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• Ensure
  that communities in selected districts can identify and articulate their
  needs and demand quality services;
• Ensure
  that the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) develop effective advocacy
  initiatives, and are able to represent the communities’ demands for 
  better  quality  services;  and 
• Build
  the technical and operational capacity of the CSOs to qualify them as
  potential direct recipients of future USAID funding. 

• Give
  input in the development of annual work plans to ensure that
  organizational development (OD) capacity building is adequately integrated
  into the work plan and budget.
• Lead
  the design, development, and delivery of OD capacity building
  strategies, including roll-out plans, on-the-job training systems, and
  supervisory systems at the community level.
• Design
  and lead assessment efforts to determine unique OD needs of CSOs and
  partners, including conducting field visits as needed to ensure in-depth
  understanding of market, individual/local needs and training is aligned
  with market/customer needs.
• Design
  tailored capacity building interventions, based on the unique needs
  identified for each partner and understanding of the operating context, to
  improve quality, efficiency and sustainability of civil society and
  communities.
• Develop
  detailed training curricula and supporting materials for specific
  organizational development needs and ensure that curricula support all
  program technical objectives.
• Provide
  technical assistance in a way that promotes the adoption and sustainable
  use of tools and approaches.  This includes building client awareness
  of current OD gaps and tools to fill those gaps, and providing training on
  effective use of these tools
• Apply
  adult learning and instructional design principles when developing
  training programs and materials and ensure that appropriate instructional
  support (e.g., instructor-led, web-based, learning aids, etc.) exists.
• Recruit,
  prepare, and monitor the performance of local trainers.
• Travel
  to communities across the country to supervise the implementation of OD
  training, monitor performance, and implement improvements as needed.
• Develop
  pre- and post-training evaluation tools to measure change and change
  effectiveness.
• Maintain
  and communicate OD best practices, benchmarking, state-of-the art
  technology, and field needs
• Monitor
  and Evaluate capacity building activities in collaboration with the
  Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist.

• The
  candidates should possess a Masters’ degree or higher in Economics,
  Development Planning or related field;
• Five
  or more years experience and skills in Organizational Development.
• Demonstrated
  experience providing advisory services in the area of capacity
  development;
• Demonstrated
  ability to design capacity building strategies based on clear needs
  identification and understanding of the operating context, and experience
  of working with CSOs, with national or local governments shall also be
  useful;
• Proven
  experience in development of interventions to improve quality, efficiency
  and sustainability of civil society and communities in Uganda or other
  regional countries is desirable.
• Demonstrated
  ability to provide technical assistance, one-on-one mentoring, and small
  group training sessions is desirable;
• Demonstrated
  knowledge and experience in planning and program/project management for
  Government/donor initiatives is essential;
• Familiarity
  with Public expenditure management and accountability;
• Proven
  ability to work with and manage a diverse international team and proven
  record of excellent management, leadership, decision-making, and
  interpersonal skills;
• Sound
  understanding and capability to empower and develop the capacity of others
  at both national and sub-national level;
• Demonstrated
  ability to address rights (women, children, youth and other vulnerable
  groups) in the design/delivery of influencing work is preferred;
• Highly
  developed planning, organizational, and interpersonal skills;
• Knowledge
  of USAID financial management and reporting requirements is highly
  desirable;
• Excellent
  representational and communication skills, written and oral proficiency in
  English, and verbal communication skills in one or more local languages.
• Knowledge
  of Microsoft software packages: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Experience
  with learning technology tools such as Adobe Flash, Raindance, Webex,
  Acrobat, JavaScript, Dreamweaver, and Photoshop.
• Ability to
  travel up to 25% of the time.

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