Technical Manager– Organizational and Business Development (U.S work permit needed)

Start date: ASAP (April/May 2021)**

Location: Washington, DC with travel internationally (at the moment virtually)**

Contract Duration: Full-time

Type of Contract: Permanent**

About the company:

An incubator for innovative, scalable solutions that address emerging market challenges and opportunities. Our proven solutions catalyze locally driven, organizational and institutional performance improvements, and shift the development model into one that is bottom-up and ongoing. We leverage existing knowledge along with new technologies and innovative business models to support local reform that is sustained through market forces. Since our inception, we have provided support to more than 200 government, private-sector, and non-profit organizations in markets worldwide. We have created solutions that achieve outcomes across a broad range of sectors including education, governance, economic growth, environment and water, energy, and global law enforcement. Here, organizational development is a foundational theme in all the work we do regardless of sector.

Scope and Objectives

We are seeking candidates for the position of Technical Manager – Organizational and Business Development to be based in the home office in Washington, DC, and to support our projects around the world. Note that currently the position is 100% virtually, though the successful candidate will need to be willing to relocate to D.C once the office reopens.

The Technical Manager – Organizational and Business Development will be an integral part of our core team and help the company win and implement important projects in the United States and abroad. S/he will report directly to the Technical Director for Organizational Development. While the position works across sectors, the ideal candidate will have some experience supporting USAID Governance, Education, and/or Health programs. The three primary and equally important functions of this position are the following:

Proposal Development

· Lead capture teams positioning and preparing the company for upcoming USAID proposals

· Write technical approaches for relevant prime proposals, and subcontractor inputs for select subcontracting activities

· Participate in various other aspects of the capture and proposal development process, including proposal management, oversight, recruiting, corporate capabilities drafting, subcontractor selection and liaison, etc.

· Liaising with project management staff to ensure full integration of our technical and administrative support for top-tier field team delivery

· Support efforts to train other staff on effective organizational development and our distinct approaches to organizational and locally led development

Technical Support and Oversight

· Provide technical instruction, guidance, strategic direction, and advice and support to the portfolio of organizational development related projects, working with Chiefs of Party/Team Leaders, Project Managers, and others to ensure excellent delivery and full client satisfaction

· Providing technical oversight and quality control on project deliverables, workplans, activities, strategic pivots, staffing decisions, and other client decisions

· Identifying and resolving any implementation or other challenges that may arise during project implementation

· Acting as a field-based Chief of Party on an as needed basis

Program Management and Strategic Initiatives

· Advise the Program Managers on USG rules, regulations, best practices, and other areas related to effective project implementation; support PM efforts when needed, and potentially lead PM of select subcontracts

· Play varying roles on our strategic initiatives supporting the creation of innovative business models supporting local reform that is sustained through market forces

· Support efforts to strengthen our brand and brand recognition with key partners and clients globally

Note that the above is not exhaustive. This position requires an action oriented strategic thinker who is highly adaptable. The successful candidate will be someone who thrives in a relatively small but rapidly growing company. S/he should have a willingness and even eagerness to take on a wide array of tasks as needed, and willingly embrace full ownership of outcomes, regardless of the challenges and constraints that must be overcome to achieve them.

Qualifications and Experience

Required:

· A bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Development, Human Resources, change management, Development Economics, Organizational Psychology. Master’s degree or higher preferred;

· 8+ years of professional experience

· 5+ years working on various facets of USAID proposals

· 5+ years supporting the delivery and/or management of USAID projects from the home office and/or from the field

· Proven USAID technical proposal writing capabilities

· Strong understanding of organizational and institutional development

· Experience living and working in emerging markets

· Demonstrated ability to apply organizational development principles and approaches in multiple technical fields and in different types of organizations

· Demonstrated success writing technical approaches to USG-funded contracts

· Fluent in both spoken and written English language

Desired:

· Experience in one or more of the following technical areas: Governance, Education, Health with an ability to work across multiple sectors

· Demonstrated skills in building, mobilizing, and working in multidisciplinary teams

· Excellent writing, communications and interpersonal skills

· Professional certifications relevant for organizational development (e.g., Certified Performance Technologist)

· Direct experience working on USAID funded initiatives in both the field and the implementer’s home office

· Fluency in one or more languages other than English