Electoral Technology And Integrity Advisor IFEX Express

• Serve as IFES’ election technical advisor in Nigeria, providing technical support and advice to INEC and SIECs, especially in the area of electoral results management and electronic transfer of elections result
• Build and foster capacity and leadership of INEC and SIECs
• Contribute to workplace design and implementation, as well as evaluating program strategies and activities
• Lead efforts in planning and organizing cybersecurity activities by IFES Holistic Exposure and Testing (HEAT) methodology, including assessment of strengths, monitoring of weaknesses, streamlining cybersecurity management, and mitigating risks
• Provide technical input related to technology and cybersecurity during the development and finalization of various documents
• Brief relevant partners on technology and cybersecurity-related development in a local and global context
• Coordinate with INEC in providing technical assistance on and elections result in transmission issues
• Advice on public messaging to instill confidence in the cybersecurity of key electoral systems
• Establish and maintain close working relationships with the INEC, SIECs, civil society organizations, international NGOs, and the donor community
• Conduct detailed and ongoing assessment of the EMB's capacity and establishment of a technical assistance plan, based on the electoral calendar and priority areas of assistance
• Coordinate closely with consultants and field experts on program components
• Contribute to the elaboration of sub-recipient scopes of work, capacity building, and local oversight of their programmatic work and deliverables
• Advice on the general implementation of electoral activities, providing support to improve electoral systems and procedures
• Contribute to the drafting and timely submission of detailed weekly and quarterly reports, ensuring that they meet USAID and IFES reporting requirements
• Contribute to written technical reports, briefing papers, and IFES thought pieces.

Position Requirements
Education: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Politics, Development, or related field, Master’s degree preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years experience with election administration
• Proven track record with democracy and governance programming in developing countries
• Solid experience working with civil society and in designing and implementing civic programs
• Solid experience working with elections management bodies in election administration capacity development, training, drafting of elections procedures, logistics, planning, outreach, and engagement of electoral stakeholders is required
• Familiarity with the international donor community and experience as an action-oriented interlocutor with democracy-development actors at all levels
• Demonstrated knowledge of critical electoral technology and cybersecurity
• Knowledge of and background in the use of electoral technologies in comparable contexts
• Demonstrated knowledge in the proposal and report writing and management of budgets
• Ability and skills to promote and inspire effective collaboration between individuals, organizations, and networks
• Strong interpersonal, presentation and communications skills to meet the diverse technical and managerial requirements of the program and to effectively coordinate with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience living and working overseas, preferably in Africa and/or comparable contexts
• Knowledge of African politics and development preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel.

Language Skills:

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Proficiency in at least one other language in use within the assigned project location is strongly preferred.

Travel:

• Travel is required.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment:

• Standard office work environment.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.