Pact seeks a Senior Training & Capacity Building Advisor for an anticipated USAID-funded civil society strengthening project in Malawi.
This position is contingent on funding.
Responsibilities: • Conduct in-depth organizational assessments and re-assessments of each partner. Review results in collaboration with partners and develop a detailed technical assistance plan to be implemented over the life of the program. • Manage and oversee program implementation, design, and delivery for all capacity building-related activities targeted at local NGO and CSO partners. Includes responsibility for the design and roll out of all capacity building approaches and tools. • Participate in program monitoring, evaluating, and periodic reporting related to capacity building. • Provide on-site technical assistance to partners in order to assist with strengthening organizational systems, processes and governance. • Coordinate with appropriate stakeholders in all aspects of project planning, monitoring, and implementation for all capacity building activities. • Perform other duties, as assigned.
Qualifications:
• Masters-level degree in organizational development, international development, business administration or related field; preferably focused on capacity building, preferred. • A minimum of 7 years direct work experience in developing countries as a senior expert in training and capacity building. Experience working in Malawi, preferred. • Proven leadership and management skills in a large, international organization, including recruitment, orientation, training and performance planning and management of staff. • Ability to coach, mentor and develop and strengthen capacity for high performance. • Strong knowledge of instructional systems design, including needs analysis and evaluation strategies, and adult learning methodologies. • Thorough knowledge and experience of developing capacity building programs in training-related situations. • Experience with assessing and supporting capacity development needs of staff with training-related responsibilities. • Proven experience in adult performance improvement program design and delivery, including training of trainers, curriculum development and implementation to improve the functional capacity of organizations to improve sustainability. • Advanced understanding of a wide range of capacity building approaches, best practices and lessons learned. • Proven ability to lead as well as to participate in multidisciplinary, multicultural teams. • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to develop relationships across multiple levels internally and externally. • Excellent verbal and written English language skills. • Strong technical writing, presentation and facilitation skills.
How to apply:
To apply for this position, please visit our website at www.pactworld.org
