Senior Strategic Advisor EAF Tanzania SSA 2014, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Chemonics seeks a senior strategic advisor for a field office in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Reporting directly to the chief of party and working in close collaboration with the deputy chief of party and operations manager, the senior strategic advisor will support development of systems and procedures for the office and contribute to establishing a strong, proactive implementation approach to serve USAID/Tanzania and its partners. To maximize the transfer of knowledge, the advisor is expected to use a combination of formal training, on-the-job training, and mentoring. This position is for a one-year duration and will begin on or about July 1, 2014. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities include:

• Work closely with the project team to identify and prioritize support needs in external and internal communication
• Work with the project team to develop systemic solutions to improve activity coordination
• Provide formal and informal training on relevant skills such as facilitation, conducting an effective meeting, and agenda development
• Work with the deputy chief of party to ensure the field office's technical assistance plan is fully developed and regularly updated
• Develop practical training modules in key areas such as work planning and project design, quarterly report writing, monitoring and evaluation, success story writing, and grants compliance trainings; conduct training of trainers
• Assist in identification of joint training opportunities and help in design and implementation of these events
• Develop and implement needed capacity development for field office staff, such as drafting scopes of work for short-term technical assistance and/or requests for proposals and consultant/subcontract management
• Identify and implement systems to facilitate smooth project management
• Strengthen financial management systems

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required; master's degree preferred
• Minimum seven years of experience managing international development projects; chief of party, deputy chief of party, or field experience preferred
• Strong understanding of all aspects of project design, activity budgeting, and implementation of USAID projects, including new business development
• Experience building staff capacity, including developing and conducting formal training and providing on-the-job training and mentoring, and giving constructive feedback
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and experience drafting a variety of project-related documents such as work plans, monitoring and evaluation plans, success stories, and quarterly reports
• Experience working effectively, efficiently, and closely with USAID
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity

Application Instructions: Send electronic submissions to TanzaniaSSA@chemonics.com by June 20, 2014. Please include the name of the position in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.

In addition, please download and complete Chemonics' equal employment opportunity self-identification form and submit it separately to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.com with only 'Tanzania - Senior Strategic Advisor' in the subject line. If you prefer not to disclose your sex, race, or ethnicity, you may check 'I do not wish to complete the information requested.' Thank you for completing the form and supporting our equal employment opportunity reporting requirements.

Chemonics is an equal opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will received consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, or protected veteran status, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.