Project Director

Location:

Worldwide,  

Sector:

Commercial 

Organization URL:

http://www.onlinedts.com

Date Posted

Jul-21-2011 

Description

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dTS is a strategic management consulting firm leading initiatives in social and economic development worldwide with a view to promoting equality and accountability. In recent years, dTS has worked in over 40 countries and provided gender integration, training and capacity building, and monitoring and evaluation services to USAID and the World Bank.
dTS is pursuing an upcoming project in elections, democracy and governance, and citizen participation. The project will cover the following five functional areas:

• Election administration
• Competitive multi-party systems and democratic political parties
• Transparent, inclusive political and consensus-building processes
• Citizen participation
• Electoral and political processes

We are currently recruiting a Project Director to provide technical leadership, management and oversight to activities released under this award. Activities under these functional areas include, but are not limited to: pre-election assessments; electoral administration; post-election assessments; political party development; pre- and post-election institution building; consensus-building processes; voter and civic education; election monitoring and observation; political empowerment of marginalized groups; technical leadership support; technical assistance to USAID, host country, development partners, or USG interagency partners.

Qualifications

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• Master's degree in International Development or related field (required)
• Minimum of 12-15 years of experience in international development operations (required)
• Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in elections monitoring, administration(required)
• Experience in democracy and governance (required)
• Experience working with USAID and other large international donors (strongly preferred)
• Experience working as a Chief of Party or Team Leader (preferred)
• Strong communicator, both verbally and in writing
• Detail oriented and organized
• Good problem solving skills
• Team oriented individual
• High level of proficiency in MS Office applications and databases

Contact Details

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Contact:

Natalya Habis

Telephone:

703-465-9388

Email:

humanresources@onlinedts.com

Application Instructions

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Qualified candidates with relevant experience should send a current resume and cover letter to humanresources@onlinedts.com and should mention where the ad was seen. In the subject line, please indicate "DG Project Director." No phone calls please. dTS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Proposal Coordinator

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Location:

Washington, D.C., DC  

Sector:

Non Profit 

Organization URL:

http://www.acdivoca.org/

Experience:

Mid Career  

Date Posted

Jul-21-2011 

Description

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Since 1963 and in 145 countries, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people in developing and transitional nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI/VOCA is a nonprofit international development organization that delivers technical and management assistance in agribusiness, financial services, enterprise development, community development and food security to promote broad-based economic growth and vibrant civil society. ACDI/VOCA currently has approximately 90 projects in 40 countries and revenues of $124 million.

We seek a D.C.-based Proposal Coordinator to support effective proposal coordination by tracking new business opportunities, ensuring strategic communication with all parties and assisting with managing proposal inputs. Responsibilities are to organize, track and report on proposal inputs; complete information flows; ensure open communication across proposal teams; conduct proposal-specific research; and oversee proposal production. Bachelor's degree in business, economics or a related degree, with at least two years of professional experience, and at least one year of experience in an international development environment, are required.

Qualifications

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Candidates must possess strong interpersonal, communication and troubleshooting skills, and working knowledge in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint and using the internet as a research tool.

Contact Details

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Contact:

Tatiana Tompkins

Telephone:

202-469-6204

Email:

ttompkins@acdivoca.org

Application Instructions

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Please apply online at http://www.acdivoca.org/jobs or respond with resume, cover letter and salary history to Attn: HR/PC-NBD, 50 F Street NW, Suite 1075, Washington, DC 20001 or fax (202) 469-6255. No phone calls please. Only finalists contacted. Women and minorities encouraged to apply. EOE/AA.
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Deputy Director, National Program and Outreach

Location:

New York, NY  

Sector:

Non Profit 

Organization URL:

http://www.cfr.org

Experience:

Advanced  

Date Posted

Jul-21-2011 

Description

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Founded in 1921, the Council on Foreign Relations is a leading nonprofit membership organization, research center, and publisher, with headquarters in New York, offices in Washington, DC, and programs nationwide. It is dedicated to increasing America's understanding of the world and contributing ideas to U.S. foreign policy. CFR's 4,500+ members are leaders in international affairs and foreign policy. CFR also publishes Foreign Affairs, the preeminent journal on global issues, and provides up-to-date information about the world and U.S. foreign policy on the CFR's award winning website, CFR.org.


With more than one-third of its members based outside of New York and Washington, DC, the goal of the National Program and Outreach is to energize foreign policy discussions nationwide among CFR members and to extend CFR's outreach to leaders in a cross-section of American life, including the academic community; religious leaders; state and local officials; and civic, nonprofit, and community leaders.
The major responsibilities of this position will include (but are not limited to):

• Work with and serve as deputy to Vice President, National Program and Outreach, to conceptualize and drive strategy on National Program and Outreach initiatives
• Serve as lead administrator for department, including management and supervision of all departmental hires and budgets
• Represent the department and serve as lead for internal and cross-departmental initiatives
• Manage logistical aspects of event planning, including overseeing scheduling, invitations, speaker choices, participation levels, and post-event follow up
• Manage day-to-day and long-term strategy for National Program and Outreach initiatives, including management of team members and serving as point of contact�both internally and externally
• Manage CFR brand and resources within Outreach constituencies (including creating marketing materials, attending conferences, etc.)

Qualifications

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• Seven years related experience, preferably at a large NGO, nonprofit, or trade association
• Significant management experience, including a demonstrated ability to drive a number of program and projects simultaneously and successfully
• Event-planning experience
• Ability and willingness to serve as both manager and mentor, with excellent supervisory skills
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to manage deadline-driven projects
• Enthusiastic team player with positive and flexible attitude and ability to work long hours
• Demonstrates superior judgment and highest attention to detail
• Broad and current knowledge of international relations and U.S. foreign policy issues
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• BA in international relations or related field, MA preferred, with high academic achievement

Contact Details

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Contact:

Human Resources

Telephone:

212-434-9400

Email:

humanresources@cfr.org

Application Instructions

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Qualified candidates should email or fax a resume and cover letter to the Human Resources department at the above address. PLEASE INCLUDE THE POSITION NAME IN THE SUBJECT OF YOUR EMAIL. The Council on Foreign Relations is an equal opportunity employer.

Program Manager/Chief of Party

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Location:

Erbil City, Iraq 

Sector:

Non Profit 

Organization URL:

http://www.acdivoca.org/

Experience:

Entry Level  

Date Posted

Jul-21-2011 

Description

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Since 1963 and in 145 countries, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people in developing and transitional nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI/VOCA is a nonprofit international development organization that delivers technical and management assistance in agribusiness, financial services, enterprise development, community development and food security in order to promote broad-based economic growth and vibrant civil society. ACDI/VOCA currently has approximately 94 projects in 39 countries and revenues of $141 million.
Program Manager/Chief of Party, Iraq We are currently seeking a Program Manager for an imminent 18-month, $5 million program in northern Iraq. Possible start date is August 2011. The purpose of this program is to build the capacity of the government and citizens to improve public service delivery by institutionalizing responsive and consultative community-driven development processes in seven Iraqi governorates. This program will emphasize building human resources and institutional capacities and strengthening linkages between local government and communities. The Program Manager/Chief of Party will be based in Erbil City with regular travel to Kirkuk. He/she will play a key role in the programmatic and managerial aspects of the program and will supervise field staff.
Responsibilities:

• Lead work plan development, including planning for training and monitoring and evaluation.
• Supervise program operations and provide technical assistance to ensure program targets, objectives and goals are achieved.
• Liaise with Iraqi government counterparts.
• Supervise preparation of written reports and performance monitoring data for donor and ACDI/VOCA headquarters.
• Supervise hiring, training and management of local staff.
• Develop SOWs and approve short-term staff and advisors.
• Supervise finance and administration staff, and ensure full compliance with ACDI/VOCA policies and procedures.
• Monitor project budgets in accordance with work plan and financial resources, and approve field financial reports and advance requests.
• Supervise and approve procurements.

Qualifications

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• Bachelor's degree in public administration, urban/regional planning, international development or other relevant field required; master's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience strongly preferred.
• Previous work experience in the Middle East, including Iraq, or other post-conflict environment preferred.
• Previous work experience with governance-strengthening projects preferred.
• Proven ability to liaise with senior government representatives.
• Fluency in written and spoken English required; Kurdish and/or Arabic speaking abilities desired.
• Strong computer spreadsheet/word processing/database skills, as well as advanced Excel skills, required.
• Ability to live in a complex environment and to work under pressure required.

Contact Details

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Contact:

Lars Volz

Telephone:

202-000-0000

Email:

lvolz@acdivoca.org

Application Instructions

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Please apply online at http://acdivoca.maxhire.net/cp/?E55569361D43515B7E59192F7755176E0662774B. No phone calls please. Only finalists contacted. Women and minorities encouraged to apply. EOE.
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