About QED:
The QED Group, LLC is a full-service international development firm that provides practical solutions to social problems through sound analysis, proven management techniques, and creative implementation. We focus our efforts on two core practice areas: Monitoring & Evaluation and Knowledge Management. We work with U.S. agencies and overseas governments, international donors, private-sector clients, and PVOs/NGOs in more than 80 countries around the world. Key clients include USAID, the U.S. Department of State, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.
About USAID Project:
The USAID/Uganda Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning project (Learning Contract) is the five-year organizational program support vehicle through which USAID/Uganda will pursue realizing its development objectives within the complicated and shifting Ugandan development context. The purpose of the Learning Contract is to provide monitoring, evaluation and learning support services and build capacity of USAID/Uganda to implement USAID’s Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting methodology to strengthen the implementation of USAID/Uganda’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy and enhance USAID’s organizational effectiveness.
Job Summary: The Senior Technical Advisor will support the USAID Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Program Learning Contract by coordinating the Northern Uganda Regional development processes and results towards a fully developed regional strategic investment plan. The Technical Advisor will act as a liaison between USAID, the Learning Contract, and all partners working in concert with the Northern Uganda Regional Forum, including the Ministry of Local Government, Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development, and the Office of the Prime Minister. The Technical Advisor will function as the senior technical oversight of Learning Contract support to USAID regional development efforts in northern Uganda.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
· The Technical Advisor will coordinate input from relevant central and local governments, regional and local stakeholders, USAID and development partners.
· The incumbent will use leverage and relationships to achieve strategic outputs
· He will be responsible for mentoring, training, and facilitating leadership development and capacity building processes with the steering committee and other stakeholders.
· The Technical Advisor will manage Learning Contract research interns to adequately collect data and evidence that can inform and support steering committee decision making.
Key Deliverables: Lead steering committee toward a fully developed regional strategic investment plan
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
Extensive understanding of the political context of northern Uganda including familiarity with academic networks, institutions, key leaders, actors and relevant community structures and organizations. Ideal candidates will both have relationships and be able to build those which catalyze the development process.
Appropriate knowledge, skills, and attitudes to drive a participatory, local development agenda.
Demonstrated experience mentoring leaders and building leadership capacity
Strong oral and written communication skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who meet the above criteria should send their CV, cover letter and Bio Data Form, download here, expressing interest to thelearningcontract.recruit@gmail.com with the title mentioned in the subject line.
Deadline: 15th November 2017 by 5:00pm Ugandan Time