Country: Haiti
Closing date: 24 Nov 2016
Human and Institutional Capacity Development (HICD) Director,
USAID KONEKTE, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Company Profile: MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, DC metro area international development firm with a 35-year history of delivering development results across the world. Our core expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), institutional development, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption. MSI implements nearly 100 projects in 90 countries around the world such as Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Colombia, and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, MSI has partnered with more than 80 organizations across all sectors of international development with clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank and the UNDP to national and local governments, NGOs, think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
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Project Summary: **Launched by USAID in November 2012, KONEKTE (KONesans E Konpetans TEknik) is a program designed to assist the Government of Haiti (GOH) with increasing capacity within Haitian ministries by identifying and placing experienced advisors in key positions. KONEKTE is a partnership between a Haitian firm (Centre de Formation et d'Encadrement Technique (CFET), USAID, and the GOH which aims to build local capacity to create a more stable and viable Haiti. KONEKTE's main partner within the GOH is the Office of Management and Human Resources (OMRH). KONEKTE works closely with the OMRH to identify high-level advisors through a transparent and competitive recruitment process that prioritizes the expertise of Haitians and the Haitian diaspora. Each Advisor is placed in a department to bridge a competence gap. In addition, consistent with the objectives of the USAID Forward initiative, KONEKTE strengthens the OMRH's ability to ensure the sustainability of the program's achievements.
Position Summary: MSI seeks an experienced HICD Director for the Haiti KONEKTE program. This position provides technical and managerial oversight to all institutional strengthening activities in support of the GOH, specifically the OMRH as well as local partners. Under the supervision of the Chief of Party, this position will lead organizational development, including performance assessments and performance solutions design. S/He will assist these local partners by building leadership skills, analyzing internal systems, developing process improvements, conducting surveys, and improving organizational performance.
\This position is contingent upon continued donor funding. Please note that this position is within the KONEKTE program team and is not a seconded position.**
Responsibilities:
- Day-to-day management and oversight of HICD/institutional strengthening activities with OMRH and CFET.
- Liaise with counterparts. Manage day-to-day communications, problem resolution, internal and external communications, and respond to feedback from beneficiary partners.
- Oversee performance analyses of GOH and local partner institutions.
- Develop and oversee implementation of a communications strategy to raise awareness of and interest in GOH organizational performance analyses.
- Lead the development of a performance solutions package for GOH and partner institutions.
- Plan, schedule and oversee technical assistance to OMRH and CFET 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.
- 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.
- Contribute to project reports, activity design, work planning, and the project's monitoring and evaluation plan.
- Report on notable project successes to the Communications Manager for use in success stories and project publicity.
- Communicate issues, successes, and problems immediately to the Chief of Party.
- Perform other tasks as assigned.
Qualifications:
- At least five (5) years' of experience implementing organizational development, institutional strengthening, change management, and/or local capacity building. More experience would be preferred.
- Advanced degree in organizational development, business administration, public administration, international affairs, development studies, or other related field.
- Experience working with public sector institutions is required.
- Experience in public sector reform is desirable.
- 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.
- Experience working with senior level government officials is preferred.
- Experience working with Government of Haiti is preferred.
- Excellent writing and presentation skills.
- Business-level fluency in English (written and verbal) is required.
- Fluency in French (written and verbal) strongly preferred.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
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