Senior Technical Director, Governance

Job Description

The Senior Technical Director provides strategic positioning, facilitating local partnerships and client relationships, leadership and management of high-quality proposals and programs, and short-term technical assistance. The position will have geographic focus on Latin America and technical focus on local governance and public financial management, but will also support other geographic and technical areas as needed. This is a senior leadership position in the company’s Governance Division that reports directly to the Division President, and will also collaborate with other divisions and departments within the company, in particular the Implementation and Learning Division.

Business Development:

• Facilitates further growth in the company’s practice areas and adjacent practice areas by providing leadership, proactively seeking new opportunities, and capitalizing on existing professional networks.
• Serves as technical lead for relevant proposals, in addition to other key roles such as capture, technical proposal writing, proposal review, and recruiting.
• Cultivates partnerships with critical stakeholders in the Latin America region including civil society, private sector, and government organizations.
• Maximizes Dexis’ position under IDIQs held.

Technical Leadership and Program Management:

• Provides technical guidance, expertise, and support to ongoing programs.
• Provides management and oversight of assigned projects in compliance with contract and USAID regulations, with at least annual management trips to project sites.
• Supports divisional strategies, in compliance with organizational policies, priorities, and procedures and donor regulations.

• Degree in public administration/policy, law, social science, management or another related field.
• At least 15 years of experience in the management and implementation of foreign assistance programs, at least five in the Latin America region.
• A minimum of four years of supervisory experience (including but not limited to mentoring, training, and guiding staff)
• Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following: local governance, public financial management, anticorruption, crime and violence prevention, economic growth or livelihoods.
• Experience with USAID’s policies and procedures.
• Strong analytic and writing skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, team player, and ability to work in challenging and difficult environments.
• Ability to mentor and coach staff in full range of proposal and project management tasks.
• Fluency in Spanish is required.

About the Organization

Dexis is a professional services firm that solves the most pressing social challenges in complex environments, paving the way for a more secure and prosperous world.

Dexis embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion and strives to build and maintain a safe environment where we celebrate diverse backgrounds, treat everyone with respect, and value the unique lived experiences each person brings based on their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, military or veteran status, national origin, age, marital status or family status and related conditions.

At Dexis, you will experience a corporate culture of inclusiveness, fairness, and trust. You will be given the means and mentorship needed to succeed, and your creativity will be rewarded.