Technical Director, Gender And Social Inclusion

TalentRemedy | Full time

Technical Director, Gender and Social Inclusion (Economist)

Washington, United States | Posted on 11/14/2022

Job Information

• Industry Technology
• City Washington
• Country United States
• State/Province District of Columbia
• Zip/Postal Code 20004

About us

Job Description

Who is Our Client?

They are an international consulting firm specializing in the economic analysis of public policy, social programs, and international development projects. Founded upon a firm commitment to integrity, excellence, and innovation, we help organizations advance meaningful change through collaborative, evidence-based decision-making. Our client has completed assignments for governments and large NGOs worldwide, including USAID, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the World Bank, World Vision, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Health Organization, and Nutrition International.

Our client is searching for an experienced Economist or Social Scientist to join our growing consulting firm. Reporting to the CEO, you will lead the overall growth and development of our Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) portfolio. The overall responsibilities include the management of projects, technical proposals, junior staff, and client relations.

Technical Responsibilities

● Design and review methodologies, instruments, and applied analyses (e.g., Cost-Benefit Analysis, Evaluation, Survey Design, and/or Data Analysis) across different sectors, country settings, policies, and investment decisions, with a focus on gender and social inclusion.

● Synthesize results, conduct knowledge translation, and communicate results, so they are digestible to clients.

● Demonstrate technical leadership across individual projects, maintaining quality assurance and ensuring it builds upon our client's existing quality processes, standards, and infrastructure.

● Support industry outreach efforts, including developing and delivering webinars, presentations, newsletters and/or publications.

● Support the development and implementation of their knowledge base and professional development programs.

● Provide thought leadership within the network, portfolio and technical practice area(s).

● Support the overall success, growth and development of the GSI portfolio. Manage performance against predetermined financial, technical and operating metrics.

● Support opportunity identification and proposal development efforts. Assume responsibility for further portfolio development by setting and achieving mutually agreed financial targets.

● Oversee individual project success from start to finish across multiple projects, including work plan design, proposal development, technical leadership, quality assurance and report writing.

● Manage client, partner, subcontractor, and coworker relations positively and professionally. Further develop our client's network of partners, clients, staff and consultants within the portfolio.

● Manage the overall performance, growth and development of staff members within the GSI team, including performance management, feedback, resourcing and capacity building.

● Actively manage the financial health and well-being of projects.

● Adhere to and uphold the values, quality, and ethical standards of our client and who they serve.

● Keep the CEO informed of project status, risks, and issues on time.

● Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

● Advanced degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) in Economics or a related discipline.

● 10+ years of experience managing successful projects in an international development context; experience with government agencies an asset

● Expertise in one or more sectors: Education, financial inclusion, nutrition, health, and/or applying gender and social inclusion lenses across other sectors.

● Strong quantitative research skills with demonstrated proficiency in quantitative research methods and analyses; qualitative research methods are an asset.

● Proven experience managing all stages of the project life cycle, including planning, budgeting, implementation, review and reporting.

● Demonstrated professionalism and communication skills with a diverse set of staff, stakeholders, clients and partners at all levels of engagement.

● Proven experience successfully managing multiple staff, stakeholders, clients, partners, projects and dedicated staff teams.

● Acute attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.

● Excellent oral and written communications skills; proven experience writing high-quality reports, briefs, technical proposals and presentations.

● Proficiency in spoken and written English (additional languages an asset).

● Knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) is an asset.

● Willing and able to travel as necessary.

Competitive compensation and benefits.

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