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Job Vacancies Pact, Inc. (Pact)
Position: Director, Livelihoods Program
Closing Date: Friday, 31 December 2010
Location: United States of America (the) – Washington

The Director of Livelihoods provides technical leadership in establishing, driving and integrating Pact’s livelihoods platform. The Director leads and defines Pact’s approach to Livelihoods and provides intellectual leadership and technical assistance to Pact in the design and evaluation of evidence-based livelihoods projects. The position requires the ability to lead and mentor technical staff around the world, win new business in line with our strategic priorities, mission, goals and objectives. The Director leads and develops the network of staff around the world who provide technical assistance and quality oversight to programs comprising Pact’s Livelihoods portfolio. S/He leads and facilitates change to ensure that Pact evolves and adapts its technical capabilities in step with the evolving development trends, and the priority needs of countries where Pact is operational S/He builds and leads enterprise-wide teams to develop and maintain an integrated portfolio of operational, metrics-based technical support expertise in support of Pact strategic plan, goals and objectives. S/He works across the organization, field offices and programs, to establish new programmatic synergies, develop products and tools, drive high quality programming and results, and contribute to proposals. The Director takes an active role in the management of Pact’s knowledge, represents the organization in relevant forums and leads a global community of practice – made up of professionals from within and outside Pact – to help to advance Pact’s position as a leader in the Livelihoods sector. The position requires the director to work with the New Business Development group to define and attract new business opportunities and network with donors in the sector to position Pact and stay informed. The Director provides technical quality control and contributes to the technical design of proposals that ensure the strength of Pacts’ business development pipeline while assuring compliance with Pact’s standard operating procedures, relevant quality service guidelines, legislation, and all applicable national and international regulations. S/he is an involved member of the Program Management Team, which advises the Vice President of Advancement on a range of issues.

Qualifications:
* Masters or Doctoral Degree in a relevant discipline
* Substantial experience with micro-finance, enterprise development tools and processes, value chain analysis of potential products/ livelihood alternatives, forwarding a value change approach to economic development or similar
* Demonstrated experience managing a technical unit at the headquarters or regional level
* Excellent demonstrated knowledge of managing projects through the intersection of results-based program design, planning, implementation, oversight and publication/presentation of the results
* Established interpersonal and professional relationships with colleagues in Washington and across the international health industry within donor agencies, peer organizations and local organizations as well as the ability to forge new relationships across Pact
* Experience working with host country governments in developing and implementing livelihoods programs
* Experience in effective design of livelihood programs, with a focus on programs that developed the capacity of local level government and civil society organizations to provide sustainability and impact
* Deep knowledge and understanding of USAID and a variety of other statutory/non statutory donors
* In-depth knowledge in the sector including tools and methods for empowerment and participation of local communities to advocate for better and sustainable livelihoods across a range of areas
* Strong skills in gender analysis and integration
* Ability to establish and sustain interpersonal and professional relationships with Pact staff at all levels, in donor organizations and in peer organizations
* Demonstrated English-language writing and analytical skills
* Ability to travel frequently
* Ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks
* Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets, statistical analysis and database skills.
* Strong oral and written communication skills

Education and Experience Requirements:
Required:
* Master’s or PhD in a relevant area
* At least 12 years of experience in working in relevant field
* At least 5 years of experience managing livelihoods projects in an overseas setting
* Documented success in raising project funding in the Livelihoods Sector
* Demonstrated thought leadership on international livelihoods issues.

Preferred:
. Fluency in a language other than English
. Publication of relevant journal articles, book chapters, or technical reports

How to apply
Please go to www.pactworld.org and complete an online application.
Reference Code: RW_8BSS5G-83

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