USAID AIIM Assist Project Institutional Development Specialist Job in Nairobi Kenya

Position: Institutional Development Specialist - Nairobi

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 main goal of AIIM-Assist is to increase the impact of African Institutions Innovation Mechanism (AIIM) programs, by strengthening the capacity of African institutions to take on greater leadership roles in regional agriculture and integration.

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.

Responsibilities
 

The Institutional Development Specialist shall perform the following tasks:

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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

How to Apply
 

Applicants will be required to submit 

(1) a detailed and current CV; 

(2) an application cover letter demonstrating why they qualify for this opportunity. 

Applications to be submitted electronically to info@aiim-assist.org with the email subject as Institutional Development Specialist – Nairobi by 5.00pm, Saturday March 22, 2014. 

Candidates that do not hear from us by April 30, 2014 should consider themselves unsuccessful.