Capacity Building Consultant
USAID Learns Contract
Hanoi, Vietnam
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https://phg.tbe.taleo.net/phg02/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=SOCIIMPA2&cws=1&rid=4043 [1]
About Social Impact
Social Impact (SI) is a global development management consulting firm that provides monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity-building services to advance development effectiveness. SI works across all development sectors, including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. Since 1997, SI has worked in over 100 countries for clients such as US government agencies, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and nonprofits.
About Peapros
PEAPROS, a Ha Noi-based Consulting Joint-stock Company established in 2009, is specialized in providing highly customized and relevant consultancy services to a wide range of clients, including government and private organizations and corporates, development projects and programs, international development, and United Nation’s agencies, as well as international and national non-government organizations. For the last 13 years, PEAPROS team has carried out over 100 assignments with more than 50 international and national organizations, and public and private enterprises in Vietnam and Asia. PEAPROS, SI’s local partner, is currently fielding expertise in capacity development, focused on results-based, community-driven, and participatory approaches.
Project Objective
SI is implementing the USAID/Vietnam Learns Contract. The scope of the five-year project is to support USAID/Vietnam staff and partners to implement more efficient, effective, and transparent programs by improving: (1) USAID and Implementing Partner (IP) capacity to achieve expected results; (2) USAID’s understanding and tracking of project performance; and (3) collaboration, learning, and adapting (CLA).
**Please note: This is a local position. Only Vietnamese citizens are eligible to apply**
Position Description
USAID Learns created the Learning Dojo to respond to USAID/Vietnam’s implementing partner needs in Monitoring-Evaluation-Learning (MEL) and Collaboration-Learning-Adapting (CLA) capacity. It is called the Dojo to encourage the creation of a space in which participants learn, reflect, and connect with each other in improving their MEL and CLA practices within their organizations. In 2022, the Dojo has three tracks:
- Leadership track - Enabling Effective MEL & CLA Practices
- Specialist track - Foundations in monitoring track.
- Strategist track - Adaptive Management: Culture & Practices
SI and its partner PEAPROS are seeking a full-time Capacity Building Consultant who will be responsible for supporting USAID Learns’ capacity building interventions to USAID Implementing Partners (IPs), USAID staff and select government partners on a wide variety of MEL and CLA skills to strengthen the overall effectiveness of USAID-funded activities in Vietnam. This is a full-time position, based in Hanoi with possibilities for travel within Vietnam, until end of December 2022 and will be supervised by the Learns Capacity Building Director (CB Director).
Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of the Learning Dojo 2022 and other training programs and events on a variety of topics including:
- MEL (DIS, DQA, AMELP, the ABCs of USAID,…)
- Collaboration & Learning (including co-creation, learning symposiums…)
- Adaptive programming (including behavioral change communications, Theory of Change…)
- Change management and reflecting skills (including Pause & Reflect…)
- Support the organization, implementation, documentation and facilitation of training programs/events for different groups of audiences in different settings (virtual, in-person, hybrid)
- Collect and analyze audience feedback on Learns events for ongoing adaptation/improvement;
- Support the team in developing communication products (email, brief, take-home message, flyers, etc.);
- Be an active member of the Resource Hub Task Force and support other knowledge management practices;
- Other tasks as assigned.
Qualifications:
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher is preferred in organizational development, training and education (pedagogy), social sciences, human resources development and management, or other related disciplines.
Experience:
- Experience in coordinating and implementing multiple training events and with different training formats (virtual, in-person, hybrid);
- Experience in developing and/or editing documentations and training materials (in Words, PowerPoint, etc.);
- Experience with project management and monitoring of training activities;
- Experience with adults learning and/or learner centered approaches;
- Experience in facilitating participatory workshop, focus group discussion, or other interactive events;
- Experience in e-library development is an advantage.
Skills:
- Excellent IT and MS office application skills, especially in using tools for communication products (e.g. Microsoft PowerPoint, Words, Google site, etc.);
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- Decent project coordination skills;
- Fluency in English and Vietnamese;
- Knowledge and experience related to USAID funded project is an advantage.
The closing date for application: March 20, 2022. Selection and interviews will be performed constantly and interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
To apply, please merge both your CV and a cover letter (one-page briefly outlining your qualifications, motivations for applying) into one pdf file and submit it through the online portal.
To learn more about PEAPROS, please visit our website: http://www.peapros.com [2]
To learn more about Social Impact, please visit our website: http://www.socialimpact.com [3]
SI is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please, no phone calls.