1. Programme coordination and integration team leader The purpose of the team leader is to provide support to the Africa Programme manager in delivering on the identified strategic outcomes. The team leader’s function is to support the Director of the African Centre for Statistics and the Africa Programme secretariat manager in running the programme and to monitor implementations of the work plan regularly. 2. Capacity development unit The purpose of the capacity development unit is to drive civil registration and vital statistics reform on the continent. Its functions are the following: (a) Provide tools for legislative, civil registration and vital statistics reform; (b) Conduct research and development to align with international best practices; (c) Ensure knowledge management and knowledge-sharing; (d) Upkeep the e-civil registration and vital statistics guidebook and associated activities with country assets and examples; (e) Coordinate training workshops; (f) Coordinate study tours; (g) Mobilize technical missions and support. 3. Stakeholder and programme management unit The purpose of the stakeholder and programme management unit is to drive strategic, programme and stakeholder management. Its functions are the following: (a) Facilitate political support; (b) Strengthen collaboration and cooperation with pan-African organizations and other partners or manage and coordinate communications and stakeholder relations or establish and maintain strategic alliances and partnerships on the continent and globally; (c) Facilitate strategic planning, reporting, monitoring and evaluation; (d) Mobilize and administer resources for the civil registration and vital statistics at the continental and national levels; (e) systems; (f) Establish and enhance civil registration and vital statistics infrastructure and Facilitate strategic institutional change. 25