Location: Kazakhstan
Job Code: 870
# of Openings: 1
Description
Futures Group is seeking a Capacity Building Specialist who
will provide technical expertise and capacity building assistance to selected
HIV and AIDS civil society organization/s under the Health Policy Project (HPP)
in Central Asia. Capacity Building activities will be in a broad range of
organizational areas, including strategic planning, human resource development,
communications and engagement, facilitation and coalition-building, project
management, board relations, and policy-making. Responsibilities requires
strong knowledge of Kazakh non-governmental organizations’ administrative and
management systems. Location for this position is Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop
and implement capacity building activities to address identified needs
through training, one-on-one mentoring and coaching.
- Support
capacity building of a local organization (human resource planning,
strategic planning, financial and contractual capacities, etc) to
effectively lead, implement, monitor and evaluate a USAID funded program.
- Assist
a local organization to develop formal written policies and procedures on
proper segregation of duties (cash management, accounting/financial
recording, procurement, operational management, and authorization).
- Strengthen
financial management procedures: for example, by assisting these
organizations to produce quarterly requests for advances, a formal
quarterly financial reporting package which includes bank reconciliations,
a balance sheet, income and expenditures reports and budget vs. actual
variance analyses.
- Train
NGO staff on written policies and procedures to ensure that operating
practices and procedures comply with the organization’s written policies.
- Stays
abreast of key developments in HIV policy advocacy in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz
Republic and Tajikistan, in order to inform technical support activities.
- Develop
workshop curricula on HIV advocacy and policy
Qualifications
The following may be acquired through a combination of
formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training:
- Significant
experience in NGO capacity building, and facilitation in Central Asia
- Master's
Degree or higher in public health, public policy, political science,
public administration, communication or a related technical degree.
- Experience:
5+ years of experience required.
- Fluency
in English and Russian required
- Demonstrated
strength and experience developing the capacity of NGOs;
- Demonstrated
experience developing training curricula, including workshop agendas,
presentations, and training exercises;
- Familiarity
with a wide range of capacity building techniques.
- Proven
ability to work collaboratively and build consensus across diverse sets of
stakeholders.
- Strong
knowledge of NGO sector in Central Asian Republics.
- Prior
experience working with civil society organizations, preferably in a
management capacity.
- Experience
in client relationship management, reporting is preferred.
- Strong
written and oral communication skills for high-level policy audiences
- Strong
facilitation and training skills required
- Prior
experience working with USG-funded programs is desired as is familiarity
with USG procedures and policies including procurement, financial and
programmatic management.
- Ability
and willingness to travel within the Central Asian Republics – Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan.
All applications for this position should be submitted
online at www.futuresgroup.com via
the Careers page by 30 August 2014. Futures Group provides equal
consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability,
sexual orientation, veteran or marital status
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