Vacancy Announcement – The Kaizen Company
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company (Kaizen) is an international development consulting firm and an incubator for innovative, scalable solutions that address emerging market challenges and opportunities. Our proven solutions catalyze locally driven organizational and institutional performance improvements and establish communities of practice that facilitate peer-to-peer learning and the achievement of shared goals. We aspire to transform the nature and impact of development assistance and work to strengthen organizations and institutions through innovative approaches to organizational development, reform, and change.
The Kaizen Company would like to invites competent and interested candidates for the following position.
Position 1: Organizational Transformation Specialist
Key Responsibilities and Tasks:
- Develop and maintain close collaborative relationships with one or more USAID/Ethiopia technical Offices and USAID/Djibouti
- Design and implement demand-driven interventions to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness, manage organizational change, and catalyze the evolution of organizational culture.
- Design and implement facilitated working sessions and retreats on key organizational transformation topics.
- In collaboration with Learning Adaptation Activity counterparts, support the advancement of programmatic and learning innovation through the Collaborating, Learning & Adapting (CLA) process – especially points of adaptive management
- Extend organizational transformation support to USAID implementing partners, Government of Ethiopia and Djibouti partners, other donors, and other members of the international development community – as needed.
- Remain at the forefront of cutting-edge organizational development, innovation, and transformation approaches and their application to the Ethiopian and Djiboutian contexts.
- Support Activity reporting and deliverables.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, human resources management, or another relevant discipline
- At least five years of experience with strategic management consulting, organizational development, agile innovation, continuous improvement, or other relevant fields.
Expertise in one or more of the following technical sectors:
- Health
- Economic Growth & Resilience
- Education & Youth
- Democracy & Governance
- Humanitarian Relief
- Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene
- Climate Change
- Excellent client relationship management skills
- Strong ability to forge collaborative partnerships with diverse stakeholders.
- Ability to convey technical concepts to non-expert audiences.
- Excellent facilitation and presentation skills.
- Excellent written and oral communication in English and Amharic.
Preferred:
Experience supporting USAID/Ethiopia, USAID/Djibouti, other international development organizations, and /or Government of Ethiopia or Djibouti entities.
Deadline: March 31, 2024
How to Apply
Interested applicants who meet the minimum requirements should send their CV, cover letter and education/experience certificates through the link https://kaizen.jazz.co/apply/Hk99eJyqtB/Organizational-Transformation-Specialist before March 31, 2024. To be considered applicants should indicate “Organizational Transformation Specialist” on their email subject.
Position 2: Community Manager
Key Responsibilities and Tasks:
- Serve as the primary point of contact for The Learning and Innovation Hub throughout the event planning process, maintaining regular communication and providing updates on progress.
- Develop event concepts, themes, and objectives in collaboration with USAID Ethiopia, Learning Project technical teams, and other stakeholders.
- Create detailed event plans, timelines, and schedules, ensuring all aspects of the event are well-coordinated and executed.
- Oversee all on-site event operations at the learning and innovation hub, including setup, registration, attendee management, and troubleshooting.
- Understand clients’ needs, preferences, and objectives, and tailor event plans accordingly to exceed their expectations.
- Work as the main point of contact for event participants, addressing inquiries, requests, and emergencies as needed.
- Coordinate logistics, including space booking, catering, audiovisual equipment, and other needs
- Develop and manage schedules, ensuring bookings are made in a coordinated manner to manage multiple requests
- Manage client feedback and address any concerns or issues promptly and professionally to ensure client satisfaction.
- Foster a collaborative and positive work environment, encouraging teamwork and professional development.
- Conduct post-event evaluations to assess event success, gather client and attendees’ feedback, and identify improvement areas.
- Analyze event performance against objectives and key performance indicators (KPIs), producing comprehensive reports.
- Use feedback and data analysis to inform future event planning strategies and enhance the overall learning and innovation hub experience.
Qualifications
Required:
- Master’s degree in project management, business administration, or another relevant discipline.
- At least five years of experience with strategic management, event management, organizational development, agile innovation, continuous improvement, or other relevant fields.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and empathetically with diverse stakeholders with excellent client relationship management skills
- Strong ability to forge collaborative partnerships with diverse stakeholders.
- Creative thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a proactive and resourceful approach to challenges.
- Detail-oriented and highly organized, with a keen eye for quality and a commitment to excellence.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and business needs, with a willingness to learn and grow professionally.
- Excellent written and oral communication in English and Amharic.
Preferred
- Working experience with USAID-funded projects and/or other international development organizations
- Experience using event management software.
Deadline: March 31, 2024
How to Apply
Interested applicants who meet the minimum requirements should send their CV, cover letter and education/experience certificates through the link https://kaizen.jazz.co/apply/qdJuGBlhxw/Community-Manager before March 31, 2024. To be considered applicants should indicate “Community Manager” on their email subject.
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