Policy Research and Advocacy Manager at Tax Justice Network - Africa (TJN-A)

Key Responsibilities

• Policy Advocacy
• Develop initiatives and partnerships to engage and influence Africa's leading economic institutions and regional economic communities on tax issues.
• Provide support to shaping effective strategies to communicate policies aimed at influencing relevant policy targets.
• Provide support to develop strategies to strengthen national tax platforms and encourage
• the engagement of TJNA members, partners and allies in relevant pan-African programs, networks, and public domains in order to advance the tax agenda.
• Maintain a close liaison with global tax advocacy partners, including affiliates and allies of the tax justice movement.
• Serve as the key contact person for tax advocacy across the African continent and links with TJNA and allies globally.
• Programme Coordination
• Lead in the development, planning and monitoring of the execution of the activities in the four programmatic areas of international tax, extractives, investments, and inequality
• Develop and monitor the annual budget for all programmatic activities
• Develop and effectively manage programmes timelines to ensure timely completion of program deliverables
• Coordinate the day-to-day operations of the programmes with guidance from the Executive Director
• Monitor and provide quality control in the delivery of the programme activities
• Oversee the recruitment, retention and development of highly talented staff with the right technical and personal abilities to meet the programme goals
• Ensure ongoing programmatic excellence, rigorous program evaluation, and consistent quality of finance within the programmes
• Ensure regular quality and timely reporting and documentation of work plan implementation against agreed budgets
• Research Knowledge Generation
• Lead in setting the TJNA research agenda by identifying emerging policy trends that require TJNA research interventions.
• Manage TJNA research projects across the four thematic areas of international tax, natural resources and climate justice, investments, and equality to inform TJNA's advocacy agenda including defining research questions/topics/timelines and developing research RFPs and TORs
• Coordinate the communication of TJNA research projects to internal and external constituents through different traditional and innovative channels (research reports, convenings, training, conference presentations, web resources, exhibitions etc.)
• Develop an internal framework and guideline for TJNA writing, editing, and quality control for research reports/presentations
• Work with the thematic leads to coordinate and provide technical backstopping of research projects led or conducted by TJNA members and collaborating partners
• Lead in the design and tracking of the implementation of long term policy research projects including the Fair Tax Monitor and the anti-IFF Policy Tracker
• Lead the policy team in the compiling and strategic dissemination of TJNA research and knowledge products
• Support fundraising for TJNA research activities

Key Accountability Areas

• Policy Advocacy Engagement
• Programme Coordination
• Leadership and Management
• Research and Knowledge Generation

Qualifications

• Master's degree in economics, political science, development studies or related field from a recognised institution

Core Skills and Experience

• The overall experience of 10 years with at least 5 in a management and leadership role
• Experience in economic justice is an added advantage
• Ability to communicate and work in English (ability to also communicate and work in French an added advantage)
• Self-starter, flexible, creative and strategic thinker
• Ability to work under pressure and a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to communicate clearly and work cooperatively in a cross-cultural setting
• Willingness to travel.