What will you do?
• Bixal seeks a Director of Collaboration and Outreach for a USAID Uganda MEL Activity. This program will enhance USAID/Uganda’s program effectiveness by conducting high-quality evaluations, knowledge-sharing, and adaptive management to improve programmatic decision-making in the country.
• The ideal candidate is a solution-oriented, resourceful, engaged, Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) professional. The Director of Collaboration and Outreach will oversee the events planning, facilitation and related services; strengthen the collaboration and networking skills of USAID/Uganda staff; support USAID/Uganda’s thought-leadership efforts by strengthening USAID/Uganda relationships with Ugandan thought leaders and relevant local and international stakeholders; and strengthen USAID/Uganda’s efforts to integrate innovation throughout its portfolio.

Important note
This is a full-time proposal position contingent on contract award.
Responsibilities:
• Support design and delivery of training and coaching to Mission staff and partners, around adaptive management and Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) concepts and practices.
• Support selection of innovative approaches for implementation and learning in activities, including in Collaborating Learning Adapting (CLA), problem-driven iterative adaptation, continuous quality improvement, action learning, appreciative inquiry, etc.
• Lead efforts to improve Coordination and Collaboration (between Implementing Partners (IP), USAID, Donor community, Government ministries at the central and state level and Other Stakeholders) around common development goals.
• Lead stakeholder engagement initiatives, peer-to-peer learning events and communities of practice, and other capacity strengthening initiatives to support enhanced collaboration and adaptive management practices among various activities and sectors.
• Lead and support adaptive management, external stakeholder engagement, stakeholder capacity strengthening design and implementation for identified work plan priority activities.
• Communicate findings; support and undertake peer to peer learning events, workshops and platforms, tools and resource formation and dissemination, research and data-collection, case study initiatives and others.
• Develop stakeholder-informed tools and resources to support Adaptive Management practices by the Mission staff and IPs for Mission activities.

Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in international development, communications, social sciences or a related field.
• At least 8 years of direct experience in learning, communications and partnership-building on international development programs.
• At least 3 years of supervisory experience managing communications, partnership-building, and team members.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with setting up and managing cutting-edge communication tools, such as social media platforms, interactive websites, etc.
• Recognized senior level expert in USAID’s approach to collaborating, learning and adapting and strong people skills.
• Excellent trainer and committed to capacity building approaches.
• Demonstrated experience designing and facilitating learning events and workshops.
• Demonstrated familiarity with USAID’s CLA Framework and Maturity Model and related guidance on CLA approaches.
• Fluency speaking, reading and writing in English.