USAID Project Jobs – Learning & Adaptation Specialist at QED Group

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Organization: The QED Group, LLC
Duty
Station: Kampala, Uganda
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.
Job
Summary: The Learning
& Adaptation Specialist (L&A Specialist) for QED Group will work on the
five-year Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (Learning Contract) project in
conjunction with USAID/Uganda. This project is the 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. The Component 2 Specialist –
Learning & Adaptation Specialist (L&A Specialist) will report to and
support the KM/OL Advisor in ensuring the successful provision of knowledge
management (KM) and organizational learning (OL) services to USAID/Uganda. The
primary responsibility of the L&A Specialist is to implement learning and
adaptation activities under Component 2: Improved Learning & Adaptation.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Participates
    in the implementation of Component 2: Improved Learning & Adapation;
  • Assists
    with the USAID/Uganda organizational and learning assessment (OLA),
    including OLA launch, documentation and development of a roadmap of
    learning solutions;
  • Assists
    with the development and application of approaches for enhancing
    organizational collaboration, learning and adaptation (CLA), including
    organizing and facilitating knowledge-sharing and learning events such as
    Knowledge Cafes, an Adaptive Management Gala, After Action Reviews, and
    Knowledge, Sharing and Learning in the AM events (KSLams);
  • Assists
    with the development and updating of a Learning Agenda for USAID/Uganda,
    including establishment of learning goals, rolling assessments and
    strategic review sessions;
  • Assists
    with the creation and management of the learning Opportunities Fund,
    innovation challenges for USAID implementing partners, and an M&E
    internship program with Makerere University;
  • Assists
    with the creation and management of Advisory Councils, including
    development of an Advisory Council Plan and organization and facilitation
    of advisory council meetings;
  • Assists
    the DCOP with outreach and engagement with the private sector, Government
    of Uganda and other donors, as required;
  • Assists
    in the drafting, editing, and implementation of annual work-plans and
    other internal tools as required;
  • Other
    tasks as required and agreed upon.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
  • The
    applicant should possess at least five (5) years of
    progressively-responsible experience in knowledge management and
    organizational learning for USAID and/or other donor-funded development
    programs.
  • Ugandan
    citizenship required;
  • Experience
    with event planning and facilitation, strategic planning, and grants or
    scholarship management required;
  • Ability
    to build positive working relationships with USAID and other U.S.
    government agencies, implementing partners and stakeholders in Uganda;
  • Positive
    track record of quality work and deliverables;
  • An
    advanced degree in a relevant discipline required;
  • Proficiency
    in Microsoft Office programs and internet research required.
  • Good
    understanding with web 2.0 and social media tools desired;
  • Excellent
    organizational, writing and communications skills;
  • Fluency
    in English required, knowledge of Swahili, Luganda and/or other local
    languages is an advantage.
How
to Apply:
All candidates should
follow the instructions and please click the “Apply
Now” link and follow the application instructions below.
Send your current resume
and cover letter.
Complete and submit the
attached 1420
biodata sheet and Instruction
Set and
Complete and submit the
attached Voluntary Self-ID Form.
Applications submitted by
other means will not be considered. Please note only finalists will be
contacted. Accessibility Notice: If you need a reasonable accommodation for any
part of the employment process due to a physical or mental disability, please
send an email to: Recruitment@QEDGroupLLC.com.
Reasonable accommodation
requests will be considered on a case-by case
Deadline:
29th October, 2013

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