Job Description

About us:
Registered as Research Methods International (RMI) is a research and consultancy, advisory and management services firm registered in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Rwanda. We believe that African problems needs African solutions, hence we have a database of over 1000 associates across Africa.
RMI’s expertise in regulatory research development and business solutions is applied primarily in emerging markets across Africa, Asia and Europe in the areas of social protection & human development; aid effectiveness; gender development; education development, WASH; agriculture and food security, health & nutrition, environmental conservation and sustainable energy efficiency; business facilitation, sustainability solutions; international trade and economy; and human capacities. This expertise is built on our strong grounding in project design and management; M&E, data analysis; research; stakeholder coordination; business; public, government relations; and is instrumental in steering high-profile public policy and private sector decision-making.

Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) Specialist
Scope of Work

Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the CLA Specialist will include:
• Track progress on the Mission-wide CLA Plan and support its implementation.
• Review Implementing Partner (IP) Activity CLA Plans at the request of COR/AORs.
• Lead CLA capacity building/training activities for Mission staff, IPs and other Mission. stakeholders (e.g., local development organizations). This includes supporting curriculum and materials development and facilitating the activities.
• Facilitate pause & reflect activities and After-Action Reviews (AARs).
• Work with USAID to coordinate the CLA Champions group meetings and share new and timely CLA resources with them.
• Lead on CLA case study development, conducting information collection and knowledge capture activities and drafting knowledge products.
• Work with the SoCha technical team to advise on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning for Adaptive Management (MEL4AM) approaches.
• Support knowledge capture and exit interviews of departing Mission staff.
• Support development of learning agendas, implementation of the learning activities included in the learning agendas (including learning events) and track progress.
• Support data analysis on CLA index and other organizational development-related AMELP indicators.
• Coordinate status updates on Mission Office goal progress.
• Event management of Mission commissioned events.
• General facilitation and rapporteur support.

Qualifications and Experience

Minimum Qualifications and Experience
• Master's degree in organizational development, communications, social sciences, business management or a related field.
• At least five (5) years of experience with event management, facilitation, CLA, organizational learning, adaptive management, change management, monitoring and evaluation, communications and/or knowledge management in the private sector or international development sector.
• Strong facilitation skills with experience designing and delivering learning events, meetings, and trainings.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with local professionals, international donor organizations, civil society and private sector, host country government counterparts, and other implementing partners in developing countries.
• Professional communication skills and strong proficiency in written and spoken English.

How to Apply

Location
Harare, Zimbabwe with travel in the country at times.
NB: This position will be full-time and based in Harare. These roles are for a proposal position and is contingent on award and funding.
If you are interested in either one of the above position, please share your latest CV to [email protected] copy: andrew@researchmethodsinternational and [email protected]