Senior Institutional Capacity Building Advisor

Senior Institutional Capacity Building Advisor – Civil Registry
Program

Electoral Education and Integrity Practice Area

Background

Creative Associates International is
a dynamic and fast-growing professional services firm that specializes in international development in the areas of education, democratic transitions and stabilization in post-conflict environments. Based in Washington, DC, the firm has a field presence in 20 countries worldwide with a strong and diverse portfolio that includes global contracts with the U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID) and other clients including the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Defense. The firm has earned a solid reputation among its clients and missions worldwide and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike. 

Elections as legitimate instruments to determine governance are a fundamental democratic practice.Credible electoral practices are threatened by fraud, violence, and mismanagement. While particularly true in countries with little or no democratic experience, perpetrators of electoral crimes and violence exist in many societies with an electoral history. Similarly, many countries lack the cadre of young professionals educated in sound electoral practices that can promote new or reformed democratic electoral processes. Creative’s growing Electoral Education & Integrity Practice Area (EEI PA) addresses these
emerging areas of need in an integrated manner that draws upon its 34 years of global democracy experience. Creative leverages elections technical assistance experience in more than 15 countries with funding from donors such as USAID and UNDP and holds the Elections and Political Processes IQC (USAID, $400 million ceiling) that is designed to support citizen participation in public policy decisions and leadership selection through free and fair elections.

Position Summary

Based in Hargeysa, Somaliland, the Senior Institutional Capacity Building Advisor will provide technical leadership and guidance to a civil registry capacity building project in Somaliland.

Reporting & Supervision

The Senior Institutional Capacity Building Advisor reports to the Hargeysa-based Field Director and works closely with the Washington, DC-based Project Director.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as technical lead on institutional capacity building
  component of project.
• Design and lead implementation of capacity
  building initiatives for government ministries and other related partners.Contribute to content for and delivery
  of on-line training courses, to be taken by relevant implementing agency staff.
• Work with designated project staff person to monitor progress in
  project performance in capacity building activities.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Prior experience with programming on civil registry development
  and electoral development assistance programming.
• Minimum of a Master’s degree in a relevant field, such as
  political science, international development, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience designing and implementing
  capacity building programs, ideally related to civil registry development.
• Significant experience managing multiple, complex projects in
  challenging environments.

Demonstrated ability to work and communicate with client
representatives and senior government officials in transitional countries.

Desired Skills & Qualifications

• Field-based project experience, in particular in East Africa,
  strongly preferred.
• 
  Demonstrated experience in technical leadership.

Application Instructions

To apply for this position, please complete and submit our simple on-line form, where you can upload your résumé
and other documents.

Only if you are unable to submit online, you may send your résumé
and cover letter by e-mail to with Senior Institutional Capacity Building Advisor – Civil Registry Program on the subject line. Please note only finalists will be contacted. No phone calls please. Creative is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE/AA).