Country: United States of America
Closing date: 14 Dec 2014
Position Title: Livelihoods Director
Requisition Number: 14-0144
Location: Washington, DC
Department Overview:
Pact exists to help create a world where those who are poor and marginalized exercise their voice, build their own solutions, and take ownership of their future. The Program Advancement Team, contributes to realizing this purpose by:
• Feeding, integrating and replicating Pact’s technical expertise across the organization;
• Setting standards for quality programming;
• Representing and marketing Pact’s technical competencies externally;
• Supporting new business development and program design;
• Planning and overseeing the implementation of core competency capacity building investments in Pact’s global program teams;
• Contributing to the organization’s ability to think and act strategically at all times;
• Working collaboratively on cross-cutting technical issues;
Position Purpose:
Reporting in the short term to the Chief of Global Programs, EVP, the Livelihoods Director is responsible for providing leadership for Pact’s global Livelihoods portfolio within an integrated development approach. The Livelihoods Director liaises with other international organizations on Livelihoods issues, represents the organization in relevant forums, keeps abreast of new developments in the sector and takes an active role in the management of Pact’s knowledge and learning. S/he provides key input into existing and proposed Pact projects in Livelihoods related work and coordinates a global “community of practice” made up of professionals from within and outside Pact to help advance the state of Livelihoods at Pact. S/he an active member of the Program Advancement Team, which advises the head of Program Advancement on a range of issues as well as progresses Pact’s technical expertise.
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide Technical and strategic Leadership for Pact’s work in Livelihoods including financial inclusion, village savings and loans, gender, digital finance, food security, household economic strengthening, and youth.
• Play a representational role for Pact in relevant fora and working with field offices to increase their representation in global, regional, and local events
• Facilitate a dynamic community of practice of Pact staff worldwide that serves to ensure continuous learning across Pact;
• Continue to strengthen and revise Pact’s strategy, standards and policies, focusing on quality and standards;
• Serve as behavioral role model for Pact;
• Drive department-wide initiatives and set strategic vision for department;
• Ability to mentor others and model successful management techniques and approaches;
• Coordinate efforts to identify and document Pact’s best practices;
• Provide technical assistance to field offices so that they better understand and are better able to meet industry standards and expectations of donors and keep Pact’s promise.
• Ensure proposals submitted by Pact involving Livelihoods work are technically sound and capitalize upon learning from other parts of Pact and the wider world;
• Support Country offices and during project start-up phase by helping to develop work plans, and solicitations; share tools and materials from other similar projects within and outside of Pact; recruit, orient and train new program staff; help the field offices to implement initial project activities;
• Provide, recommend, or arrange technical assistance upon request, drawing upon Pact’s global resource base as well as external consultants;
• Work closely with other Technical Directors to ensure integration across sectors and core competencies;
• Travel 25-30% to support country programs and overall tasks directly.
Basic Requirements:
• Minimum education requirement: Master’s degree in relevant discipline
• At least 10 years of experience working on Livelihoods related projects in a variety of settings
• At least 5 years of experience managing international development projects
• Documented success in raising project funding
• Experience in effective design of Livelihoods programs
• Deep knowledge and understanding of major donor’s policies, procedures, or regulations for program implementation
• Established interpersonal and professional relationships with colleagues in Washington and across the industry within donor agencies, peer organizations and local organization
• Demonstrated skills in team management and leadership.
• Demonstrated facilitation and program development skills.
• Ability to travel frequently, sometimes at short notice.
• Ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets and database skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Ph.D. in relevant discipline preferred
• Proficiency in at least one other language
• Publication of relevant journal articles, book chapters, or technical reports
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. We are also an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
How to apply:
To apply for this position, please visit our website at www.pactworld.org
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