Senior Policy Advisor (Roster, Multiple Locations)

About the role

CTG, a staffing and HR solutions provider active in 35 countries, offers a roster vacancy for a Senior Policy Advisor. The CTG Talent Roster is a pre-vetted pool supporting rapid deployment to development, humanitarian, government and institutional partners. Membership is not an immediate job offer; successful candidates may be contacted for future assignments matching their expertise, availability, mobility and commercial expectations. The roster lasts up to three years and can be renewed.

Key responsibilities

• Provide policy advice on governance, public administration, institutional reform, socioeconomic development and national reform priorities, and support the design, review and implementation of policy frameworks and reform roadmaps.
• Carry out policy analysis, political economy analysis, institutional diagnostics and options analysis, and turn complex issues into recommendations for senior decision-makers.
• Support institutional capacity building, centre-of-government coordination, inter-ministerial coordination and reform implementation mechanisms.
• Advise on governance systems, accountability frameworks, regulatory reform, performance management and service delivery.
• Engage ministries, public agencies, development partners, private sector actors, think tanks and civil society, and facilitate consultations, workshops and policy dialogues.
• Produce policy briefs, analytical notes, reform roadmaps, presentations, decision memos and knowledge products, and document lessons learned and implementation risks.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Economics, Political Science, Governance, International Development, Law, Social Sciences or a related field (essential); a Master's is preferred.
• 10-20 years of demonstrable experience in policy advisory, governance, public administration, institutional reform or economic development (essential).
• 10-20 years of experience in an international environment (essential).
• Fluent English (essential); fluent Arabic is desirable.
• Experience advising government institutions, UN agencies, IFIs, OECD-type bodies or major reform programmes is strongly preferred.
• Team management experience is desired.

Required skills

• Policy analysis, strategy development, institutional diagnostics and reform roadmapping.
• Understanding of governance systems, public administration, public sector reform, policy implementation and SDG alignment.
• Strong writing, synthesis, presentation and advisory skills.
• Ability to work with discretion and political awareness in government-facing environments.

Assignments may be short-term, long-term, on-site, hybrid or advisory, in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and other regions. No fee is ever asked for during the recruitment process.