Senior Project Development Manager (SACCI Program in Ukraine) at Tetra Tech Company (MSI)

The Senior Project Development Manager (SPDM) will support SACCI leadership in overseeing development and implementation of SACCI technical assistance, grants, and other programmatic activities as well as ensure their alignment with SACCI objectives. The SPDM will coordinate the implementation of SACCI activities across three Objective Areas including Anti-Corruption Policy and Legislation, Civic Engagement, and Communications and cross-cutting activities such as gender/vulnerable groups as the SPDM develops programming content and design activities. The SPDM will ensure the timely gathering of data for quarterly and annual reports on SACCI and its grantees’ activities in cooperation with the Monitoring and Evaluation Expert. The SPDM will report to the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) and ultimately to the Chief of Party (COP). This is a full-time position for the period of 12 months.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and coordinate work on the programming side for the selection of grant awards.
• Oversee and coordinate the design and development of the content and activities of SACCI’s technical assistance and grant concepts in close collaboration with program component area team leads.
• Coordinate the efforts of SACCI and its grantees across three Objective Areas including Anti-Corruption Policy and Legislation, Civic Engagement, and Communications and cross-cutting activities such as gender/vulnerable groups to ensure their consistency with program priorities, goals, and objectives as well as reach expected results.
• Oversee and assist with monitoring the implementation of SACCI’s activities under technical assistance/MoU and grant agreements to ensure their consistency with program priorities, goals, and objectives.
• Monitor the changing socio-political climate and developments inside civil society to provide on-going strategic evaluation and advice to SACCI.
• Provide mentorship assistance to SACCI programming staff in grants implementation and reporting to ensure alignment with SACCI’s Indicators and Expected Results upon necessity.
• Contribute to SACCI’s quarterly and annual reporting by ensuring the timely and efficient gathering of data on key indicators and deliverables.
• Manage the program component of the most complex and sensitive grants to achieve SACCI’s expected results upon necessity.
• Supervise short-term consultants within SACCI’s Digitalization/IT technical assistance work.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in international development, international law, economics, public administration, or other relevant fields is required.
• Minimum five years of demonstrated experience in implementation, management, and administration of relevant donor-funded community development projects at the national level in Ukraine is required.
• Proven knowledge of local and international NGOs and community-based organizations implementing relevant activities and programs in-country, as well as key governmental actors and stakeholders is strongly preferred.
• Prior experience with USAID-funded or other international organization projects and familiarity with USAID communications policies is preferred.
• Demonstrated understanding of the local and regional political context, with the ability to think creatively in conceptualizing relevant technical assistance and grant activities is preferred.
• Strong organizational, analytical, managerial, and administrative skills are required.
• Fluency in English and Ukrainian is required.

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