Practice Area Leader, Rule of Law and Security
4 weeks ago
***Please note: U.S. work authorization is required for this position**
**Position Summary**:
The Practice Area Leader (PAL) for Rule of Law and Security Sector Strengthening will work in MSI’s Democracy, Governance and Conflict (DGC) sector and report to the Senior Vice President of Programs, DGC. The PAL will work collaboratively with the sector’s Practice Area Leaders, Senior Technical Directors, Technical Directors, and Technical Managers. The PAL will also liaise with MSI’s Operations Division, Business Development Unit (BDU), and other practice areas.
**Responsibilities**:
- Overall Work Planning and Execution_
- Oversee the development and execution of an annual practice area workplan, in partnership with the Senior Vice President of Programs, DGC.
- Coordinate with other relevant practice areas in developing the plan and in implementation of shared objectives and tasks.
- Coordinate the Practice Area to ensure high staff performance and satisfaction and hold regular meetings with an agenda and objectives for the Practice Area members and take the lead in moving the group forward.
- Ensure the technical and financial health of programs under the Practice Area portfolio.
- Keep the Senior Vice President of Programs, DGC abreast of progress, problems, and other important developments.
- Business Development_
- Develop Practice Area pursuit plans to effectively position and prepare MSI for anticipated solicitations and/or new areas of growth and new clients.
- Serve in leadership positions on bid solicitations including as lead technical writer and/or “honcho” (bid coordinator) as needed.
- Ensure effective coordination with MSI’s Business Development Unit in the lead up to and during the proposal preparation process.
- Provide technical expertise and oversight in the design, development, and drafting of proposals.
- Provide mentorship, management, and oversight to technical staff in designated proposal development tasks and assignments.
- Ensure staffing and resources are adequate and performance is strong by all technical staff on Practice Area bid teams.
- Support staff competency development in business development.
- Thought Leadership_
- Keep abreast of technical developments in the rule of law and security sector strengthening field.
- Support staff development of new tools and approaches, innovations, etc. and make sure these are produced in usable format and shared.
- Support staff in extracting learning from existing projects in the Practice Area and ensure learning is shared broadly across the practice area and its projects.
- Market capabilities and experience at conferences, seminars, presentations and in publications and market directly to potential clients.
- Client Engagement_
- Form relationships with potential and actual clients, partners, and host country counterparts.
- Seek and develop new clients for work in the practice area.
- Portfolio Execution and Oversight_
- Provide direct support to select projects in alignment with other PAL tasks and responsibilities.
- Ensure projects are meeting deliverables and performing high quality work, including superior technical and financial performance.
- Assist with problem solving on projects as needed.
- Conduct routine health checks to stay abreast of project progress and performance and conduct client check-ins at designated intervals.
- Team Management_
- Support the professional development of staff.
- Coordinate to share staff resources with other relevant Practice Areas as needed.
- Support recruitment and hiring of new staff as needed.
- Conduct performance assessments at periodic intervals for staff and supply feedback on performance.
**Qualifications**:
- Master’s degree in law, criminal justice, public administration, security sector strengthening, international development, or related area required.
- Minimum 15 years of progressive management work experience supporting donor-funded rule of law and security sector strengthening related programming including in volatile, conflict-affected, and/or fragile contexts required.
- Experience leading donor funded projects within the rule of law and security sector strengthening fields.
- Experience working with USAID and other clients, such as INL, highly desired.
- Experience providing support to the design and implementation of cutting-edge approaches in rule of law or security sector strengthening fields.
- Experience supporting or leading technical writing for project bids within relevant rule of law and security sector strengthening technical areas.
- Experience developing and implementing business development growth strategies for rule of law and security sector strengthening programs with USAID and other key clients, such as INL.
- Experience developing and managing a growth strategy.
- Experience leading and/or contributing significantly to business development.
- Experience supervising diverse teams.
- Ability to travel when required.
- Strong leadership and a
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