CLA Component Lead

at  Social Impact

COLLABORATION, LEARNING, AND ADAPTATION (CLA) COMPONENT LEAD, USAID/PERU PROGRAM CYCLE AND MONITORING, EVALUATION, COLLABORATION AND LEARNING SUPPORT ACTIVITY, PERU

Social Impact is a global development management consulting firm. We provide monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity building services to advance development effectiveness. We work across all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. Since 1997 we have worked in over 100 countries for clients such as US government agencies, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and nonprofits.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Social Impact is seeking a full-time Collaboration, Learning, and Adaptation Component Lead to oversee and guide efforts related to collaboration, learning, and adaptation for USAID/Peru MELS.
This will be a full-time position based in Lima, Peru for the duration of the contract, contingent upon contract award. The anticipated award date for the proposal is Summer 2025.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in the field of international development, organizational development, political science, business administration, change management, social sciences, or related field.
• Minimum of eight years of demonstrated experience in strategic planning; monitoring and evaluation; project design; facilitation of learning; and/or knowledge management, including experience in applying learning to improve international development programs and systems change for adaptive management of development organizations or agencies.
• Previous experience supporting USAID Missions or USAID Implementing Partners in a similar capacity.
• Knowledge of USAID’s CLA framework, Evaluation Policy, Localization, and other initiatives.
• Demonstrated understanding of USAID initiatives, practices, and policies, including the USAID CLA practice, USAID Localization Initiative, etc.
• Excellent demonstrated ability to effectively interact with and develop relationships with USAID, local professionals, international donors, host country government counterparts, and implementing partners.
• Experience managing MEL or CLA efforts in non-permissive environments and conflict zones, preferably in the South American region.
• Proven supervisory, mentorship, and leadership capabilities for all levels of staff (employees and consultants).
• Knowledge and understanding of the economic, ecological, social, cultural, and political characteristics of Peru preferred.
• Excellent oral and written skills in both English and Spanish.
  Come join our energetic and innovative team! We offer you the opportunity to play a leading role in the growth of our company, work as part of a creative and committed team, and make a difference in the well-being of our world.
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RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee and facilitate CLA among USAID, implementing partners (IPs), beneficiaries, and other key stakeholders during strategic planning and implementation sessions.
• Supervise and mentor related staff.
• Support in USAID/Peru’s development and implementation of their CDCS and other Mission-level strategies, including the CLA Agenda and implementation pans. Support in leading portfolio review processes.
• Foster strong, collaborative relationships with key Mission stakeholders, serve as a convener for dialogue and learning around emerging issues, assist in identifying and responding to key learning issues, and coordinate efforts amongst IPs working on common Development Objectives (DOs).
• Assist in development and implementation of knowledge sharing practices through facilitation of DO and sectoral pause-and-reflect sessions with USAID, IP, and stakeholders.
• Develop and implement Communities of Practice for the Mission and IPs that outline key learning questions, stakeholders and their roles, and broad stakeholder engagement at multiple levels.
• Develop and deliver tailored training courses for IPs to enhance learning.

Social Impact is bidding on the anticipated follow-on to the USAID/Peru Program Cycle and Monitoring, Evaluation, Collaboration and Learning Support Activity. The purpose of the activity is to provide technical support and/or services on relevant areas of the USAID program cycle. This includes support for effective planning, robust design, performance reporting, evaluations, conducting special studies, DQA, MEL, CLA, use of GIS, DIS, and KM at all levels to support programs and activities from Peru’s bilateral and South America regional portfolios, as well as from USAID Missions in South America. Overall, the ultimate expected results of this contract are to strengthen USAID’s program cycle systems in the bilateral and SAR programs and to enhance the capacity of local/regional entities in the use of evidence for programming, learning, and adaptive management. The project’s scope will likely include:

• Design, implement, and disseminate evaluations, assessments, and special studies;
• Provide technical assistance and training in monitoring and evaluation to USAID/Peru and its implementing partners;
• Strengthen Government of Peru’s monitoring and evaluation capacity;
• Increase collaboration, knowledge management, and learning capacity of USAID to improve sustainability of outcomes