Location: Tamale, Ghana

Start Date: Contingent upon award, anticipated November 2023

Job Description

DevWorks International (DevWorks) is recruiting for a Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) – Finance and Operations for the anticipated USAID Ghana Youth Activity. The activity will support rural and urban youth in northern Ghana with a range of sustainable opportunities, tools, and support systems that enable them to improve their livelihoods, increase their abilities to contribute as both economically and socially productive individuals, promote peace, and become engaged community members. The activity will give special attention to the needs of girls, the disabled, and other disadvantaged groups.

The DCOP – Finance and Operations will be responsible for managing the finance and operations components of the project in country by ensuring consistency with DevWorks’ standard operating procedures, policies and accounting principles, and compliance with USAID regulations. S/he will be responsible for overall financial management of the project including assisting the Chief of Party with contractual compliance; monitoring project budget and expenditures; making cash flow projections; and ensuring timely and qualitative financial reporting in accordance with USAID requirements. Primary responsibilities will also include supervision of field operations, administration, logistics, and procurement. The day-to-day operations will include developing and implementing financial, administrative, and personnel systems and liaising with the Chief of Party to ensure that project’s accounting, contracts, human resources, IT, and operations needs are met.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience and progressive responsibility in finance and accounting, project operations, and office administration.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience working on USAID-funded projects in finance in administration.
• Experience leading and managing the financial aspects of USAID projects, including a demonstrated understanding of applicable USG regulations for cooperative agreements and/or contracts.
• Experience with financial reporting for donor-funded projects and demonstrated accuracy in working with large amounts of data.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or equivalent. Advanced degree (MBA, CPA, or equivalent) preferred.
• Previous experience in Ghana or another West African country strongly preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in English required.

How to Apply

Please send your CV and cover letter to dcresume@devworks.org with “DCOP – Finance and Operations – Ghana Youth” in the subject line.

Location: Global

Job Description

DevWorks International (DevWorks) seeks international development professionals to join our growing local capacity building practice area. This practice area supports a variety of local organizations in business development, project implementation and donor compliance, and overall organizational development. Local Capacity Building Specialists will support DevWorks’ Programs and Business Development teams to strengthen the organizational capacity of our local partners during project implementation and/or proposal development. Local Capacity Building Specialists may also provide technical expertise to support DevWorks’ Business Development team in pursuing donor-funded projects that are focused on capacity building of local actors to receive and manage donor funds and on capacity building for donor staff to improve their localization programming. Given the wide variety of tasks and assignments, experts of all levels (junior, mid, and senior) and with varying geographic experience are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Experience working on donor-funded projects, especially with USAID, USDA, and other relevant US government agencies
• Demonstrated experience with organizational development processes; experience with business and proposal development is desired
• Demonstrated experience in facilitation and formal training and strong interpersonal skills for coaching and mentoring in informal settings
• Ability to work closely with and support organizations based in the developing world in a respectful and inclusive manner
• Technical expertise in one or more of DevWorks’ sectors (agriculture, WASH, natural resources management, youth, and local governance) is desired
• Strong organizational skills, execution of tasks, and attention to detail
• Ability to manage diverse activities and to meet deadlines
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team, coordinate effectively, and meet program goals
• Undergraduate or graduate degree in political/social science, international relations, or related field
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

How to Apply

Please send your CV and cover letter to dcresume@devworks.org with “Local Capacity Building Specialist” in the subject line.

Location: Kathmandu, Nepal

Start Date: Contingent upon Award, anticipated May 2023

Job Description

DevWorks is currently seeking a Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) – Technical for the upcoming 5-year USAID-funded Nepal Agricultural Transformation activity. The position is contingent upon award, with an anticipated total value of $25-30 million.

The DCOP – Technical, in coordination with the Chief of Party, will be responsible for managing the project’s technical intervention strategy, work planning, and activity design. Areas of technical responsibility will include improving agricultural productivity and crop diversity; enhancing the enabling policy environment to encourage private sector investment in agriculture; increasing market linkages; improving the economic resilience of women, youth, and marginalized communities; and building the capacity of national agriculture research institutions and extension systems. The DCOP – Technical will provide technical oversight, support and coaching to component leads, field-based advisors, local partners, and other local stakeholders.

The following qualifications apply to this Key Personnel position:

• Master’s degree in agronomy, agribusiness or related field, plus eight (8) years of prior work experience in international development or related field, including at least five years of work experience in the agriculture and/or rural development sector;
• Strong understanding of agriculture policy, agriculture economics, private sector agribusiness, and agriculture investment enabling environment;
• Strong understanding of agricultural market systems and value chain approaches;
• Experience working with agricultural value chain actors including producer and farmer associations, marketing groups, input suppliers, agribusinesses and rural development NGOs/CSOs.
• Proven record of accomplishment in capacity building of agribusinesses and producer groups, including professionalization of management, improving access to finance, and strengthening market linkages;
• Previous experience with projects of a similar magnitude and complexity; previous work experience on USAID-funded projects is preferred.
• Excellent management skills and good knowledge of donor (preferably USAID) procedures and policies, agreement compliance, financial planning and management, procurement, sub-award management, and other management support areas/functions, including the ability to manage multidisciplinary teams
• At least three (3) years of progressively responsible supervisory experience, including: direct supervision of professional and support staff, quality evaluation of staff performance and deliverables.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal and team building skills, and demonstrated organizational skills including a strong track record in meeting deadlines.
• Ability to interact regularly and professionally across cultures and languages.
• Fluency in English and Nepali is required.

How to Apply

Please send your CV and cover letter to dcresume@devworks.org with “Nepal Agriculture DCOP – Technical” in the subject line.

DevWorks International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. DevWorks encourages applications from qualified persons of every race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, and disability.

Location: Global

DevWorks International (DevWorks) seeks international development professionals to join our growing support services practice area. This practice area supports a variety of organizations in business and proposal development, including specific strategy development and opportunity assessments; organizing and managing design sessions; producing and/or revising technical content for key proposal sections; preparing cost proposals with the support of the DevWorks finance team; supporting recruitment efforts; and attending donor workshops/events, among other assignments. Given the wide variety of tasks and assignments, experts of all levels (junior, mid, and senior), are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Experience working on donor-funded projects, especially with USAID, USDA, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• Undergraduate/graduate degree in political/social science, international relations, or related field
• Demonstrated understanding of business and proposal development processes
• Strong organizational skills, execution of tasks, and attention to detail
• Ability to manage diverse activities and to meet deadlines
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team, coordinate and effectively meet program goals
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to work closely with organizations based in the developing world
• Experience with organizational capacity development a plus

How to Apply

Please send your CV and cover letter to dcresume@devworks.org with “Business Development Specialist” in the subject line.

Location: Global

DevWorks International (DevWorks) is seeking technical experts for upcoming projects focused on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and water resources management (WRM) globally. WASH and WRM experts will provide technical expertise to project teams in topics such as WASH market systems development; enterprise development; governance; sustainable service delivery; access to finance; and climate resilience. Upcoming projects may provide support in a broad range of areas within the WASH sector, including data collection and management; assessment and analysis; strategic planning and program design; capacity building and institutional strengthening; policy, regulatory and institutional support; technical and service delivery; shock response and adaptive management; and performance monitoring and evaluation for the implementation of field activities and projects.

Qualifications

• At least six (6) years of relevant experience in the WASH and/or WRM sectors.
• Previous experience in one or more of the following countries is required: D.R. Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, or Uganda.
• Previous work experience on USAID-funded projects is strongly preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to achieve consensus on technical and administrative matters. Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Advanced degree in a relevant discipline.
• Fluency in English.

How to Apply

Please send your CV and cover letter to dcresume@devworks.org with “Technical Expert – WASH” in the subject line.