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• Significantly contribute to assessments
  and diagnostics that help staff within different teams within the
  USAID/Uganda Mission gain a greater awareness of their performance,
  management, strategy, and culture.
• Administration of work profiling tools
  (such as Insights Discovery or a similar tool) that will help USAID staff
  gain a deeper appreciation of their own work styles and that of their
  colleagues in order to improve collaboration.
• Conduct leadership training and facilitate
  meetings which will help the USAID/Uganda Mission to deepen its
  application of its Mission Leadership Charter that help staff to work
  together more effectively.
• Provide executive coaching and mentorship
  that will help staff and managers to conduct their work more
  collaboratively and better fulfil their individual, team, and Mission-wide
  goals.
• Implement diagnostic tools to help
  identify priorities and gaps in implementing gaps in capacity,
  coordination, or business processes.
• Provide recommendations on how USAID staff
  may be able to improve their systems or structures, utilizing the CLA
  approach, in order to more effectively carry out the goals of an
  integrated CDCS. Assist the Mission in operationalizing these plans.
• Constantly monitor and seek the feedback
  of USAID staff and implementing partners on their satisfaction of OD
  assistance, absorption of knowledge, application of skills, and impact on
  improved ability to implement and realize their goals.
• Design and monitor the Monitoring,
  Evaluation, and Learning Plan (CMELP) that will outline a clear theory of
  change and will track the quality, relevance, and effectiveness of
  services provided using qualitative and quantitative methods.
• The jobholder will document and
  disseminate OD and CLA best practices learned under the project (as well
  as what has not worked) and iteratively adapt project approaches.
• Examine synergies of the USAID Mission’s
  various support contracts and how to maximize resources and results.
• The incumbent will also facilitate USAID’s
  engagement with cutting-edge practitioners in OD.
• Take lead of USAID’s work to build the OD
  and CLA capacity of implementing partners.

• The ideal candidate must hold a Master’s
  degree in international development, organizational development,
  education, public administration, public policy, or related field.
• At least nine years of professional
  experience.
• At least five years of experience in
  monitoring and evaluation.
• A minimum of four years’ experience in
  organizational development or adult learning using participatory
  approaches, including mentoring and coaching.
• At least three years’ experience living
  and working in a developing country (preferably in Sub-Saharan Africa) is
  desired.
• Exceptional communication skills and a
  demonstrated experience in facilitating meetings, building consensus, and
  creating innovative ways to bring teams together.
• Be a highly skilled professional with
  extensive experience in designing and delivering OD support to
  institutions and individuals
• Possess a deep understanding of
  participatory adult-learning methodologies, facilitating change, building
  consensus, and adapting approaches based on results.
• The incumbent will be adept in engaging
  the target audience in a consultative manner in order to understand their
  needs and obtain their buy-in.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strong relationships
  with a range of staff within the Mission and implementing partners so that
  she/he becomes a trusted confidant who is able to delicately maneuver
  sensitive topics.
• Possess exceptional management,
  organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve sensitive
  and complicated work issues with senior high-level country counterparts,
  donor representatives and senior-level staff.
• Fluency in English.

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