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The State University of New York Center for International Development (SUNY/CID) seeks applications for a full-

time, experienced Legal/Regulatory Reform Expert programming for the upcoming USAID-funded project entitled

“Strengthening Democratic Governance and Accountability Project (SDGAP)” that will focus on strengthening key

governance institutions in order to improve accountability, public policy formulation, the efficient delivery of

public services and communications between citizens and government in Sri Lanka.

Qualifications:

  Master’s degree in law, international development, democracy and governance, sociology or a relevant field

required, Ph.D. or J.D. strongly preferred.

  Minimum 8-10 years relevant work experience with public sector regulatory and legal reform. Technical

knowledge of best practices in regulatory and legal reform, skills to build capacity for regulatory and legal

reform.

  Experience with reforms and policies related to anti-corruption, financial or procurement reforms, access to

information and other open and accountable governance mechanisms, policy reform and implementation,

and/or public administration.

  Experience engaging civil society organizations and/or increasing gender and social inclusion required.

  Experience with parliamentary oversight and public accounts and financial committees preferred

  Intellectual leadership and management skills necessary to develop, articulate, and implement a vision for

SDGAP. Familiarity with Sri Lankan political institutions is highly desirable

  Demonstrated ability to operate prudently, effectively and diplomatically in a highly political environment

  Ability to work effectively with broad spectrum of counterparts, from USAID personnel, senior level officials in

the public and private sectors, local organization partners, subcontractors as well as project staff.

  Excellent oral and written fluency in English required, fluent Sinhala or Tamil preferred.

Duties may include:

  Support the Ministry of Public Administration and Management to implement key public administration

reforms and build the capacity of the public administration, including increasing awareness and compliance

with public service codes of conduct, ethics, conflict of interest rules; conduct and assist in the development of

stronger enforcement mechanisms and right to information

  Assist various reform processes with Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) institutions, key public administration

reforms including accountability reforms, Open Governance Partnership, and public service codes of conduct,

ethics, conflict of interest rules; conduct and assist in the development of stronger enforcement mechanisms

  Support the adoption and roll out of a government performance management framework and assist the GSL in

developing standardized processes and procedures and capacity for strategic planning policy- making and

strengthen strategic planning and policy coordination mechanisms within the GSL

  Support the Parliament to improve its research and analytical capacity to evaluate proposed policies,

legislation and regulatory impact

  Provide training in areas such as research methodology, policy analysis, public finance, and comparative

institutional reviews, for employees of ministries, commissions, legislative committees and research staff, and

possibly sub-national governing units.

Application Instructions:

Send electronic submissions to  CIDinfo@albany.edu by April 18, 2016. Please include the position title in the

subject line and submit a CV, cover letter and three professional references. Only applications in English will be

accepted. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.