Technical Director, Peacebuilding

1 month ago

Arlington, United States Tetra Tech Full time

***Please note: U.S. work authorization is required for this position**

**Position Summary**:
The Technical Director (TD) will work within the Peacebuilding and Governance (P&G) Practice Area, with a particular focus on facilitating rapid implementation in complex contexts. The TD will serve various functions within MSI depending upon the mix of projects, proposals, and market development work at any given point of time, and interests and technical expertise. The TD will provide technical guidance for project implementation, proposals, and project design, and contribute substantially to client-focused technical work, and position MSI as an industry leader. The TD will be responsible for ensuring that the solutions presented to our clients are innovative, high quality, cost effective, and responsive to client needs. The TD will be supervised by the Practice Area Leader. The preferred location for this role is in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area.

**Responsibilities**:

- Project Management_
- Serve as a member of one or multiple Project Team(s).
- Provide technical support and oversight from Headquarters (HQ) on all technical issues impacting project design, development, and implementation, in consultation and coordination with field teams and other members of the HQ Project Team.
- Contribute to and oversee client reporting requirements and ensure the submission of quality deliverables and overall client satisfaction.
- Provide technical input on the financial and operational requirements of the project, including the design and management of the budget as it relates to technical implementation.
- Conduct regular field visits to projects to provide technical expertise as needed, attend high profile events, meet with project staff and local partners, and establish direct relations with key donors including USAID and others, as part of overall technical management and oversight.
- Provide mentorship and professional development opportunities to mid-level staff, including Technical Managers, Technical Associates, and Program Managers, in accordance with corporate mentorship initiatives.
- Business Development_
- Serve as technical lead (“Honcho”) or lead technical writer on USAID bid solicitations, ensuring effective coordination with MSI’s Business Development Unit (BDU) during the proposal preparation process.
- Provide technical expertise and oversight in the design, development, draft, and review of project proposals.
- Conduct field-based reconnaissance, recruitment, and research in support of proposal preparation.
- Identify and track potential business development pursuits to effectively position and prepare MSI for anticipated bid solicitations.
- Provide technical support to bid solicitations in other technical areas in the event there is a business need.
- Technical Work_
- Provide both short
- or long-term technical assistance to clients, as required in the context of MSI contractual mechanisms, including stand-alone projects and IDIQ mechanisms.
- Stay abreast of developments in the peacebuilding and governance field.
- Extract lessons learned, best practices, and tools developed during project implementation and facilitate the packaging of experience for both internal use by MSI staff through existing knowledge management systems, and external audiences to advance thought leadership and market positioning.
- Thought Leadership_
- Organize and participate in industry conferences, expert panels, committees, and events to develop contacts and foster professional relationships that will raise MSI’s profile as a leading player in core P&G practice programing areas, including analytics, local governance and decentralization, public sector management, civil society, social accountability, stabilization, and conflict mitigation/peacebuilding.
- Prepare publications, such as articles, papers, blog posts, or tools, and/or facilitate events that serve to position MSI as a thought leader on issues relevant to the P&G Practice Area.

**Qualifications**:

- Master’s degree in political science, sociology, economics, political geography, social anthropology, public administration, conflict resolution/peacebuilding, international development, or related area is required.
- Minimum 10 years of progressive work experience supporting donor funded DRG/Conflict-related programming, including in volatile, conflict-affected and/or fragile contexts, required.
- Experience with field project implementation in fragile and/or conflict-affected states required.
- Experience in Haiti preferred.
- Experience managing peacebuilding and governance USAID-funded projects.
- Ability to lead capture initiatives as well as technical writing for strategic company bids within key peacebuilding and governance technical areas.
- Ability to work with diverse teams of technical, operational, and business development staff.
- Ability to travel when required.
- Fluency in written and oral English required. Fluency in French

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