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DAI Director of Operations - Integrated Land and Resource Governance II in Washington, United States
Director of Operations - Integrated Land and Resource Governance II
City/Country Location Details Washington, D.C.
Employment Status
Job Type Proposal
Position: Director of Operations - Integrated Land and Resource Governance II
Location: Washington, DC Metro Area
Position Status: Proposal, Full-time, Regular
About DAI
DAI works at the cutting edge of international development, combining technical excellence, professional project management, and exceptional customer service to solve our clients’ most complex problems. Since 1970, DAI has worked in 150 developing and transition countries, providing comprehensive development solutions in areas including crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance, public sector management, agriculture, private sector development economics and trade, land tenure and property rights, public health, water and natural resources management, and energy and climate change.
About the Project
The purpose of the anticipated USAID-funded Integrated Land and Resource Governance II (ILRG II) Activity is to provide support to the Land and Resource Governance Division in USAID’s Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation (DDI) to develop, implement and assess interventions that secure land tenure and resource rights and strengthen land and resource governance systems. The anticipated $25M - $50M, 5-year Activity will help identify constraints and barriers to secure land and resource governance to support multiple development objectives, including combating climate change, promoting food security, supporting biodiversity conservation, enabling gender equality, empowering women, promoting social inclusion, encouraging private sector investment, preventing and mitigating conflict, supporting sustainable urbanization, and enabling localization, among others.
Position Summary
DAI seeks candidates for the Director of Operations position on the anticipated Integrated Land and Resource Governance II (ILRG II) Activity. The Director of Operations will play a pivotal role in ensuring that the Activity’s robust technical and grants program adhere to DAI policy; USAID rules and regulations; contract requirements and limitations; financial and procurement policies and procedures; internal controls; and reporting systems. This position will be based in the Washington, DC metro area.
Responsibilities
Oversee program operations with a focus on finance, human resources, and administration.
Establish and oversee grants fund, including grants-under-contract development, pre-award assessment, selection, negotiation, implementation, and monitoring.
Oversee core project finances, including project accounting, budget management and cost control.
Review scopes of work from a financial feasibility and compliance perspective, and support budget-related negotiations with potential subcontractors and grantees.
Review partner requests for payments and invoicing and project expense reports in coordination with home office support team to ensure compliance with DAI and USAID project finance and accounting policies and procedures.
Develop and maintain financial reports and other client reports (quarterly, annual, final etc).
Support personnel recruitment efforts, including drafting and posting scopes of work, interviewing, and onboarding/training new staff.
Ensure project records are properly maintained, including project procurement, recruitment, and finance documentation maintaining a rational, straightforward hierarchy in accordance with the project records map.
Ensure project internal controls are established and implemented in accordance with the DAI USG Operations Manual, USAID rules/regulations, and the terms of the contract. Establish additional project guidance or policy deviations for operations, as needed.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in business management, accounting, finance, international development, or related fields; master’s degree preferred.
Minimum of 8 years of experience working on USAID-funded development programming.
Experience overseeing operations on projects with multiple country platforms preferred.
Demonstrated experience in grants management (pre-award, implementation, and close-out).
Demonstrated experience in budget, operational, and process management.
Proven experience organizing and implementing workshops and other events.
Outstanding communications, writing, negotiation, and personnel management skills.
Ability to identify time-sensitive demands & inquiries and respond effectively.
Experience engaging effectively with USAID staff.
Demonstrated knowledge of internal controls and audit processes (e.g., procurement, local subcontract agreements).
Outstanding team participation and team building skills that lead to highly effective and motivated staff.
Demonstrated supervisory skills.
Fluent written and spoken English.
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