Key Responsibilities

• Understands and can support strategy development for global development programs, including crafting strategic plans, theories of change, and impact pathways tailored to Sub-Saharan African contexts.
• Supporting the design and the implementation of research framework on diverse topics across health, agriculture, geospatial technology, and environment.
• Assisting in the designing and implementation of monitoring and evaluation frameworks for projects across various sectors in Africa.
• Leading end-to-end project delivery including the development of high-quality reports, proposals and presentations for clients and global partners.
• Optimally performing analysis, constructing a logical framework, and creating high-quality deliverables for clients and partners.
• Contribute to cross-organizational partnerships and support proposal development with our partners.
• Serving as a thought leader on specific value chains of health, agriculture, urban sanitation or environment.

Required Skills

• A degree in economics, international development, international affairs, African studies, or related fields
• Project Management Certification
• Strong understanding and lived experience of the major development issues in any of the Sub- Saharan African countries
• Previous experience conducting research or driving local implementation in any international development focus areas of agriculture, health, urban sanitation or environment.
• Minimum of five years of experience in management or development consulting. Preference for candidates with experience in project implementation and delivery.
• Experience in proposal writing, concept notes and strategy delivery
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and any of the data visualization software, like Tableau, Google Analytics or PowerBI)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, and interpersonal skills.
• Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make well-thought-out decisions.