Pact seeks a Capacity Development (CD) Director for the USAID-funded Strengthening Youth and Women’s Civic Participation Activity which aims to increase collaboration, sustainability, and resilience of civil society and independent media to advance the inclusion, participation and leadership of youth and women in Sudan. The activity will apply locally led, problem-driven, adaptive approaches.
This program is in year two of an anticipated five-year activity, with a dramatic shift in the operating context in response to the onset of violent conflict in Sudan. This position will support Sudan programming from a program office in Nairobi, Kenya or Kampala, Uganda with regular travel in the East Africa region.
The Capacity Development Director is accountable for leading the Activity’s strategy for strengthening the capacity of local partners and leading the development and realization of local organizations’ resource mobilization and sustainability strategies. The director will lead a team that drives and monitors implementation of CD activities by mentoring technical teams, ensuring adherence to targets, timelines, budget management and achievement of objectives. In addition to leading the technical and contextual adaptation of Pact and partner’s CD tools and approaches to support achievement of Activity objectives and targets, the Director will be responsible for CD related resource sharing, knowledge management, best practices, cross learning, and innovations that yield sustainable CD results.
Pact seeks a Technical Director for the anticipated USAID-funded Madagascar Accessible Continuum of Care and Essential Services Sustained (ACCESS) follow-on, which aims to (i) increase the availability of quality health services, (ii) improve health infrastructure, (iii) strengthen the capacity of the Malagasy health system, and (iv) promote healthy behaviors among Malagasy communities. This is anticipated to be a five-year (2024-2029) contract in the $90M range. This position is contingent upon award and is anticipated to be based in Antananarivo
Pact seeks an experienced Senior Technical Advisor-Transition and Sustainability for the five-year (2023-2028) USAID Zambia Integrated Health Activity. USAID Zambia Integrated Health aims to improve health outcomes of Zambians through equitable access to high-quality, client-centered HIV; TB/HIV; maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH); and family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH) services, products, and information to reduce mortality, morbidity, and HIV transmission for populations in focus districts in Central, Copperbelt, and North-Western provinces. Led by Pact, USAID Zambia Integrated Health is implemented partners, CIDRZ; COH, CRZ, m2m, Viamo, and ZNYP+.
The Senior Technical Advisor-Transition and Sustainability will provide technical leadership for USAID Zambia Integrated Health’s third component area: Increasing capacities of the Provincial and District Health Offices (PHOs/DHOs) to gradually transition direct service delivery of quality integrated health services and sustain services beyond Activity implementation.
Pact seeks an experienced Chief of Party (COP) for the anticipated USAID-funded Madagascar Accessible Continuum of Care and Essential Services Sustained (ACCESS) follow-on, which aims to (i) increase the availability of quality health services, (ii) improve health infrastructure, (iii) strengthen the capacity of the Malagasy health system, and (iv) promote healthy behaviors among Malagasy communities. This is anticipated to be a five-year (2024-2029) contract in the $90M range. This position is contingent upon award and is anticipated to be Antananarivo.
The COP will be responsible for technical leadership and the overall management and operations of the Activity. The COP will supervise high-quality project implementation, with a focus on achieving the project goals and USAID/Madagascar development objectives. The COP will take a leadership role in coordination of all activities across all relevant parties including USAID, the Government of the Republic of Madagascar, local organizations, key stakeholders, and implementing partners. The COP will also oversee all project staff and sub-partners for results-oriented planning, leadership, and coordination of project activities.
The specific duties to be carried out by the successful candidate are:
Pact seeks a Sr. Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) Manager for the anticipated USAID-funded Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, Immunization, and Malaria (RMNCI+M) Activity in Burundi. This Activity will support comprehensive RMNCI and Malaria services at health facility and community level and will strengthen the health system at the national and district levels, to:
1) Improve the delivery of high-quality RMNCI+M services across the continuum of care;
2) Promote healthy behaviors among women, youth and men, and
3) Strengthen the health system to support high-quality delivery of integrated care. It will also improve malaria case management among older children (above five years) and adults.
RMNCH+M is anticipated to be a five-year (2024-2029) cooperative agreement in the $25-49.99M range. This position is contingent upon award; the location of this position will be determined at a later date. There will be frequent travel to provincial offices.
Pact seeks a Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP)/Technical Director for the anticipated USAID-funded Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, Immunization, and Malaria (RMNCI+M) Activity in Burundi. This Activity will support comprehensive RMNCI and Malaria services at health facility and community levels and will strengthen the health system at the national and district levels, to:
1) Improve the delivery of high-quality RMNCI+M services across the continuum of care;
2) Promote healthy behaviors among women, youth and men, and;
3) Strengthen the health system to support high-quality delivery of integrated care. It will also improve malaria case management among older children (above five years) and adults.
The DCOP will directly assist the Chief of Party by providing technical and strategic leadership and oversight of project implementation and management.
RMNCH+M is anticipated to be a five-year (2024-2029) cooperative agreement in the $25-49.99M range. This position is contingent upon award. The location of this position will be decided at a later date. Frequent travel to the provincial offices is anticipated.
Pact seeks an experienced Chief of Party (COP) for the anticipated USAID-funded Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, Immunization, and Malaria (RMNCI+M) Activity in Burundi. This Activity will support comprehensive RMNCI and Malaria services at health facility and community level and will strengthen the health system at the national and district levels, to:
1) Improve the delivery of high-quality RMNCI+M services across the continuum of care;
2) Promote healthy behaviors among women, youth and men, and
3) Strengthen the health system to support high-quality delivery of integrated care. It will also improve malaria case management among older children (above five years) and adults.
This is anticipated to be a five-year activity (2024-2029). RMNCH+M is anticipated to be a $25-$49.99M cooperative agreement. This position is contingent upon award; it is anticipated to be based in Bujumbura with frequent travel to provincial offices.
The Capacity Strengthening Advisor will manage the implementation of the anticipated USAID Tanzania Strengthening the Capacity of Local Organizations activity, under the leadership of the COP. She/he will focus efforts on supporting the improvement of the organizational capacity, financial management and internal controls and operations for local organizations to ensure their sustainability and growth. This position is contingent upon award of the contract agreement.
Pact seeks a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Manager for the USAID/RDMA-funded “Empowering the Truth Tellers: Asia Investigative Reporting Network Activity” (AIR Network) project, an Associate Award under the Civil Society and Media-Strengthened Together and Advancing in New Directions (CSM-STAND) leader with associates award. AIR Network aims to strengthen capacity, networking and collaboration among Asian investigative journalists and newsrooms that produce cross-border investigative reports of regional and global importance on transborder crime and corruption. The geographic scope of this program includes the countries of Southeast Asia (including Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines) and will take place over a period of five years.
The MEL Manager will provide strategic guidance, vision, and management for successful monitoring, evaluation and learning of the AIR Network in keeping with the principles of collaboration, learning, and adaptation as outlined in the draft Annual MEL Plan. They will lead in the development, implementation, and revision of the Annual MEL Plan. They will oversee the overall approach and all MEL activities, provide technical direction and support, ensure their functional integration across the Activity objectives and subawards, ensure the accurate and compelling reporting of results for AIR Network activities, and ensure the Activity aligns with Pact’s quality standards for MEL in close coordination with Pact’s Learning, Evidence, and Impact (LEAP) Team based in Washington, DC. The MEL Manage is also responsible for designing and managing contracts for research and learning activities. This position is based in Bangkok, Thailand.
Pact seeks an experienced Chief of Party (COP) for the USAID/Tanzania Strengthening the Capacity of Local Organizations Activity. The purpose of the Activity is to strengthen the capacity of USAID/Tanzania’s local partners to better strategize, plan, implement, communicate, and monitor their activities and improve their entity and overall operations to be sustainable organizations. This is anticipated to be a three-year activity.
The COP will supervise all activities related to this program and have overall responsibility for the
technical assistance team's successful performance. The COP shall provide strategic leadership and bear primary responsibility for all administrative requirements of the contract, ensuring that the quarterly key performance indicators, objectives, and deliverables for the project are met. He/she will be responsible for ensuring the project follows USAID regulations, the contract, and Pact policies. The COP will be the official representative of the contractor and be primarily responsible for liaising with high level USAID and government officials, and forging alliances with a myriad of businesses, organizations and stakeholders and managing multiple offices. This position is contingent upon award and is anticipated to be based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
This is anticipated to be a three-year activity (2024-2027). This position is contingent upon award.
Pact is seeking a Technical Program Director for the USAID-funded CSM-Stand Sudan Strengthening Youth and Women’s Civic Participation Program. The Program aims to increase collaboration, sustainability, and resilience of civil society and independent media to advance the inclusion, participation and leadership of youth and women in Sudan. The activity will apply locally led, problem-driven, adaptive approaches. This program will be starting Y2 of an anticipated five-year activity, with a dramatic shift in the operating context since the program commenced startup in Khartoum in October 2o22 and has worked to adapt to the onset of violent conflict in April 2023. This position will support Sudan programming from a program office in Kampala, Uganda (or Nairobi, Kenya) with regular travel in the East Africa region.
The Technical Program Director will report to the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) and will be responsible for oversight of, and support to, the team of Program Officers, all of whom will have specific responsibilities disaggregated by the technical components of the program. The project’s areas of technical engagement include gender equity and social inclusion (GESI), media and access to information, youth engagement, psychosocial support and human rights reporting.
The TPD will support the Program Officers to serve as focal points for reviewing and negotiating grants mainly with local Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), developing and strengthening partnerships, and accompanying the partners as they implement their priority activities.
The Technical Program Director will also be responsible for supporting Program Officers on cross cutting areas of engagement including conflict & gender sensitivity and broader civil society strengthening, S/he will contribute to training, mentoring and oversight of the Program Officers on Pact policies and procedures, donor regulations, and financial best practices related to grant making.
The Program Technical Director will also be responsible for supporting the Communications team, ensuring timely inputs from the program officers, towards all program reporting outputs , including bi-weekly, quarterly and annual reporting.
Finally, the chosen candidate will also work closely with the DCOP to manage a large portfolio of sub-grants with Sudanese, regional and international organizations.
Pact, Inc. seeks an experienced Grants & Contracts Sr. Manager for the Civil Society and Media Strengthened Together and Advancing in New Directions (CSM-STAND) global awards. CSM-STAND implements local, regional, and cross-regional approaches that foster independent civic forces, enhance civic engagement, and build vibrant, resilient, and more pluralistic democratic societies. The project is implemented through two five-year Leader with Associates (LWA) Cooperative agreements, delineated geographically: Africa & the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Asia, Europe, Eurasia (EE), Latin America & Caribbean (LAC).
This position is part of the DC based Grants and Contracts (G&C) department, providing full time support and G&C leadership to the CSM STAND projects. The Sr. Manager will provide strategic advice with a compliance-oriented perspective to help the projects effectively and efficiently manage risk and successfully implement a large subaward portfolio.
The Lead Technical Proposal Writer is a member of the Business Development team and will work with technical and country staff on proposals to public and private sector funders, primarily to US Government (USG) agencies. This position serves as lead writer for proposals across Pact’s Impact Areas, including Governance, Health, Capacity Development and Innovation, and Sustainable Markets (Environment, Energy, Livelihoods, Responsible Mining), in a wide range of country contexts. The Lead Technical Proposal Writer will be responsible for developing responsive cross-sectoral proposals that are compliant with funder requirements, working with the Integrated Communications team to make narratives visually compelling. The Lead Technical Proposal Writer will also support the development of materials for prepositioning, such as capacity statements, and contribute to thought leadership materials that influence stakeholders in the various technical areas. While reporting to the Sr. Director, Public Business Development, the Lead Technical Proposal Writer is a member of the cross-technical Technical Writing and Editing (TWE) team and takes part in TWE meetings and initiatives. This includes contributing to resource materials and trainings for the TWE team-led Technical Writing Community of Practice (TWCOP).
Pact, Inc. seeks an experienced Communications Manager for the USAID-funded Strengthening Youth and Women’s Civic Participation Program, focused on Sudan. The Project aims to increase collaboration, sustainability, and resilience of Sudanese civil society and independent media to advance the inclusion, participation, and leadership of youth and women in Sudan. The activity will apply locally led, problem-driven, adaptive approaches. This program will be starting Y2 of a five-year activity, with a dramatic shift in the operating context since the war started in Sudan in April 2023. As Pact has shifted its operations offshore and outside of Sudan, this position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Communications Manager is a senior member of the team responsible for overall communication and knowledge management related to the program. The successful candidate will support the project manager with ensuring that all communications requirements set by the donor and Pact are fulfilled completely.
Pact, Inc. seeks an experienced Senior Grants and Contracts Officer for the USAID-funded Strengthening Youth and Women’s Civic Participation Project. The Project aims to increase collaboration, sustainability, and resilience of civil society and independent media to advance the inclusion, participation, and leadership of youth and women in Sudan. The activity will apply locally led, problem-driven, adaptive approaches. This program will be starting Y2 of an anticipated five-year activity, with a dramatic shift in the operating context since the program startup in Khartoum in October 2022. This position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Senior Grants Officer will be responsible for ensuring that all sub-grants and contracts comply withdonor rules and regulations, as well as organizational policies and procedures. The Senior Officer will also support timely preparation, negotiation and issuance of sub-grants and contracts, provide technical support to local partners for correct documentation and reporting, and monitor sub-grantees and sub-contractors to ensure compliance with the terms of their agreements.
The Senior Grants and Contracts Officer will report to the Strengthening Youth and Women’s Civic Participation Project’s Director of Grants and Contracts.
The Technical Copy Editor ensures that Pact technical proposals and external-facing technical publications are of high quality, compliant to donor and other Pact requirements, and inspire reader engagement in both digital and print formats. The Technical Copy Editor proofreads, formats, and edits for technical coherence, grammar, syntax, style, and audience responsiveness. Situated in the larger Programs team, the Technical Copy Editor is part of the technical unit that is responsible for project design and delivery, business development, and thought leadership, and as such, plays an important role in the advancement of top quality technical written documents on topics ranging from health, environment, women and youth, governance, and more. The Technical Copy Editor works closely with technical teams, project teams, business development teams, and Pact’s Integrated Communications team, engaging with a diverse group of individuals globally. The Technical Copy Editor also contributes to capacity development on the topic of technical writing and editing through Pact’s communities of practice and via individual mentoring.
Pact seeks a Program Officer for the USAID-funded Strengthening Youth and Women’s Civic Participation Project. The Project aims to increase collaboration, sustainability, and resilience of civil society and independent media to advance the inclusion, participation and leadership of youth and women in Sudan. The activity will apply locally led, problem-driven, adaptive approaches. This program will be starting Y2 of an anticipated five-year activity, with a dramatic shift in the operating context since the program startup in Khartoum in October 2o22. This position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya with occasional travel throughout the East Africa region.
The Program Officer will support the program’s subaward portfolio through supporting the full Subaward lifecycle (from subaward making, to subaward monitoring and subaward closeout). The Program Officer will be responsible for supporting sub award adherence to targets, timelines, budget management and achievement of objectives. The Officer will be expected to utilize inclusive, participatory approaches that are consistent with project objectives to support partners and achieve results.As the program’s subaward portfolio grows the Officer’s geographic and technical portfolio within Sudan will become more defined.
Pact seeks a Capacity Development (CD) Officer for the USAID-funded Strengthening Youth and Women’s Civic Participation Project. The Project aims to increase collaboration, sustainability, and resilience of civil society and independent media to advance the inclusion, participation and leadership of youth and women in Sudan. The activity will apply locally led, problem-driven, adaptive approaches. This program will be starting Y2 of an anticipated five-year activity, with a dramatic shift in the operating context since the program startup in Khartoum in October 2o22. This position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya with occasional travel throughout the East Africa region.
The Capacity Development Officer will support the Project’s strategy for strengthening the capacity of local partners and leading the development and realization of local organizations’ resource mobilization and sustainability strategies. The CD Officer will contribute to the provision of technical assistance to civil society organizations, with an emphasis placed on leveraging local expertise. Specifically, the CD Officer will monitor implementation of CD activities by mentoring technical teams, facilitating assessments, and ensuring adherence to targets, timelines, budget management and achievement of objectives.
Pact seeks a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Officer for the USAID-funded Strengthening Youth and Women’s Civic Participation Project. The project aims to increase collaboration, sustainability, and resilience of civil society and independent media to advance the inclusion, participation and leadership of youth and women in Sudan. The activity will apply locally led, problem-driven, adaptive approaches. This program will be starting Y2 of an anticipated five-year activity, with a dramatic shift in the operating context since the program startup in Khartoum in October 2o22. This position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya with occasional travel in the East Africa region, and potentially relocating to Khartoum, Sudan if and when the context and operating environment become more conducive.
Reporting to the MEL Director, the MEL Officer will provide strategic guidance, vision, and management for successful monitoring, evaluation and learning of the program. S/he will contribute to the development, implementation, and revision of the Annual MEL Plan, provide technical direction and support to MEL activities, ensure accurate and compelling reporting of results for program activities, and ensure activities align with Pact’s quality standards for MEL in close coordination with Pact’s Learning, Evidence, and Impact (LEAP) Team based in Washington, DC.
Pact seeks a Finance Director for the USAID-funded Strengthening Youth and Women’s Civic Participation Project. The Project aims to increase collaboration, sustainability, and resilience of civil society and independent media to advance the inclusion, participation and leadership of youth and women in Sudan. The activity will apply locally led, problem-driven, adaptive approaches. This program will be starting Y2 of an anticipated five-year activity, with a dramatic shift in the operating context since the program startup in Khartoum in October 2o22. This position will support Sudan programming from a program office in Nairobi, Kenya with regular travel in the East Africa region.
Reporting to the Chief of Party, the Finance Director is responsible for overall project financial operations. S/he has oversight of project finance and accounting functions; internal control systems and procedures; and forecasting and realigning project budgets. The Finance Director is responsible for training and mentoring staff on policies and procedures, donor regulations, new systems, and financial best practices, as well as working closely with the country office staff and DC personnel to ensure compliance with all donor regulations and effective and proactive management.
