Capacity Strengthening Advisor

Position description

The ZimCycle activity will provide a platform for the procurement of a comprehensive suite of technical and advisory services that strengthen and facilitate the Mission’s program cycle practices and processes. The activity will improve knowledge management and enhance the use of data and evidence in programmatic decision-making. Additionally, the ZimCycle activity willimprove USAID/Zimbabwe’s and implementing partners’ Monitoring, Evaluation, and learning capacity. Ultimately, this will result in a more coordinated, evidence-based, and effective activity portfolio.

Position Description: 

The Capacity Strengthening Advisor for Institutional Strengthening will support the partners to strengthen their internal capacities across priority organizational and technical areas, so that they improve their performance in implementing USAID programs. S/he will support USAID principles of locally led development, ensure USAID capacity strengthening strategies and approaches are evidence-based and aligned with global best practices, coordinate with technical and support offices for integration of capacity strengthening activity planning, implementation and reporting and participate in relevant technical working groups and knowledge exchange activities related to capacity strengthening at local or global levels.

Please note that this position is contingent upon award of the proposal/USAID approval.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in areas such as project management, business administration, education, capacity and organizational development or other related areas, with at least six (6+) years of relevant work experience providing capacity strengthening support to local institutions or other organizations, or bachelor’s degree with at least eight (8+) years of relevant work experience.
• Proven technical expertise and experience leading capacity strengthening assessment and planning processes in collaboration with local stakeholders
• Skills in facilitating collaborative dialogues and processes with multi-sector stakeholders.
• Experience and skills in managing teams, including consultants, to implement complex capacity strengthening programs.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong and collaborative relationships with multiple stakeholders, including donors, government, civil society organizations and other development partners.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills and ability to translate data into action.
• Ability to communicate project results to wide audiences through written and verbal reports, presentations and/or other forms of communication.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in written form at a technical professional level in English.
• Working experience in Zimbabwe is desired
• Local language proficiency is preferred

Application instructions

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