Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, May 04, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Project Management Specialist - Local Partner/Organizational Development (the “Specialist”) is an expert specialized in working with local organizations to strengthen their organizational capacity to deliver HIV/AIDS and other social services and fulfill their respective mission. The Specialist serves as an expert to help build the capacity of local partners in development and improvement organizational systems and policies that meet rigorous standards, including U.S. government requirements through hands on mentorship and coaching with an emphasis on community level interaction and feedback systems. The Specialist oversees the USAID Health Office’s efforts to transition awards to local partners and represents the agency’s efforts to the Ministry of Health (MOH), USG interagency, international, and bilateral organizations and other development partners incountry. In this capacity, the incumbent spends a significant amount of time engaging directly with local partners both locally and in the field.

Statement of Duties to be performed.
• Technical and Strategic Leadership
• Serve as USAID’s technical expert on the organizational development of local (indigenous) partner organizations and provide senior/high level technical guidance to the Mission, the PEPFAR interagency team, the host country government, notably the MOH, and to other development partners on issues pertaining to organizational development.
• Provide overall guidance and direction to the capacity strengthening of local (indigenous) partner organizations, and oversee the implementation of organizational development plans, ensuring requisite technical support is available to partners to support these efforts.
• Provide expert technical assistance and support to local partner organizations in the following organizational development areas: governance; administration; human resources; financial management; organizational management; and project management.
• Work closely with Technical Advisors to ensure the quality of programs implemented by local partner organizations are simultaneously being addressed.
• Provide expert advice and guidance to other HIV/AIDS Team colleagues on matters related to organizational development and capacity building of local partner organizations.
• Provide oversight to annual HIV funding directed to local partner organizations and ensure costs related to organizational development are allocated appropriately and utilized effectively.
• Through literature review, research, and regular communication with local and international stakeholders, keep abreast of emerging developments in organizational development approaches, especially as they pertain to indigenous organizations and the national and global HIV care and treatment landscape, and advise accordingly on how these policies and strategies can most effectively be incorporated to enhance USAID’s approaches.
• In collaboration with the Strategic Information Team, advise on the development of tools (such as dash boards) that support monitoring organizational development and continuous learning and adapting.
• Provide strategic and technical leadership in the preparation of key annual and mid-term planning and reporting documents including the Country Operational Plan, Operational Plan, Congressional Budget Justifications, Technical Notifications, Quarterly, Semi-Annual and Annual Progress Reports.
• Support PEPFAR’s annual budget preparation process, providing technical assistance to USG financial teams and technical working groups in completing the PEPFAR Funding Allocation to Strategy Tool (FAST) and any other new tools that may be provided for use in the planning processes.
• Participate in and ensure the effectiveness of Site Improvement Monitoring System (SIMS) and other field visits.
• Identify and arrange for procurement of short-term technical assistance (STTA) and ensure that objectives and outcomes of the STTA are consistent with and support the furtherance of the Mission HIV/AIDS portfolio.
• Organize site visits and prepare orientation materials for delegations from OGAC, USAID Headquarters,
• State Department, and other agencies.
• Program/Project/Activity Management
• Serve as Contracting or Agreement Officer’s Representative (COR/AOR) or Activity Manager (AM) for the Mission’s HIV activities awarded to local partners, with responsibility for providing financial and programmatic oversight to ensure contracts and grants achieve anticipated results, and are linked to and enhance attainment of the Health Office, Mission and USG objectives.
• Conduct site visits as required in order to monitor progress, and to provide technical and programmatic recommendations to ensure effectiveness, efficiency, and judicious use of USG funding.
• Representation and Reporting
• Represent USAID and PEPFAR at designated national, regional and international meetings that relate to organizational development and local partners, including regular participation in national level technical working groups and related committees.
• Represent USAID on the inter-agency USG PEPFAR on issues pertaining to organizational development and local partners.
• As requested by the Mission Director, Health and HIV Office Director or HIV/AIDS and TB Unit Leader, represent USAID at meetings outside of the HIV/AIDS field when needed.
• As a member of the PEPFAR Team, respond flexibly and capably to a wide range of work-related requirements including responding to requests for information from HQ, Congress and OGAC.
• Using diplomacy and technical acumen, establish and maintain strategic working relationships with senior MOH and other relevant Ministry officials at the national and district level, development partners, civil society organizations, faith-based organizations, private sector health counterparts, and professional associations to enhance regular and timely sharing of information on issues related to local partners and organizational development, including changes in key policies, and legal and regulatory environments that could affect the implementation of USAID programs.
• The contractor is eligible for temporary duty (TDY) travel to the U.S., or to other Missions abroad, to participate in the “Foreign Service National” Fellowship Program, in accordance with USAID policy.
• Supervisory Relationship:
• The Specialist will report to the HIV/AIDS Team Lead in the Health Office in USAID. The Specialist is expected to work independently in carrying out responsibilities. The Specialist develops annual work
• objectives in consultation with the supervisor. The supervisor makes assignments in terms of overall objectives and resources available.
• Completed work is reviewed in terms of achievement of
• program/project/activity goals, effectiveness in meeting host-country and USAID objectives, and integration
• with other initiatives in the Office and Mission portfolio. Some technical direction may come from other
• professionals in the Office; in general, however, the Specialist will be expected to exercise considerable
• autonomy and best judgment in discharging the duties of the assignment.
• Supervisory Controls:
• Continuing supervision of other Division and Office staff is not anticipated. The Specialist may be assigned as a group/Team Leader but will not serve as a full supervisor. The Specialist is expected to serve as mentor to COR/AORs, Assistant-level staff, and to provide other work guidance as assigned. The Specialist will
• supervise/oversee short and medium- term technical contractors and TDYers. The Specialist will write interim reviews for long term TDYers and contractors. The Specialist will provide mentoring and coaching to USAID's
• HIV/AIDS Team in key areas of organizational development and capacity building of local partner institutions.
• Physical demands: The work requested does not involve undue physical demands.

Minimum Qualifications Required for this Position
• Education: Master’s degree in a relevant profession: public health, public administration, international development, accounting, law, business, finance, contracting, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative
• methods, and/or organization or management.
• Prior Work Experience:
• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in organizational development, development program management, and/or health systems development in a developing country context.
• At least two years’ experience in a development-oriented workplace such as: USAID, donor agencies, host country government, private-sector institutions, or other related organization.
• Language Proficiency:
• Level 4 (advanced professional proficiency) English and local language proficiency (if appropriate), both oral and written, is required. Language proficiency may be tested.
• In-depth professional-level knowledge in one or more of the following areas: governance; administration; human resources; financial management; organizational management; and project management.
• Superior knowledge and understanding of organizational development and capacity strengthening of local organizations.
• Extensive and detailed knowledge of USAID rules and regulations and compliance issues as they pertain to acquisition and assistance awards to implementing partners.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the overall health sector context, of PEPFAR and its current priorities, as well as the key aspects of US Government foreign assistance to the host country.

Skills and Abilities:
• Strong skills in communication (verbal and written), advocacy and networking.
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills to be able to quickly grasp and translate new concepts into operational plans and results.
• Outstanding ability to exercise flexibility to be able to accept and react to evolving planning and implementation contexts.
• Demonstrate excellent computer skills including skills with Microsoft Office, web-based databases, and electronic filing.
• Demonstrated initiative and offering leadership in reviewing the progress of programs and projects under his/her responsibility, including performance reports, pipeline management, program implementation reviews, as well as fulfilling other USAID and USG reporting requirements.
• Demonstrates timely decision-making ability and extensive judgment in planning and carrying out tasks, using diplomacy and tact.
• Ability to travel regularly to the offices of local partners, both locally and in the field.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
To apply follow this link https://eforms.state.gov/Forms/ds174.pdf ;

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