Legal/Organizational Development Team Leader, Legislative Rules and Procedures, Armenia

Legal/Organizational Development Team Leader, Legislative Rules and Procedures, Armenia

Company Profile:  Management Systems International (MSI) is a global international development firm based in Washington, D.C. providing specialized short- and long-term technical assistance. MSI is part of Coffey International Development, a global international development consulting firm. Together with Coffey ID, MSI now has more than 1,500 development professionals worldwide, a corporate presence in 11 countries and manages more than 200 projects worldwide. It currently manages more than 20 long-term projects in countries, including Iraq, Sudan, Colombia and Russia. Broadly, MSI implements a range of analytical and field projects in its core technical areas, including democracy and governance, strategic management and performance improvement, organizational capacity building, human development and natural resource management. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Project/Proposal Summary: 

This 4 year, USAID-funded legislative strengthening project will work closely with the Armenian National Assembly and Members of Parliament.  It will focus on building capacity of selected committees and their operations, including skills and knowledge of MPs serving on committees, rules and procedures of select committees, legislative analysis and review by staff and members, and outreach to citizens and civil society.  The goal of the program is to see representation of citizens’ interests by selected committees increased, oversight of the executive branch by selected committees improved, analytical capacity of selected committees improved and rules and procedures governing selected committees made clearer and institutional capacity increased.

Position Summary:

The Legal/Organizational Team Leader will serve as the project’s resident technical advisor on organizational development for legislative rules and procedures.  S/he will work closely with the Chief of Party and other Team Leaders on the technical and administrative management of the program. 

*Please note:  This is a local position.  Only Armenian citizens are eligible to apply.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Members of Parliament and other staff of the National Assembly to develop processes, rules and processes, rules, and procedures for use in the National Assembly.
• Collaborate with committee staff to identify best practices that can be applied throughout the National Assembly.

• Assess needs, design and conduct trainings on relevant skills. 

• Select and manage short-term technical advisors as needed to supplement the technical skills of the permanent staff.   

Qualifications:

• Law degree required.
• Extensive experience in organizational development, with an emphasis on legislative rules and procedures, particularly at the legislative committee level.
• Prior experience on USAID-funded projects, and in the management thereof, strongly preferred.

• Experience expanding pilot processes, rules, and procedures at the committee (office or department) level to the overall institution.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

To apply, please visit our website: www.msiworldwide.com.