１６５９：Policy officer for WWC

WWC、即ち世界水フォーラムからは定期的にニュースレターを受けているが、今日入ったニュースはWWCの政策担当職員の募集である。

いよいよ水セクターの政策面の検討が始まってきたようだ。WWCは最初はIWRMの推進から始まって、次は民間セクターの促進、トルコのWWC６あたりから、この政策面の強化が叫ばれるようになったと理解している。次は韓国だ。

下記に、募集要綱を転記する。コピーライトはちょっと気になるが、まあいいか。

10年若くて、今の実力と経験があれば、自分も応募したいが、中々遣り甲斐のある業務内容だね。日本人で手をあげる人はいますかねえ。東大の中山先生の研究室で博士号を取って、5年から10年ぐらい国際機関で鍛えられた人だったらできるかもね。

年収でいくらいただけるかも興味あるね。ドルベースで、最低15万ドルは欲しいね。

民間のコンサルに水政策専門家はほとんどいないしね。かといって、官の方は出向じゃないので、ヘジテートするかも。

要するに、こういう業務に応募しようと思う勇気ある日本人が一人でもいて、運よく採用されればしめたものだ。

ああそうだ、ハーバード大ケネディー・スクールに研究員で行っているあるアフリカ人に教えておこう。彼ならできるかも。

Policy officer – Political Initiatives
World Water Council 

Grade: Cadre Reporting to: Executive Director Location: Marseille, FranceContract:100% – CDD (limited term contract with view to evolve to a CDI)
Deadline for applications: 20 July 2013

Under the general supervision of the Executive Director, the Coordinator – Political Initiatives will undertake the following tasks:

A. Political background analysis

• Prepare political analysis to underpin the Council’s work with mayors, parliamentarians and ministers;
• Prepare political background materials for Council engagement in regional policy and diplomatic efforts on water;

B. Political initiative development and implementation

• Lead the further expansion and implementation of the Istanbul Water Consensus, including the Champion Cities work
• Keep track of the results of the Istanbul water Consensus
• Engaging with locally and regionally elected officials and liaising with members and partners;
• Lead the strengthening of the involvement of parliamentarians, e.g. the Parliamentarians Help Desk
• Engaging with parliamentarians from around the world and liaising with members and partners;
• Prepare all briefings, reports and other materials required for the work with elected officials;
• Develop new activities to engage political actors for water in consultation with Board members;

C. External relations and communications 

• Communicate effectively with elected officials, Council members, partners and staff on Council’s political initiatives;
• Produce clear and concise written outputs in English for use at all levels, including for publication;
• Provide regular input to update the political initiatives part of the Council website;

D. 7th World Water Forum Political Process 

• Provide input into the 7th World Water Forum Political Process, by taking into account the other processes, including supporting preparation of background documents, meetings and other communications;

E. Administration and finance 

• Work effectively as part of cross-secretariat teams to deliver outputs to a high standard and on time;
• Manage and track budgets for specific activities ensuring that budgets are adhered to and that rigorous financial accountability is maintained;
• Supervise effectively and efficiently external inputs into programme activities, including by consultants and interns, and ensure that high quality products are delivered by third parties;
• Develop and use a detailed and time-bound personal work-plan to guide activities and to deliver results;
• Contribute to the team spirit and ethos of the WWC Secretariat and build and maintain strong relationships with members and partners;

The candidate needs to be willing to perform any other task in the WWC secretariat.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Essential 

• Relevant Masters degree or higher qualification (in sciences, social or political sciences or humanities);
• At least five years experience in working directly with elected officials, and strong understanding of political processes at all levels;
• Experience in developing political analysis and synthetic background papers in a short period of time;
• Experience in developing and coordinating policy initiatives with a range of partners;
• Successful fundraising, and narrative and financial reporting to donors;
• Excellent presentation and communications skills and the ability to write clear and concise issues briefs and reports in English;

Desired experience

• Experience in working as part of a team to deliver key outputs on time and on budget.
• Besides fluency in English, knowledge of French and other languages;
• Demonstrable understanding of major policy issues on water management and development;
• Experience in working on complex multi-stakeholder processes.