Position: Senior CLA Specialist

Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

Integra and partners are pursuing the anticipated five-year USAID/Indonesia PRO – Monitoring, Evaluation, Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting – MECLA Platform (RFP No. TBD). The project will provide monitoring support services; designing and implementing performance, developmental, and impact evaluations, as well as other studies, research, data analyses, and assessments; developing collaborating, learning and adapting (CLA) initiatives; and providing short-, medium- and long-term consulting and advisory services and logistical support services to strengthen the implementation of USAID/Indonesia’s CDCS and enhance USAID’s organizational effectiveness.

Position Description:  Integra is seeking a Senior CLA Specialist to manage the learning, adaptive management, and communication activities under this contract. This position is expected to be based in Jakarta, Indonesia and is contingent upon award.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitate strong CLA management practices in USAID/Indonesia business processes and throughout the program cycle.
• Foster strong, collaborative relationships with key Mission stakeholders; drive dialogue and learning around emerging issues; identify and respond to key learning issues.
• Coordinate CLA efforts amongst implementing partners (IPs) working on common Development Objectives (DOs).
• Develop and implement a learning plan for the Mission and IPs outlining key learning questions, learning objectives, stakeholder roles and engagement.
• Support strategic communications, including producing publications and organizing public events with partners and other stakeholders.
• Advise USAID and buy-in clients on research and measurement activities that establish the evidence base for quantifying impact and enabling learning.
• Conduct business process re-engineering, including assisting in negotiating change management around monitoring, evaluation, and learning related issues.
• Support Mission staff in aligning policies, practices, and processes with lessons learned. Provide recommendations to respond to lessons learned.
• Facilitate the development of learning agendas and share best practices.
• Design, execute, facilitate workshops, events, conferences, pause-and-reflects, and other CLA activities.
• Produce reflections on the implications of new learning and develop plans for adapting programs.
• Establish and maintain a network of key stakeholders.
• Ensure monitoring and evaluation information is shared and fully utilized through knowledge sharing and strategic learning processes.
• Work with the Mission CLA Community of Practice to promote CLA Activities for strategic collaboration to identify possible program and context gaps at the strategy level and offer periodic opportunities to reflect on progress.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in development or a related development field, such as economics, evaluation sciences, political science, public administration, business administration, or other discipline related to development assistance required.
• A minimum of eight years of progressive professional experience in communications, change management, adult learning, knowledge management, and monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience designing and facilitating tailored learning activities.
• Experience in developing and implementing capacity strengthening approaches that leverage multiple learning approaches and media.
• Experience in organizational development and human-centered design preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of development theory, systems thinking, and organizational change management.
• Experience leveraging digital technologies and information systems to adaptively manage programs and drive results.
• The ability to work well under pressure and skilled in change management, crisis management, and problem solving.
• Demonstrated knowledge of USAID Evaluation Policy; the Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) Framework; and other initiatives.
• Previous experience working on USAID-funded projects preferred.
• General professional proficiency in English and Bahasa Indonesia (preferred).

How to Apply:  To respond to this position, please send your resume to jobs@integrallc.com with the title of the position in the subject line of your email.

Closing Date: October 31, 2024

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Integra provides equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.