RIPA International currently seeks experienced specialists/practitioners to act as Director of Studies, consultants and guest contributors for a range of senior executive seminars, workshops, training and consulting assignments, programme development and delivery held in London (and overseas) in the following areas:

• Senior public sector leadership and management development 
• Institutional and organisational development (particularly with reference to EU institutions and ideally with developing country experience)
• Governance and Public Administration Reform (PAR) – with a focus on the machinery of government, public sector modernisation (transformation and change programmes especially) and service delivery
• Policy formulation and implementation at national level (EU and developing country experience highly desirable)
• Judicial Administration and Case Management (justice reform more broadly – especially where individuals have experience in diverse jurisdictions)
• Parliamentary Administration and Reform (particularly with reference to international experience/exposure) 
• Legislative drafting and the legislative process (with international experience/exposure highly desirable
• International Public Finance Management (PFM)
• Senior-level M&E experience 
• Gender Mainstreaming 
• Fragile States, Conflict Resolution

Desirable Competencies/Experience

• A minimum of 5-8 years’ demonstrable professional management and leadership experience (equivalent to at least Grade 7 and above in the UK Civil Service) gained in a UK/European entity 
• A demonstrable understanding of public sector management issues and approaches in the specified technical areas (more than one area would be desirable though not essential)
• Experience or exposure to designing, delivering and presenting seminars and/or workshops, preferably to culturally diverse audiences, is highly desirable
• Experience advising EU governments and institutions and those identified as transitional and developing economy countries 

• Former Parliamentary Counsellors and senior barristers and legal professionals are encouraged to apply in support of our justice reform/access to justice programmes

• Ideally seeking London or Home Counties –based individuals

Language Requirements

• Bilingual ability (especially fluency in French or Arabic) is desirable 

Correspondence should be addressed to
Operations and Quality Assurance Manager 
RIPA International 
Barnards Inn
86 Fetter Lane
London
EC4A 1EN

Alternatively email rachel.tame@capita.co.uk for further details.