Capаcity Development Officer
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Pact Overview
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Position Overview
Pact Inc. is implementing a USAID-funded project Community Action for HIV Control. The project goal is to accelerate Ukraine’s efforts to achieve HIV epidemic control by 2030 by improved prevention, testing and linkage to care among key and priority populations.
Under the supervision of Capacity Development Manager, the Capacity Development (CD) Officer will provide expertise and technical support to local NGOs/CBOs, strengthen their capacity on implementation and sustaining differentiated HIV services. The CD Officer is responsible for providing timely and efficient capacity development, technical assistance, and mentorship to NGO and CBO partners identified through the sub-granting selection and award process. The CD Officer will ensure implementation, and scaling up of new projects’ models and tools, as well as development, implementation and monitoring of Capacity Action Plans (CAPs) for each local partner. The CD Officer will contribute to achieving the overall project’s goals through maintain the partnership and cooperation with local partners, and cooperation with other project components. The CD Officer will participate in delivery and monitoring of technical assistance plans to strengthen local partners’ ability to directly support PEPFAR goals as well as receiving direct funding.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical and organizational capacity development support and assistance under the Project.
- Participate in and implement the project’s CD plan on strengthening organizational and technical capacity of local partners, Ukrainian NGOs and CBOs that target key populations.
- Provide inputs and participate in adaptation of tools, implementation and monitoring of all project capacity development activities.
- Organize and conduct on/off-line trainings, workshops, mentorship or supervision meetings with sub-contracted NGOs/CBOs for ensuring the proper, efficient and timely project activities and assessments implementation.
- Provide technical support to proper development, implementation and monitoring of Capacity Action Plans (CAPs) for each local partner to ensure achievement of projects’ indicators.
- Participate in the development of materials for specific areas identified for capacity development of local partners, including trainings, mentoring and coaching, partners peer learning and other methodologies.
- Conduct regular field visits for providing technical support, capacity development, mentorship or coaching to sub-contracted NGOs/CBOs, as well as regularly review their needs and document best practices.
- Provide support and strengthen capacity of NGOs for transition to direct USAID funding and ensure their sustainability.
- Collaborate with MEL, Grant management and other relevant project’s staff on cross cutting issues and exchange lessons learned.
- Provide inputs and develop analytical briefs, presentations or articles.
- Contribute to the development of annual workplans, performance monitoring and program reporting.
- Present the project CD component in technical meetings, conferences, and workshops, if requested.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Basic Requirements
- University Degree or equivalent in Social Science, Public Health, Health Governance, Public Policy, Economics or other relevant areas;
- At least 5 years working experience with international technical assistance and capacity development programs. Experience with USAID-funded projects is desirable;
- Highly effective technical skills in HIV, capacity development, HIV-services provision or sustainability.
- Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) in English and Ukrainian. Proficiency in Russian is desirable.
Preferred Qualifications
- Background in the areas of capacity development;
- Proven understanding of HIV situation and stakeholders mapping in Ukraine;
- Working knowledge and understanding of existing approaches and tools on capacity development and technical assistance;
- Experience in effective project implementation, data collection, analysis, presentations and reporting;
- Experience working with different stakeholders, service providers, key populations, national and local institutions;
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to provide on/off-site technical support of partners NGOs/CBOs;
- Excellent inter-personal skills and ability to work collaboratively;
- Ability to learn, promote and extend new knowledge and skills;
- Pro-active, fast-thinker, and able to travel within the country.
