Senior Capacity Building Specialist

Senior Capacity Building Specialist, USAID/Vietnam Support
Service Contract, Vietnam

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 has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Jordan, Kenya, Indonesia, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Colombia and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, MSI has partnered with organizations across all sectors of international development to support 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.

Proposal Summary:

The USAID/Vietnam Support Service Contract will support USAID/Vietnam USAID staff and partners to implement more efficient, effective and transparent programs by improving: (1) USAID and implementing partners’ (IP) capacity to achieve expected results; (2) USAID’s understanding and tracking of project performance; and (3) coordination, collaboration and learning. The contract will focus on a combination of services focused on monitoring, evaluation and learning and on capacity building for USAID and its implementing partners, particularly local Vietnamese organizations.

**Please note: Only Vietnamese citizens are eligible for this position.**

Position Summary:

The senior capacity building specialist will have primary responsibility for delivering the capacity building results of this project. S/he will conduct organizational assessments, design improvement strategies, and develop and deliver training to build the capacity of USAID and its implementing partners, particularly local Vietnamese organizations.

Responsibilities:

  • Supervise all capacity building conducted under the contract.
  • Select an appropriate organizational assessment protocol in conjunction with USAID and conduct organizational assessments of targeted organizations.
  • Develop a customized capacity building strategy for each organization that has been assessed, including milestones for assessing progress.
  • Develop new curriculum or adapt existing resources into learning modules drawing on adult learning methodologies.
  • Coordinate and deliver training; oversee delivery of training by other experts as needed.
  • Follow up with assisted organizations and determine additional needs in an ongoing process of learning and adapting the capacity building approach.

Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in a social science, development studies or related field preferred.
  • Eight (8) years of direct experience in organizational capacity building, organizational development or training.
  • Five (5) years of experience designing and delivering training for adult audiences.
  • Demonstrated skills and experience in organizational assessment.
  • Three (3) years of experience living and working in developing country environments.
  • Quality past performance references.

 

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.

To apply: Please visit our website, www.msiworldwide.com

Job Details
Organisation Name: 
MSI - USAID/Vietnam Support Service Contract
Location: 
Hanoi
Application Deadline: 
Thu, 2018-08-09