Policy Advisor, Development Investments

🕒 November 18, 2025

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Transparency International

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1993

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Social Impact

Transparency International is a global non-governmental organisation dedicated to combating corruption and promoting transparency, accountability, and integrity in public and private sectors. It operates in over 100 countries, conducts research and advocacy, supports legal advice and anti-corruption projects, publishes influential indices and reports, and engages with policymakers, businesses, and the public to advance anti-corruption reforms. The organisation is funded through donations and grants and focuses on awareness, policy change, and practical assistance to expose and reduce corruption worldwide.

📋 Description

• Provide relevant policy and content advice in a timely manner to development practitioners on a wide range of issues related to safeguarding donor investments from corruption. • This includes contributing to relevant programme and policy dialogues on these matters. • Develop policy briefs, knowledge materials, toolkits, indicator frameworks and guidance related to mitigating and monitoring corruption risks in development assistance. • Advise on the design and implementation of a training programme and targeted knowledge sharing strategy on anticorruption measures in investments in various sectors. • The Policy Advisor will lead the development of online training modules for development practitioners on these themes. • Design and deliver in-country trainings for development practitioners to contextualise corruption prevention strategies to local realities. • Stay abreast of trends related to corruption prevention in development investments. • Promote and disseminate outputs through various platforms, channels and outreach activities (e.g. blogs, social media, workshops and conferences). • Represent the organisation at relevant fora within area of expertise as needed and liaise regularly with development partners. • Build, manage and maintain strong relationships with external counterparts, communities of practice and stakeholders. • Generate ideas, develop concept notes/proposals, and activities that are aligned with organisational priorities. • Contribute to day-to-day work implementation, including work planning, budget management, monitoring, and reporting, ensuring that all phases are consistent with the design and delivery schedule and internal processes and procedures.

🎯 Requirements

• Post-graduate university degree in a relevant field of the social sciences, such as political science, sociology, economics, public administration or a related field. • 7+ years of relevant professional experience in an international NGO, thinktank or international organisation, with demonstrated in-depth knowledge of research/ advocacy, with a track record of producing operationally and policy relevant outputs. • Expertise in governance and anti-corruption. • Specific knowledge of corruption in development investments is an advantage. • Experience working in the field of development assistance is desirable, particularly valuable if related to large donor investments in sectors such as energy, transport, health and education. • Experience with and/or a good understanding of capacity development concepts and processes an advantage. • Demonstrated past engagement in processes that resulted in, or contributed to, positive changes in global (and local) frameworks and policies an advantage. • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to engage multi-stakeholders, make use of prior contacts and networks, stimulate and shape partnerships, networks and coalitions. • Excellent organizational skills and ability to effectively manage projects in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. • Results orientation, resilience and tenacity with the ability to work under pressure in a collaborative setting. • Professional language proficiency in written and spoken English, additional languages (in particular French or Spanish) are an asset. • Commitment to the values and principles of Transparency International.

🏖️ Benefits

• Relocation package incl. sponsorship of work permit if needed and eligible • Financial contribution to German language classes • Generous time off with 30 days of annual leave per year and flexible working times around core hours • Remote-hybrid working model from within Germany • Possibility of Work from Abroad for periods of time (currently for up to 10 working days at a time for a maximum of 20 working days per calendar year) • Friday afternoons alternately free or meeting-free during the summer months • Pluxee Restaurant Checks with plenty of options nearby the office for reduced prices for meals • Reduced membership fees with Urban Sports Club • Mental wellbeing and counselling support by OpenUp • Centrally located office in a vibrant metropolitan city with excellent public transportation connectivity at the river Spree