ACDI / VOCA Institutional Development Specialist Job in Nairobi Kenya

ACDI/VOCA (www.acdivoca.org), an international development organization working in 33 countries, is seeking applications for the position of Institutional Development Specialist and Operations Co-ordinator on the USAID AIIM-Assist project (www.aiim-assist.org) in Nairobi. 

The main goal of AIIM-Assist is to strengthen the capacity of African institutions to take on greater leadership roles in regional agriculture and integration.

Institutional Development Specialist - Nairobi

The Institutional Development Specialist shall perform the following tasks:

• Conduct organizational capacity assessments of all AIIM grantees and local partners of bilateral missions in the region.
• Develop organizational development plans for all AIIM grantees and other partners of bilateral missions in the region.
• 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 and bilateral missions.
• Supervise short terms technical experts ensuring that their work meet the client specification and it of high standard.
• 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 that all consultant reports meet client, USAID and ACDI/VOCA standards
• Develop progress and donor reports in compliance with donor and ACDI/VOCA regulations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in development and delivery of 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
• A postgraduate degree in 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 or Operations Coordinator by 5.00pm, Friday December 31, 2014. 

Candidates that do not hear from us by January 31, 2015 should consider themselves unsuccessful.