Position Summary:

Creative Associates seeks a Regional Program Manager for an anticipated donor-funded project in Libya focused on local governance and civil society. The Regional Program Manager will be responsible for providing targeted technical assistance to a cluster of municipal governments around service delivery, public administration, citizen outreach and engagement, and responsiveness. S/he will be based near the municipalities in his/her cluster.

Reporting & Supervision:

This position reports to the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) and will oversee three Community Coordinators.

Expected Outcomes:

• The project provides targeted and high-quality training and technical assistance to municipal governments to improve their capacity in service delivery and public administration.
• The project helps municipal governments improve communications with citizens and develop more responsive and inclusive institutions and governing processes.
• The project supports municipal governments establish more effective partnerships with civil society, private sector, and other governance stakeholders.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide a broad range of technical assistance and capacity development to municipal government officials;
• Support interaction, collaboration, and collective action between diverse stakeholders and leverage stakeholder networks to develop strategies advocating citizen priorities;
• Engage women, youth, and excluded groups in governance systems;
• Document implementation successes, challenges, and lessons learned and share them with through regular program reports;
• Deliver technical presentations on program achievements to implementing partners, civil society organizations, government officials, donor, and other organizations; and
• Oversee Community Coordinators, directing their work in coordination with the Senior Governance Advisor and Public Administration Advisor.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Law, Public Administration, Public Policy, or a relevant field;
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience with governance initiatives with international development programs, preferably with USAID or U.S. Government;
• Expertise in municipal service delivery, public administration, and/or citizen engagement.
• Proven effectiveness in managing relations with government;
• Experience with government capacity building, and governance accountability;
• Strong experience with coalition building and collaboration with multiple stakeholders, including civil society, and government;
• Demonstrated leadership, management, strategic thinking, training, and human resources experience;
• Excellent communication skills and a demonstrated track record of working effectively in a teamwork environment;
• Experience with providing technical assistance, including organizing and conducting workshop and trainings;
• Fluent in Arabic; and
• Proficiency in English desired.

Local and regional candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Position contingent upon donor funding.