Organizational Development Senior Advisor - PNG Electrification Partnership (PEP) Activity

Position: Organizational Development Senior Advisor Consultancy

Anticipated Start Date: April 2021

Location: Virtual with some travel to Papua New Guinea

Kaizen is a certified small business headquartered in Washington, D.C. with over 12 years of experience implementing USAID projects around the world. From our founding, Kaizen has developed methodologies for organizational capacity development that lead to beneficiary-owned solutions for improved and expanded service delivery in developing countries. These proven methodologies catalyze locally driven organizational and institutional performance improvements, and establish communities of practice that facilitate institutional cooperation, peer-to-peer learning and the achievement of shared goals.

Kaizen will support human and institutional capacity development (HICD) activities for the USAID-funded Papua New Guinea Electrification Partnership (PEP) Activity to strengthen the capacity of government agencies involved in the energy sector.

The Senior Organizational Development (OD) Advisor will provide hands-on technical training and support to the Organizational Development Specialist to ensure consistent high-quality delivery and follow-up. The Senior OD Advisor is expected to engage in trips to PNG to conduct intensive quality control interventions and engagements with counterparts, and a final trip at the end of the project to support handover and sustainability.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct OD trainings and facilitate workshops and meetings.
• Provide a direct line of support to the Organizational Development Specialist;
• Monitor and ensure consistent high-quality of deliverables over the course of the project;
• Engage in trips to Papua New Guinea to conduct hands-on support and oversight as needed; 
• Conduct consultation meetings, with project team and other relevant stakeholders as needed;
• Manage handover and sustainability during project close-out;

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred, in international development, public administration, organizational development or other relevant fields;
• 7-10  years of relevant work experience in HICD, organizational development, etc. Demonstrated knowledge and/or experience supporting capacity development activities required; energy sector experience strongly preferred;
• Proven experience with training curriculum development and delivery including but not limited to organizational capacity building plan development and providing capacity building support to government entities;
• Strong communication skills, including fluency in both written and oral English required; Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu or other relevant language skills a plus;
• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively coordinate with a wide range of stakeholders required;
• Previous experience working in Papua New Guinea (PNG), preferably in cooperation with government stakeholders in the PNG energy sector (PPL, ICCC, National Energy Authority, etc) preferred;
• Performance Technologist (CPT) and/or Human Performance Improvement (HPI) certification preferred;

Position contingent upon contract award and client approval.

At The Kaizen Company, we find strength in our diversity. We are committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive working environment in which everyone has an equal opportunity to fulfill their potential. We know that we can only do development differently if we are open to and inclusive of new and unique perspectives. We encourage candidates of all abilities, ages, gender identities and expressions, national origins, races and ethnicities, religious beliefs, and sexual orientations to apply. Further, we urge parents and non-parents, married and unmarried, those from different or non-traditional educational backgrounds, and persons of all other diverse identities or experiences to apply. The Kaizen Company is an equal opportunity employer.