Organizational Development Advisor | - 2015

About Democracy International:

Democracy International (DI) seeks an STTA Organizational Development Advisor for its USAID-funded Systems to Uphold the Credibility and Constitutionality of Elections in South Sudan (SUCCESS). Through SUCCESS, DI and its consortium partners are working to promote effective and inclusive governance.

The Organizational Development Advisor (ODA) will work closely with the SUCCESS Civil Society Team to develop strategy and implementation plans to strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations (CSOs) throughout South Sudan. The ODA will work to strengthen the capacity of CSO partners to identify and achieve development targets. The advisor will develop strategy and implementation plans in consultation with the Civic Engagement Manager and provide ongoing mentoring assistance.

The ODA will develop a series of activity exercises, including creating and/or updating strategic development plans, sustainability plans and performance management plans targeting specific needs of CSOs in South Sudan.

The position will be based Juba, South Sudan and include regional travel. The position reports to the Civic Engagement Manager and will oversee a team of up to four staff.

Responsibilities:

Reporting directly to the Civic Engagement Manager (CEM), primary responsibilities of the Organizational Development Advisor position include:

· In coordination with the SUCCESS civil society team, update the strategy for civil society strengthening;

· Develop selection criteria for organizational development engagement with CSOs nationwide, in coordination with the CEM and civil society team;

· Establish organizational development classification levels for CSOs based on their individual status to inform programming;

· Develop, coordinate, and strengthen partnerships with external training organizations, including higher learning institutions and work with them to roll out the programs at national and state level;

· Conduct a participatory training needs assessment for selected organizations and mutually agree to a work plan of activities to undertake with the selected organizations that will be achieved in a set time-frame and lead to the organization’s improved development;

· Develop tailored strategy and action plans for CSOs in the areas including:

· Strategic planning

· HR management processes and systems

· Preparation for organizational assessments

· Review of financial systems and preparation for audits

· Outreach and media tools

· Proposal writing and resource mobilization

· Monitoring and evaluation of programs

· Establish benchmarks to measure improved CSO organizational development;

· Ensure the proper integration of ICT, gender and youth programming into organizational policies and procedures;

· Document best practices. Create opportunities for peer learning and exchanges between and among civil society organizations nationwide;

· Provide regular and frequent updates to the Civil Society Team and management team on the needs and opportunities for capacity building within civil society;

· Explore experiential learning and on-the job training opportunities for CSOs. Identify resource persons who can be embedded in organizations;

· As requested, conduct training courses and lead seminars for civil society members in areas such as advocacy, networking, political process monitoring, and research design as part of the broader capacity building of CSOs; and

· Other duties as required.

Qualifications:

Candidates should possess the following minimum qualifications:

· 5+ years of demonstrated experience providing assistance to civil society organizations in a development context to include organizational assessments, leadership and mentoring, and strategic planning;

· Prior professional involvement in local community-based organizations or non-profit groups in a comparable international environment;

· Knowledge of the East African region and its democratic development, with an interest in South Sudan and Sudan;

· University degree in international development, political science, management, or other relevant field, and;

· Professional written and spoken fluency in English.

· Available to travel outside of Juba to support project activities, security permitting;

· Excellent written and oral communication skills;

· Professional written and spoken fluency in English;

· Strong working knowledge of the legal framework of South Sudan;

· Proficient in Microsoft Office

Candidates will ideally possess the following qualifications:

· Knowledge of the current political and cultural context in South Sudan;

· Capacity development of national organizations; grants management; and proposal writing strongly preferred;

· Advanced degree in a related discipline, and;

· Written and spoken Arabic (preferred, but not required)