Human and institutional capacity
development (HICD) expert

Chemonics seeks a human and institutional capacity development (HICD) experts for the anticipated USAID Sindh Enabling Environment Activity in Pakistan. The project will support the private sector and Sindh government in improving the enabling environment for agribusiness development. The activity's ultimate goal is to strengthen institutional capacity building for sustainable policymaking. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world. 

Relevant Experience:

• Master's degree in business/public administration, education, applied behavioral sciences, or a related field, such as human resource management, industrial and organizational psychology, or economic and political development
• Minimum eight years of experience in sector assessment, strategic planning, project management, institutional capacity development programs, program design, monitoring and evaluation; relevant experience in investment or policy-related training programs a plus 
• Strong working knowledge of USAID’s HICD model
• Experience providing performance assessments, performance solutions design, and performance monitoring and management system design
• Demonstrated experience in Training Needs Analysis, GAP and SWOT analysis
• Excellent communication, management, planning and co-ordination skills, including coordinating complex programs, and working with multidisciplinary teams
• Established working relationships with various key stakeholder organizations in Sindh
• Previous USAID and/or other donor funded programs would be an advantage
• In-depth knowledge of USAID programmatic, compliance and reporting requirements
• Proficiency in English and Urdu required; proficiency in Sindhi preferred

Job Description:

• Develop and implement capacity building strategies and annual work plans
• Conduct training needs assessments (TNA), GAP and SWOT analysis among governmental departments and agencies, civil society organizations and business associations
• Oversee and supervise training and technical assistance to stakeholders
• Assist key stakeholders’ departments to align staff skills against the needs of the horticulture, livestock and dairy sub-sectors through drafting scopes of work and conducting departmental assessments
• Coordinate administrative management and participant training teams
• Create international competitive institutional capacity development studies for horticulture, livestock and dairy sub-sectors
• Develop strategies for gender specific interventions, including special incentives packages to support gender integration into horticulture, livestock and dairy sub-sectors
• Integration of gender equity into all aspects of capacity development related activities