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Locally Led Development (LLD) Advisor

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Last update: May 26, 2023 Last update: May 26, 2023

Details

Deadline: Jun 8, 2023 Deadline for applications has passed
Location: USA USA
Job type:Contract, 12 months +
Languages:
EnglishEnglish
Work experience: Min 8 years
Date posted:May 25, 2023
Expected starting date:As soon as possible

Description

DRS is looking for a Locally Led Development (LLD) Advisor for the anticipated USAID DDI Building Evidence for Decision Making (BE4D) activity. The overall purpose of the activity is to provide technical subject matter expertise on locally-led development so as to integrate LLD approaches into the program cycle in coordination with an Activity Manager from the Local, Faith, and Transformative Partnerships (LFT) Hub.

Job Title:                                             Locally Led Development (LLD) Advisor

Location:                                             Bethesda office, USA

Work schedule:                                   Full-time position, hybrid

Starting date:                                      As soon as possible

Type of contract:                                 A four-year type of contract

Key Responsibilities:

·        Provide technical subject matter expertise on locally-led development so as to integrate LLD approaches into the program cycle in coordination with an Activity Manager from the Local, Faith, and Transformative Partnerships (LFT) Hub.

·        Support with LLD approaches to program design, performance monitoring, evaluation, CLA, and other analyses.

·        Provide LLD subject matter expertise to integrate LLD approaches by the Bureaus buying into the mechanism.

·        Work collaboratively with the Bureaus to gain buy-in for these approaches.

·        Monitor broader LLD trends at the Agency and beyond so that best practices for LLD feed into this mechanism.

·        Share relevant knowledge from LLD best practices from the mechanism with others at the Agency and beyond.

·        Track and keep a record of all LLD-related activities from this mechanism.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Education:

Master’s degree in a relevant field such as monitoring and evaluation, social science, or international affairs.

Experience:

·        Eight years of demonstrated experience with MEL related to locally owned and locally-led development efforts, which may include:

·        Conducting research fieldwork in developing countries/resource-poor settings;

·        Working with or for local organizations in developing countries, such as: working directly for a local organization, as an employee or consultant for an implementing partner working with local sub-awardees, and/or with local government entities/local firms on development initiatives;

·        Working with networks of local organizations/grantees or other local actors;

·        Proven experience in at least two of the following: facilitating collaborative processes for the design of community-focused development programming, MEL frameworks, and other multistakeholder development efforts;

·        Around 5 years with LLD, including experience in applying LLD approaches for a USAID-funded project, ideally.

Language Skills:

Excellent spoken and written communication in English.

Soft Skills:

·        Demonstrated ability to apply locally-led development principles.

·        Demonstrated strong interpersonal and collaboration skills for dealing with a wide variety of projects, contracts, counterparts, personnel, and other related issues.

·        Demonstrated excellent communication skills to foster open, transparent, and collaborative communications with the Government.

·        Demonstrated ability to foster transparency and trust with other partners.

Applications and updated CVs should be submitted to d.durnea@developmentaid.org, under the title: DRS 11517 (ref. number). Due to the high number of applications received via the DevelopmentAid website, we can reply to shortlisted candidates only. Please note that the above requirements can be modified during the recruitment process according to client's procedures.