Program Development Officer (Consultant) for Moldova Resilience Initiative (MRI)

EXPLORE Europe Task Order

 Statement of Work (SOW)

Moldova Resilience Initiative (MRI)

Program Development Officer (Consultant)

Background:

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) awarded Dexis with the "Exploratory Pilot and Learning Options for Regional Efficiency” (EXPLORE) Europe Task Order. As a part of this Task Order, USAID/OTI aims to support Moldova through the Moldova Resilience Initiative (MRI), a 14-month engagement started in April 2022.

SOW Objective:

Program Development Officer (PDO) consultancy will support program implementation and close-out activities. PDO will report to the Chief of Party (COP) or their designee report.

This is a full-time consultant position for a period of up to 5 months.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Present activity ideas at weekly activity design meetings and refine activity concepts for green light/activity clearance. 
• Enter activity concepts in the OTI Web-Based Database upon yellow-light approval. 
• Keep apprised of activities through implementation and support tasks associated with project completion including moving activity to Completed in OTI Web-Based Database.    
• Write Final Evaluation Reports (FERs).   
• Identify and develop relationships with potential grantees and local partners. 
• Develop project concepts into fundable projects. 
• Write grant agreements and enter information into OTI Web-Based Database. 
• Manage and oversee individual activities from concept to conclusion. 
• Provide technical assistance to support activity design and development.  
• Support monitoring, evaluation, and learning efforts and use feedback and lessons learned from activity implementation to inform future activity design. 
• Analyze grant budget estimates.  
• Vet potential grantees against Office of Foreign Asset Control/terrorist activities per USG regulations.  
• Oversee activity implementation and ensure compliance with grants management policies and procedures. 
• Measure and track program achievements and impacts.
• Assist the program in achieving measurably more impactful efforts.
• Monitor contextual factors, including using data-driven approaches to enhance knowledge related to the engagement objectives.
• Undertake, as security conditions allow, periodic visits to project locations to collect data and/or oversee data collection efforts.
• With support from USAID/OTI, contribute to the design, implementation, and ongoing revision of a MEL system that adheres to USAID/OTI guidance and meets the needs of the program for learning, analysis, and reporting.
• Undertake other duties as assigned by supervisor. 

Required Experience and Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent university degree in a relevant field. 
• At least five (5) years of relevant experience. 
• Creative, new concepts and approaches-mindset wanted. 
• Demonstrated experience working with community-based organizations and groups in participatory program development and implementation. 
• Demonstrated experience in programs requiring community-level engagement. 
• Ability to deliver training on topics related to local community-based organizations and NGO organizational strengthening. 
• Ability to perform project monitoring, evaluation, and learning tasks. 
• Experience living and working in Eastern Europe.    
• Strong written and oral communication skills. 
• Experience working in environments experiencing political transition.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.  

Preferred Requirements: 

• Experience with USAID programming, especially USAID/OTI programming, preferred 
• Demonstrated professional proficiency in additional language(s).

Interested candidates are welcome to apply by sending their CV and Cover Letter in English by email to mriprocurement@dexisonline.com, mentioning in the subject line the title of the position “Program Development Officer” by 5 January 2023, 18:00 Chisinau time.