Afghanistan: Organization Development Consultant
In an increasingly complex and interconnected world, Asia plays a crucial global role. Would you be excited at the prospect of employing your knowledge and skills to improve lives, expand opportunities, and help societies flourish across this dynamic region?
You could have this opportunity at The Asia Foundation. Informed by six decades of experience and deep local expertise, we address critical issues affecting Asia in the 21st century: governance and law, economic development, women’s empowerment, environment, and regional cooperation. We work with innovative leaders and communities to build effective institutions and advance path-breaking reforms. Together with our partners, we are committed to Asia’s continued development as a peaceful, just, and thriving region of the world.
The Asia Foundation’s Afghanistan Office in Kabul is implementing a six year USAID project entitled Strengthening Education in Afghanistan (SEA-II). A key deliverable is to build organizational and staff capacity of local CSOs and specific departments within two ministries – The Ministry of Education and The Ministry of Higher Education.
We are seeking an organization development consultant to provide technical support to assess the current level of capacity among targeted organizations in the areas of strategic planning, human resources, financial management, procurement, administration, financial sustainability, performance management and service delivery. Once the assessment is completed the recommendations will be converted into strategies and action plans for implementation with the goal of building institutional and human capacity of the targeted organizations. The consultant(s) will be assisted by TAF staff knowledgeable in OCA, OCAT, and NUPAS (explained in more detail below).
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Organization Capacity Assessment (OCA)
OCA is a holistic and a self-assessment process, identifying capacity gaps and developing a plan of intervention to address the gaps with a view of improving organizational performance in areas identified above. Implementation of OCA using the OCA Tool (OCAT) is highly recommended by USAID as an approach to assess the institutional and staff capacities of organizations. Key responsibilities include:
Assist national staff (both TAF and targeted institutions) in conducting the assessment in an inclusive and participatory manner;
Assist and develop national staff in analyzing and consolidating the data;
Assist the national staff in identifying gaps and recommending interventions to address the same; and
Work with the team to develop a calendar that lays out in which sequence the interventions should be introduced and implemented.
Non-U.S. Organization pre-Award Survey (NUPAS)
NUPAS is also a recommended USAID tool whose objectives are:
To determine whether the organization has sufficient financial and managerial capacity to manage USAID funds in accordance with U.S. Government and USAID requirements,
To determine the most appropriate method of financing to use under the potential USAID award, and
To determine the degree of support and oversight necessary to ensure proper accountability of funds provided to the organization.
Key responsibilities include:
Develop and, if needed, work with TAF assigned specialists to customize the NUPAS Toolkit to assess the targeted organization in relation to each of the specified capacity building areas;
Develop local capacity in relation to the above tasks by involving relevant stakeholders in the development of the toolkit;
With application of NUPAS, identify the organizations that have adequate capacities to receive direct funding from USAID;
Determine capacity gaps and identify appropriate interventions to address the gaps; and
Assist SEA II M&E team to set a baseline and generate data for use in monitoring and evaluation of the change in capacities of the targeted organizations.
Strategic Planning
Institutional or staff capacity of an organization is difficult to achieve without a quality 3 to 5 year strategic plan that clearly lays out the vision, mission, goals, objectives, key activities, budget and so on. As such, one of the key deliverables is to facilitate a process by which the institution develops a strategic plan or modifies an existing one. Key responsibilities include:
Facilitate a strategic planning workshop involving key stakeholders;
Assist the institutions’ and TAF local staff in the preparation of a three to five-year strategic plan;
Based on the final strategic plan and strategic objectives assist IPs to develop an operational plan for the same period;
Assist and train IPs on how to develop a risk management plan based on the strategic plan; and
Transfer key knowledge and skills to the institutions to enable them to execute the plan and develop monthly reports giving updates on progress made in its execution.
Deliverables
Key deliverables for this assignment include:
An inception report;
A 3 to 5 years strategic plan for relevant institutions;
A recommended organizational structure and staffing arrangements;
Assignment exit report and detailed achievements;
Customized NUPAS tool developed based on need;
A comprehensive report detailing current levels of capacity among targeted organizations and recommendations for addressing gaps;
A detailed capacity development action plan for each of the targeted organizations; and
Fully trained qualified national staff on moving the work forward.
Qualifications
An advanced degree (Master’s level and above) in organizational development, public administration, economics, or a related field;
Knowledgeable in the theory and application of OCAT and NUPAS within the CSO/NGO sector;
A minimum of five years of experience in strategic planning and organizational capacity development in the ministries/CSO sector;
Experience in Afghanistan and/or similar context required;
Excellent analytical reporting and professional English communication skills;
Facilitation, presentation and mentoring skills; and
Excellent facilitation skills with demonstrated ability in working with people from diverse backgrounds.
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