Senior Associate, Capacity Strengthening at Palladium International

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

The Senior Associate, Capacity Strengthening, will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Manage the capacity strengthening support of all sub-grantees in the assigned countries
• Support the implementation of organizational capacity assessments and the preparation and implementation of capacity strengthening and performance improvement plans
• Support development, adaptation, and implementation of innovative capacity strengthening approaches, tools, and methodologies for grantees
• Monitor the external capacity strengthening ecosystem and interact with internal and external capacity strengthening practitioners and experts to learn and adapt new ideas and approaches to the project
• Ensure the development or finalization of high-quality, standardized, capacity strengthening materials for use and adaptation across the project
• Directly support sub-awardees in various capacity strengthening activities
• Collaborate with the Project Management Unit in recruiting consultants and other capacity strengthening service providers
• Supervise consultants and other capacity strengthening service providers to ensure quality services and contractual deliverables
• Contribute to knowledge sharing by participating in local, national, and international meetings and events, including social media, webinars, conferences, and meetings
• Collaborate with the Monitoring and Evaluation staff in the monitoring and evaluation of the changes in capacity and performance of sub-grantees
• Contribute to the preparation of NPI EXPAND’s annual work plans and progress reports
• Contribute to the preparation of various technical write-ups on capacity strengthening, including case studies, success stories, and primers

Key Competencies Required:

• Relevant experience in capacity strengthening
• Strong process facilitation skills, with an ability to design and implement skills-building workshops and other learning events for a diverse audience
• Experience conducting organizational capacity assessments and supporting organizations with various levels of performance to create and drive capacity strengthening and performance improvement plans
• Experience working in Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health
• In-depth knowledge of best practices in sustainable capacity strengthening strategies and approaches
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience working with diverse and multicultural teams is necessary
• Written and spoken fluency in English

Professional Expertise/Competencies Preferred:

• Experience working on USAID-funded projects is highly desired.
• Proficiency in either French or Portuguese is an added advantage.