British High Commission Jobs in Pretoria - South Africa - Recruiting Anti-corruption Programme Coordinator

British High Commission Jobs in Pretoria - South Africa - Recruiting Anti-corruption Programme Coordinator

Job Category

Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Policy & Political roles)
Job Subcategory

Economic and Prosperity
Job Description
Main purpose of job:

On 25 November 2015, the UK Chancellor announced a new cross-Whitehall Prosperity Fund with the primary aim of supporting growth in partner countries.

This came into effect on 1 April 2016. South Africa has been identified as a priority partner country for the Fund, and the Prime Minister announced around £50m of such programmes for South Africa during her bilateral meeting with South Africa’s President Ramaphosa in London in April 2018.

The Anti-Corruption programme is one of ten Prosperity Fund programmes operating or in development in South Africa. It has a number of sub-programmes, the largest of which is designed to reform public procurement systems.

It is known as the Global Digital Marketplace Programme (GDMP), delivered globally by the UK’s Government Digital Service (GDS). The programme’s objective is to transform the way government buys technology and digital services by opening the market up to small and medium-sized enterprise suppliers.

It is designed to support the South African Government’s procurement to become more transparent, accountable, and efficient by working in partnership with the South African Government at all levels, to deploy the GDMP platform, using local resources, global best practice and building capability at a local level .

We are advertising for an Anti-corruption Programme Coordinator to support the Anti-corruption Programme Adviser in implementing this programme in Southern Africa.

As role-holder you will work with Anti-corruption Programme Adviser and the UK GDS team to coordinate and implement all components of the programme throughout the Discovery and Delivery phases.

This will require effective coordination of and collaboration with multidisciplinary international teams to ensure successful delivery of the scope of work that has been agreed by the Anti-corruption Programme Adviser and GDMP team in London. There may be some opportunities for regional travel.

Roles and responsibilities:

The Anti-corruption Programme Coordinator, will be responsible for supporting the Anti-corruption Programme Adviser in all local delivery of the GDMP and of supporting components of the broader Anti-Corruption Programme. In practice this means:

GDMP Discovery phase design and management
Coordinating, tracking and organising all logistical requirements for the programme design to a high standard, ensuring that itineraries are developed and implemented well

Ensuring stakeholders are appropriately communicated with and actions tracked and followed-up

Supporting UK inward, and SA inward visits through protocol support as required, including visa facilitation with UKVisas partners in Pretoria

GDMP Southern Africa region - delivery oversight

Supporting the Anti-corruption Programme Adviser;

Coordinating, tracking and organising all logistical requirements for the programme design to a high standard, ensuring that itineraries are developed and implemented well
Ensuring stakeholders are appropriately communicated with and actions tracked and followed-up. Maintaining relationships through tracking contact with those stakeholders as required

Supporting UK inward, and SA inward visits through protocol support as required, including visa facilitation with UKVisas partners in Pretoria

Stakeholder management

Ensuring effective coordination of all programme work with FCO, NCA, DFID and other cross government stakeholders working on corruption issues in the Region by sharing information as required

and feeding information on other activities into GDMP programme planning;

Budget management

Managing programme spend and forecasting on a regular basis;

Regional budget reporting to the programme leadership, as required;

Regular reviews and management of key performance indicators (KPIs), by working with the regional teams and Business Analysts in the UK team;

Regional KPI reporting to the programme leadership on a regular basis

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

Bachelor or undergraduate level degree OR at least 3 years work experience in a related field of anti-corruption work and/or programme delivery

Experience of budget monitoring and reporting

Excellent communication and people skills
Fluent in English

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Experience of managing or advising programmes, including agile delivery

Experience of KPI monitoring and evaluation

A formal programme or project management qualification

Required competencies

Making Effective Decisions, Collaborating and Partnering, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace

Other benefits and conditions of employment

Learning and development opportunities :

The job provides an excellent opportunity to acquire and/or deepen skills in programme delivery and anti-corruption work across government

You will have access to learning and development opportunities through the Prosperity Fund Management Office (London-based) as well as in the role. Pretoria hosts a Regional Learning and Development Centre.

The British High Commission pays in full for the Key Care Plus option on Discovery Health for staff including spouses/partners and dependants.

Once you have successfully completed your probation the British High Commission will contribute 9% of your monthly salary to a Provident Fund.

Annual leave entitlement of 25 days
Working hours per week of 36.5

Additional information

Please complete the application form in full as the information provided is used during screening.

Please check your application carefully before you submit, as no changes can be made once submitted.

The British High Commission will never request any payment or fees to apply for a position.

Employees recruited locally by the British High Commission in Pretoria are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in South Africa.

All candidates must be legally able to work and reside in the country of the vacancy with the correct visa/work permit status or demonstrate eligibility to obtain the relevant permit.

The responsibility lies on the successful candidate to;

Obtain the relevant permit

Pay fees for the permit

Make arrangements to relocate

Meet the costs to relocation

The British High Commission do not sponsor visas/work permits except where it may be local practice to do so.

Employees who are not eligible to pay local income tax: e.g. certain third-country nationals and spouses/partners of UK diplomats will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.

Information about the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Competency Framework can be found on this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-competency-framework Please note: AA=A1, AO=A2, EO=B3, HEO=C4, SEO=C5
Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted on successful candidates.

Please log into your profile on the application system on a regular basis to review the status of your application.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply online by 4th February 2019

For more information and job application details, see; British High Commission Jobs in Pretoria - South Africa - Recruiting Anti-corruption Programme Coordinator

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