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| On-Call Experts (On-site/ Off-site) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Balkh, Herat, Kabul, Kandahar, Nangarhar, |
| Categories | Consultant, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2023-06-22 | Close Date | 2023-06-22 |
| Vacancy No | AACS-VA-191 | Gender | male female |
| No Of Jobs | 24 | Contract Duration | One year with possibility of extension |
| Education | Masters or Ph.D. in a related field | Experience | 4-8 years of relevant experience |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | |
About Company
About Adroit Associates Consulting Services (AACS): Adroit Associates Consulting Services (AACS) is an international development-consulting firm specializing in using research, evaluation, and management consulting to promote economies that are more prosperous and more resilient in societies in underdeveloped, fragile states, focusing on post-conflict environments. We collaborate with governments, global aid and development organizations, and corporations to make international development more effective, efficient, and sustainable – for the people. Since our founding in 2009, we have delivered over 140 successful projects across multiple industries and to more than 100 clients, who come to us to help tackle development challenges, optimize management practices, and maximize positive impact for communities. We have been able to accomplish this by maintaining a genuine local presence, ensuring robust field implementation capabilities in complex environments, and, more importantly, adapting global expertise locally. With an international team of experts passionate about helping communities and our clients, AACS Consulting continues to invest in human capital and information systems to enable constant learning and ensure that we remain adaptive in an ever-changing world.
Job Description
AACS implements projects in three areas i.e. monitoring and evaluations, research and analysis, and institutional strengthening. We are calling for experts for our ongoing and future projects. These experts will be mainly contributing to proposal development, project implementation, and project monitoring. The experts will be working with the program and services, and partnership and business development teams.
The Experts are expected to perform based on assignment as and when needed and be compensated based on accomplished deliverables.
The call is for experts with specialization in the areas below:
Technical Experts:
- Research Design (Quantitative and Qualitative)
- Technical Feasibility Studies
- Socioeconomic Analysis
- Data Quality Assessment (not assurance)
- Policy and Strategy Development
- Enterprise Development (Org/Business capacity like HR, Marketing, Operations, Finance/Administration, Business Planning)
- Business Development Services
- Process Review and Re-engineering
- Gender and Social Inclusion
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Livestock and Animal Husbandry
- Agriculture
- Livelihoods and Food Security
- Social and Community Development
- Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability
- Health and Public Health Sector
- Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)
- Urban Development and Planning
- Renewable Energy Technology
- Child Protection and Child Rights
- Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience
- Humanitarian and Emergency Response
- Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
- Organizational/ Institutional Capacity Building
Duties and Responsibilities
- The experts will be required to contribute to the proposal development, involved in the project implementation and monitoring.
- The experts will be involved in the provision of services to firms and entities as per the project deliverables.
- The experts will formulate business strategies according to client objectives.
- The experts will be involved in conducting research on the relevant topics including market research as and when needed.
- The experts will provide guidance when issues, challenges, or problematic situations arise.
- The experts will keep abreast of changes in the relevant industry.
Job Requirement
Required Skills and Experience:
- Masters or Ph.D. in a related field with 4-8 years of relevant experience.
- Experience in writing proposals, concept notes, and capability statements, ideally in sectors related to AACS Consulting's sectoral focus areas (Agriculture and Food Security, Governance and Rule of Law, Economic Development, Education and Youth, Gender and Social Inclusion, and Environment and Energy)
- Experience or understanding of requirements of major donors, I/NGOs, and the private sector in terms of proposal development, and consultancy project implementation.
- Entrepreneurial and results-oriented, with experience working in fast-paced, dynamic teams.
- Superior written and verbal communication skills; cross-cultural communication skills required.
- Strategic and analytical thinking skills.
- Innovative and creative thinking skills and competencies.
- Strong team skills: able to work collaboratively with senior AACS Consulting staff, donors, local governmental agencies, and other experts in a multi-cultural, multi-lingual environment.
- Computer proficiency in MS Office and Google Suite
- Proficiency in Qualitative and/or quantitative analytical tools like R, Python, STATA, SPSS, NVivo, Atlas.ti
Submission Guideline
Interested candidates are requested to send their CV/ Resume to jobs@aacs-consulting.com, before July 22, 2023.
Note:
The subject must be included of on-call expert and vacancy# (Research Design, AACS-VA-191) please note that applications without the exact on-call expert title and vacancy# will not be considered.
Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis as applications are received.