USAID AIIM Assist Project Institutional Development Specialist Job Vacancy in Nairobi Kenya 2014
ACDI / VOCA (www.acdivoca.org), an international development organization working in 33 countries, is seeking applications for the position of Institutional Development Specialist on the USAID AIIM-Assist project (www.aiim-assist.org).
The Institutional Development Specialist will provide leadership, oversight, and support in building the institutional development of AIIM grantees; provide technical support to USAID missions in the FTF focus countries; and provide technical support to African regional partners outside of AIIM.
- Assess the capacity of AIIM grant recipients to carry out technical activities and respond to USAID rules and regulations.
- Conduct organizational capacity assessments of all AIIM grantees.
- Develop organizational development plans for all AIIM grantees.
- Coordinate the mobilization of technical experts or directly provide technical assistance and institutional capacity building to AIIM grant recipients and/or other partners of USAID/East Africa.
- Work closely with local and regional organizations in the identified focus countries to strengthen their capacity to effectively manage USAID grants and carry out technical activities.
- Identify/develop, manage, and ensure appropriate scopes of work (SOW) for short-term technical experts as needed.
- Ensure effective progress, and donor reports, compliance with donor and ACDI/VOCA regulations, and efficient utilization of program staff and resources.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience working with trainings and managements systems in the public and private sectors, publicly funded organizations and NGOs.
- Prior experience on USAID-funded projects
- Established track record of achieving results within difficult working environments is required
- An appropriate post graduate degree in a relevant field.
- A postgraduate degree.
- An Accounting/Finance/business background preferable
- Excellent report writing skills
- Fluency in English is required