CLA Lead (Collaborating, Learning and Adapting)

Position Description

EnCompass LLC seeks Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) Lead candidates for an anticipated five-year United States Agency for International Development (USAID) monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) program in El Salvador. The anticipated USAID/El Salvador MEL Activity will provide MEL and knowledge management support services to USAID operating units in the Central America region, including USAID/El Salvador; the USAID/Central America and Mexico regional Mission; regional bilateral Missions in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Mexico; and USAID/Washington-based bureaus and offices operating in Central America.

The CLA Lead will mentor and conduct capacity strengthening activities with Mission staff to disseminate and implement the core concepts of CLA, and use expert knowledge to strengthen capacity among Mission staff on key knowledge management principles and learning.

The position will be full-time and based in San Salvador, with travel throughout the country and region. Citizens of El Salvador are encouraged to apply.

Position Duties and Responsibilities

Essential functions:

• Support the Mission and the Implementing Partners with executing their CLA priorities
• Design qualitative and quantitative learning methodologies to generate knowledge
• Develop interactive learning opportunities that inform subsequent work plans, activity designs, target setting, assessments, studies and potential adjustments in strategy/activity implementation
• Engage a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to facilitate the transfer and exchange of knowledge among peers
• Seek opportunities to advance USAID’s knowledge management and learning activities, ensuring effective sharing and applied learning in topics of strategic interest to the Mission.
• Employ strong CLA practices throughout the work

Position Requirements

Qualifications

Academic Qualifications

• Master’s degree in international development, education, communications, business administration, economics, social science, or public administration preferred

Experience and Skills

• Minimum seven (7) years in public/private sector organizations working on organizational learning, adaptive management, and knowledge management activities using innovative technologies and communications methods to generate and share knowledge and learning
• At least two years of work experience in Central (preferred) or Latin America
• Familiarity with USAID’s objectives, approaches, and operations, particularly as they relate to CLA preferred
• Strong communication, supervision, and management skills
• Spanish and English fluent proficiency (writing, reading, speaking)