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At the heart of Pact is the promise of a better tomorrow. A nonprofit international development organization founded in 1971, Pact works on the ground in nearly 40 countries to improve the lives of those who are challenged by poverty and marginalization. We serve these communities because we envision a world where everyone owns their future. To do this, we build systemic solutions in partnership with local organizations, businesses, and governments that create sustainable and resilient communities where those we serve are heard, capable, and vibrant. Pact is a recognized global leader in international development. Our staff have a range of expertise in areas including public health, capacity development, governance and civil society, natural resource management, poverty, fragile states, monitoring and evaluation, small-scale and artisanal mining, microfinance and more. This expertise is combined in Pact’s unique integrated approach, which focuses on systemic changes needed to improve people’s lives.

Department

Program Delivery (PDEL) – 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 Delivery Team, contributes to realizing this purpose by: Forging smart partnerships and treating all people with dignity and respect; Applying organizational policies and regulatory compliance appropriately and consistently; Facilitating team spirit among colleagues and promoting the organization through communications; Influencing decision makers through focused, relevant communications; Continually striving to learn and share knowledge and find small ways to make the workplace more enjoyable for all; Cultivating and harvesting innovation; Contributing to the organization’s ability to think and act strategically at all times; Inspiring and spreading our desired organizational culture across the global enterprise.

Position Overview

Pact seeks a Capacity Development Specialist for the ACHIEVE Burundi OVC program. ACHIEVE is a five-year, USAID-funded global cooperative agreement with the dual objectives of attaining and sustaining HIV epidemic control among at-risk and hard to reach pregnant and breastfeeding (PBF) women, infants, children, and youth, as well as to mitigate the impact of HIV/ AIDS and prevent HIV transmission among these populations; and supporting the transition of prime funding and implementation to capable local partners in order to meet the PEPFAR goal of 70% of funding to local partners. In Burundi, ACHIEVE will provide case management and mentorship services to vulnerable adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), aimed at HIV prevention and facilitating access to HIV care and treatment for those that are HIV positive. The program will provide capacity development support for local implementing partners to design, implement and track services received in accordance with PEPFAR requirements at the community level. The program will also provide capacity development support for local prime implementers of USAID PEPFAR orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and gender-based violence projects.

The Capacity Development Specialist will report to the Project Director / OVC Manager and will lead coordination of capacity development project activities and contribute to technical components. The CD Specialist will focus efforts on ensuring adequate capacity is developed among four local partners implementing USAID PEPFAR OVC and gender-based violence projects. The position will conduct regular monitoring with each local partner in anticipation of them having prime funding through PEPFAR.

Pact recherche un spécialiste du développement des capacités pour le programme ACHIEVE Burundi OVC. ACHIEVE est un accord de coopération mondial de cinq ans financé par l’USAID qui a deux objectifs : atteindre et maintenir un niveau de contrôle de l’épidémie du VIH chez les femmes enceintes et allaitantes, les nourrissons, les enfants et les jeunes à risque et qui sont difficiles à atteindre, de manière à atténuer l’impact du VIH/sida et prévenir sa transmission chez ces populations ; et soutenir la transition du financement de base et de la mise en œuvre vers des partenaires locaux compétents afin d’atteindre l’objectif du PEPFAR qui est de mettre 70 % du financement à la disposition des partenaires locaux. Au Burundi, ACHIEVE fournira des services de gestion de cas et de mentorat aux adolescentes et jeunes femmes (AGYW) vulnérables, dans le but de prévenir le VIH et de faciliter l’accès aux soins et au traitement du VIH pour celles qui sont séropositives. Le programme fournira un appui au renforcement des capacités des partenaires locaux de mise en œuvre dans le cadre de la conception, de la mise en œuvre et du suivi des services reçus conformément aux exigences du PEPFAR à l’échelle communautaire. Le programme fournira également un appui au renforcement des capacités des principaux responsables locaux de la mise en œuvre des projets PEPFAR de l’USAID portant sur les orphelins et enfants vulnérables (OEV) et la violence sexiste.

Le spécialiste du renforcement des capacités rendra compte au directeur de projet/Manager OVC et dirigera la coordination des activités du projet de renforcement des capacités et contribuera aux composantes techniques. Le spécialiste CD s’efforcera de veiller à ce que quatre partenaires locaux qui mettent en œuvre les projets PEPFAR de l’USAID sur les orphelins et les enfants vulnérables et les projets de lutte contre la violence sexiste développent des capacités adéquates. Le titulaire du poste effectuera un suivi régulier avec chaque partenaire local en prévision de l’obtention d’un financement de premier ordre par l’intermédiaire du PEPFAR.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver customized technical and organizational capacity development-related activities for select local partners
  • Work closely with local partners to ensure adequate capacity is built in the delivery of high-quality health, economic strengthening, and education services to vulnerable AGYW and organizational capacity to manage USAID funding
  • Provide technical direction in activity planning for all capacity development components related to AGYW service delivery
  • Conduct various analysis tools (ITOCA, NUPAS, OPI, etc.) to gauge baseline capacities of local partners
  • Provide demand-driven trainings to partners related to organizational capacitation
  • Ensure flexibility and high quality of the capacity development support provided to partners
  • Offrir des activités personnalisées de renforcement des capacités techniques et organisationnelles à certains partenaires locaux.
  • Travailler en étroite collaboration avec les partenaires locaux pour s’assurer que la capacité de fournir des services de santé, de renforcement économique et d’éducation de haute qualité aux AGYW vulnérables et la capacité organisationnelle de gérer le financement de l’USAID sont adéquates.
  • Fournir une orientation technique dans la planification des activités pour toutes les composantes du renforcement des capacités liées à la prestation de services du programme AGYW.
  • Mener divers outils d’analyse (ITOCA, NUPAS, OPI, etc.) pour évaluer les capacités de base des partenaires locaux.
  • Offrir une formation axée sur la demande aux partenaires en ce qui a trait à la capacité organisationnelle.
  • Assurer la flexibilité et la qualité de l’appui au renforcement des capacités fourni aux partenaires

Basic Requirements

  • BA and four years OR MA and two years of experience in project management and capacity development
  • Experience managing or implementing US government-funded programs
  • Experience in building organizational capacity in HIV/AIDS
  • Demonstrated ability to establish and sustain interpersonal and professional relationships with USAID Mission, implementing partners, and local CSOs
  • Experience with child welfare and protection programs, systems strengthening, capacity building, economic strengthening, service delivery, quality improvement, or policy development
  • Strong writing and oral presentation skills, including fluency in English
  • B.A. et quatre ans OU MA et deux ans d’expérience en gestion de projets et en développement des capacités.
  • Expérience de la gestion ou de la mise en œuvre de programmes financés par le gouvernement américain
  • Expérience dans le renforcement des capacités organisationnelles en matière de VIH/sida
  • Capacité démontrée à établir et maintenir des relations interpersonnelles et professionnelles avec la mission de l’USAID, les partenaires de mise en œuvre et les CSO locaux.
  • Expérience dans le domaine des programmes de protection et de bien-être de l’enfance, du renforcement des systèmes, du renforcement des capacités, du renforcement économique, de la prestation de services, de l’amélioration de la qualité ou de l’élaboration de politiques.
  • Fortes compétences en rédaction et en présentation orale, y compris la maîtrise de l’anglais

Preferred Qualifications

  • Technical expertise in capacity development, preferably in Africa
  • Experience with community-based HIV testing, counseling, support and referral services
  • Experience implementing USAID and/or PEPFAR-funded health programming
  • Demonstrated success implementing programming among AGYW
  • Expertise in and sensitivity to the socio-political barriers facing intended beneficiaries for this program.
  • Local candidates preferred.
  • Expertise technique en matière de renforcement des capacités, de préférence en Afrique
  • Expérience dans le domaine des services communautaires de dépistage du VIH, de conseils, de soutien et d’orientation
  • Expérience dans le domaine de la mise en œuvre de programmes de santé financés par l’USAID et/ou PEPFAR
  • Succès démontré dans la mise en œuvre de programmes au sein de AGYW
  • Sensibilité aux obstacles socio-politiques auxquels font face les bénéficiaires visés par ce programme et expérience dans ce domaine.
  • Candidats locaux favorisés.

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, citizenship status, genetic information, matriculation, family responsibilities, personal appearance, credit information, tobacco use (except in the workplace), membership in an employee organization, or other protected classifications or non-merit factors.

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A nonprofit international development organization founded in 1971, Pact works on the ground in more than 30 countries to improve the lives of those who are poor and marginalized. We strive for a world where all people exercise their voice, build their own solutions and take ownership of their future.

Pact is a recognized leader in integrated development. Our integrated approach combines interventions in purposeful ways to address development challenges holistically, always tailored to local needs. And we focus on systemic change to build an environment for sustainable success.

People are at the center of our values. We believe that effective stewardship leads to trust and that trust is the foundation for change. Our three core values are:

Local Solutions – Our success comes from solutions created with the people we serve.

Partnerships – Partnerships deepen our impact and promote empowerment.

Results – Our work must transform lives and make them measurably better. How that change occurs is as important as the change itself.

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0 USD Bujumbura CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week Pact

At the heart of Pact is the promise of a better tomorrow. A nonprofit international development organization founded in 1971, Pact works on the ground in nearly 40 countries to improve the lives of those who are challenged by poverty and marginalization. We serve these communities because we envision a world where everyone owns their future. To do this, we build systemic solutions in partnership with local organizations, businesses, and governments that create sustainable and resilient communities where those we serve are heard, capable, and vibrant. Pact is a recognized global leader in international development. Our staff have a range of expertise in areas including public health, capacity development, governance and civil society, natural resource management, poverty, fragile states, monitoring and evaluation, small-scale and artisanal mining, microfinance and more. This expertise is combined in Pact’s unique integrated approach, which focuses on systemic changes needed to improve people’s lives.

Department

Program Delivery (PDEL) - 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 Delivery Team, contributes to realizing this purpose by: Forging smart partnerships and treating all people with dignity and respect; Applying organizational policies and regulatory compliance appropriately and consistently; Facilitating team spirit among colleagues and promoting the organization through communications; Influencing decision makers through focused, relevant communications; Continually striving to learn and share knowledge and find small ways to make the workplace more enjoyable for all; Cultivating and harvesting innovation; Contributing to the organization’s ability to think and act strategically at all times; Inspiring and spreading our desired organizational culture across the global enterprise.

Position Overview

Pact seeks a Capacity Development Specialist for the ACHIEVE Burundi OVC program. ACHIEVE is a five-year, USAID-funded global cooperative agreement with the dual objectives of attaining and sustaining HIV epidemic control among at-risk and hard to reach pregnant and breastfeeding (PBF) women, infants, children, and youth, as well as to mitigate the impact of HIV/ AIDS and prevent HIV transmission among these populations; and supporting the transition of prime funding and implementation to capable local partners in order to meet the PEPFAR goal of 70% of funding to local partners. In Burundi, ACHIEVE will provide case management and mentorship services to vulnerable adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), aimed at HIV prevention and facilitating access to HIV care and treatment for those that are HIV positive. The program will provide capacity development support for local implementing partners to design, implement and track services received in accordance with PEPFAR requirements at the community level. The program will also provide capacity development support for local prime implementers of USAID PEPFAR orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and gender-based violence projects.

The Capacity Development Specialist will report to the Project Director / OVC Manager and will lead coordination of capacity development project activities and contribute to technical components. The CD Specialist will focus efforts on ensuring adequate capacity is developed among four local partners implementing USAID PEPFAR OVC and gender-based violence projects. The position will conduct regular monitoring with each local partner in anticipation of them having prime funding through PEPFAR.

Pact recherche un spécialiste du développement des capacités pour le programme ACHIEVE Burundi OVC. ACHIEVE est un accord de coopération mondial de cinq ans financé par l'USAID qui a deux objectifs : atteindre et maintenir un niveau de contrôle de l'épidémie du VIH chez les femmes enceintes et allaitantes, les nourrissons, les enfants et les jeunes à risque et qui sont difficiles à atteindre, de manière à atténuer l'impact du VIH/sida et prévenir sa transmission chez ces populations ; et soutenir la transition du financement de base et de la mise en œuvre vers des partenaires locaux compétents afin d'atteindre l'objectif du PEPFAR qui est de mettre 70 % du financement à la disposition des partenaires locaux. Au Burundi, ACHIEVE fournira des services de gestion de cas et de mentorat aux adolescentes et jeunes femmes (AGYW) vulnérables, dans le but de prévenir le VIH et de faciliter l'accès aux soins et au traitement du VIH pour celles qui sont séropositives. Le programme fournira un appui au renforcement des capacités des partenaires locaux de mise en œuvre dans le cadre de la conception, de la mise en œuvre et du suivi des services reçus conformément aux exigences du PEPFAR à l'échelle communautaire. Le programme fournira également un appui au renforcement des capacités des principaux responsables locaux de la mise en œuvre des projets PEPFAR de l'USAID portant sur les orphelins et enfants vulnérables (OEV) et la violence sexiste.

Le spécialiste du renforcement des capacités rendra compte au directeur de projet/Manager OVC et dirigera la coordination des activités du projet de renforcement des capacités et contribuera aux composantes techniques. Le spécialiste CD s'efforcera de veiller à ce que quatre partenaires locaux qui mettent en œuvre les projets PEPFAR de l'USAID sur les orphelins et les enfants vulnérables et les projets de lutte contre la violence sexiste développent des capacités adéquates. Le titulaire du poste effectuera un suivi régulier avec chaque partenaire local en prévision de l'obtention d'un financement de premier ordre par l'intermédiaire du PEPFAR.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver customized technical and organizational capacity development-related activities for select local partners
  • Work closely with local partners to ensure adequate capacity is built in the delivery of high-quality health, economic strengthening, and education services to vulnerable AGYW and organizational capacity to manage USAID funding
  • Provide technical direction in activity planning for all capacity development components related to AGYW service delivery
  • Conduct various analysis tools (ITOCA, NUPAS, OPI, etc.) to gauge baseline capacities of local partners
  • Provide demand-driven trainings to partners related to organizational capacitation
  • Ensure flexibility and high quality of the capacity development support provided to partners
  • Offrir des activités personnalisées de renforcement des capacités techniques et organisationnelles à certains partenaires locaux.
  • Travailler en étroite collaboration avec les partenaires locaux pour s'assurer que la capacité de fournir des services de santé, de renforcement économique et d'éducation de haute qualité aux AGYW vulnérables et la capacité organisationnelle de gérer le financement de l'USAID sont adéquates.
  • Fournir une orientation technique dans la planification des activités pour toutes les composantes du renforcement des capacités liées à la prestation de services du programme AGYW.
  • Mener divers outils d'analyse (ITOCA, NUPAS, OPI, etc.) pour évaluer les capacités de base des partenaires locaux.
  • Offrir une formation axée sur la demande aux partenaires en ce qui a trait à la capacité organisationnelle.
  • Assurer la flexibilité et la qualité de l'appui au renforcement des capacités fourni aux partenaires

Basic Requirements

  • BA and four years OR MA and two years of experience in project management and capacity development
  • Experience managing or implementing US government-funded programs
  • Experience in building organizational capacity in HIV/AIDS
  • Demonstrated ability to establish and sustain interpersonal and professional relationships with USAID Mission, implementing partners, and local CSOs
  • Experience with child welfare and protection programs, systems strengthening, capacity building, economic strengthening, service delivery, quality improvement, or policy development
  • Strong writing and oral presentation skills, including fluency in English
  • B.A. et quatre ans OU MA et deux ans d'expérience en gestion de projets et en développement des capacités.
  • Expérience de la gestion ou de la mise en œuvre de programmes financés par le gouvernement américain
  • Expérience dans le renforcement des capacités organisationnelles en matière de VIH/sida
  • Capacité démontrée à établir et maintenir des relations interpersonnelles et professionnelles avec la mission de l'USAID, les partenaires de mise en œuvre et les CSO locaux.
  • Expérience dans le domaine des programmes de protection et de bien-être de l'enfance, du renforcement des systèmes, du renforcement des capacités, du renforcement économique, de la prestation de services, de l'amélioration de la qualité ou de l'élaboration de politiques.
  • Fortes compétences en rédaction et en présentation orale, y compris la maîtrise de l'anglais

Preferred Qualifications

  • Technical expertise in capacity development, preferably in Africa
  • Experience with community-based HIV testing, counseling, support and referral services
  • Experience implementing USAID and/or PEPFAR-funded health programming
  • Demonstrated success implementing programming among AGYW
  • Expertise in and sensitivity to the socio-political barriers facing intended beneficiaries for this program.
  • Local candidates preferred.
  • Expertise technique en matière de renforcement des capacités, de préférence en Afrique
  • Expérience dans le domaine des services communautaires de dépistage du VIH, de conseils, de soutien et d'orientation
  • Expérience dans le domaine de la mise en œuvre de programmes de santé financés par l'USAID et/ou PEPFAR
  • Succès démontré dans la mise en œuvre de programmes au sein de AGYW
  • Sensibilité aux obstacles socio-politiques auxquels font face les bénéficiaires visés par ce programme et expérience dans ce domaine.
  • Candidats locaux favorisés.

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, citizenship status, genetic information, matriculation, family responsibilities, personal appearance, credit information, tobacco use (except in the workplace), membership in an employee organization, or other protected classifications or non-merit factors.

2020-02-01

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