Capacity Development Advisor

Capacity Development Advisor,

This position is contingent upon funding
Description: Pact seeks a Capacity Development Advisor for an anticipated five year WASH program in South Sudan, focused on increasing access to water and sanitation in rural Western Equatoria and Central Equatoria. The Capacity Development Advisor will provide high-quality technical assistance to Pact's capacity development objectives for the proposed WASH program. The CD Advisor will be responsible for developing, implementing and documenting institutional and individual strengthening methodologies and approaches, and training, mentoring, and coaching support for staff and partners. In addition, the CD Advisor will be expected to remain up-to-date with the latest in African and global capacity development initiatives.
Responsibilities:

• Advise on best practices for institutional and individual strengthening activities for Government, Civil Society and Private Sector Partners.
• Enable the implementation, mentoring and monitoring of Pact's global standards for capacity development programming.
• Collaborate with Pact's technical experts to design, deliver and document high-quality, demand driven technical assistance to the program.
• Document capacity development approaches and methodologies used by the program.
• Develop and implement trainings, workshops, participatory design processes and consultancies in institutional strengthening for both public and private entities.
• Participate in program monitoring, evaluating, and periodic reporting related to capacity building.
• Serve as Pact liaison with local partners.
• Coordinate with appropriate stakeholders in all aspects of project planning, monitoring, and implementation for all capacity building activities.

Qualifications:

• At least 7 years' experience with USAID funded programs focused on strengthening the capacity of civil society or government institutions.
• BA degree required
• Experience with USAID's grant-making processes with local organizations.
• Significant experience applying mainstream institutional strengthening approaches such as Organizational Capacity Assessment, Institutional Strengthening Planning, Strategic Planning, Training of Trainers, etc.
• Strong facilitation and mentoring skills, and evidence of their application.
• Solid understanding of USAID definitions and directions in WASH programming
• Strong demonstrated experience to manage staff to deliver on time.
• Experience with developing and meeting monitoring and evaluation plans.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including mentoring and communication skills, and tact required
• Experience in South Sudan or post-conflict environment preferred.