Organizational Strengthening Specialist, Regional Intergovernmental Organization Systems Strengthening Activity at Management Systems International

Position Summary:
This position will provide technical oversight in support of the upcoming development project with the USAID/Kenya East Africa mission to strengthen human and institutional capacity development for the regional intergovernmental organizations. This position will exist in three locals; Djibouti, Arusha and Lusaka.   

**This position is contingent upon continued donor funding**

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for day-to-day management and oversight of HICD/institutional strengthening activities.
• Oversee performance analyses.
• Develop and oversee implementation of a communications strategy.
• Lead the development of a performance solutions package for (RIGO).
• Plan, schedule and oversee technical assistance to RIGO to implement recommendations.
• Draft scopes of work for short-term trainers and consultants and coordinate and oversee their work.
• Conduct ongoing monitoring of interventions through established performance monitoring systems, and, in coordination with senior project management, adjust work plans and timetables as necessary.
• Manage day-to-day communications, problem resolution, internal and external formal communications, and respond to feedback from beneficiary partners.
• Coordinate and facilitate trainings, workshops, and other events as necessary.
• Ensure all technical and administrative obligations of human and institutional capacity development are met in a timely and results-oriented fashion.
• Manage all technical aspects of institutional capacity development.
• Contribute to project reports, activity design, work planning, and the project’s monitoring and evaluation plan.
• Draft notable project successes for use in success stories and project publicity.
• Communicate issues, successes, and problems immediately to the COP.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

• At least ten 10 years of experience implementing organizational development, institutional strengthening, change management, and/or local capacity building is required and more experience is preferred.
• Advanced degree in organizational development, business administration, public administration, international affairs, development studies, or other related field.
• Experience with USAID Organizational Performance Index measurement tool (OPI) or its equivalent preferred.
• Experience in public sector reform is desirable.
• Experience in trade facilitation is desirable.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills.
• Preference for candidates designated as a Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) or Human Performance Improvement (HPI), but not required.
• Experience working on donor-funded activities preferred.
• Business-level fluency in English (written and verbal) is required.
• Fluency in French and Arabic (written and verbal), is required for Djibouti position.