International Development - Women In The Economy Team Leader

Tetra Tech ARD, a leading international development consulting firm based in Burlington, Vermont and Washington, D.C., is currently accepting expressions of interest from qualified Team Leader candidates for the potential USAID-funded Women in Transition Program.? This five-year, $260-million program will invest in professional development opportunities for Afghan women to help them assume leadership roles in mainstream social, political, and economic sectors. Specifically, it will aim to increase women?s participation as leaders in business and government strengthen women?s rights organizations, and enable women to apply advanced managerial and leadership skills in the public, private, and civil services sectors.?

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Responsibilities:

*Develop programs to assist women in developing technical and business knowledge and skills;

*Promote women?s access to technical, vocational, and business schools to seek business training;

*Establish a new business/employment incubator model that offers professional business development services and market-driven technical and vocational training;

*Facilitate professional business trainings for Afghan women on business planning development; marketing; networking; branding and marketing; accounting and financial management; presentation skills; advisory boards and mentors; management teams; identification and functions; business etiquette and workplace decorum; critical thinking and analysis; supervision and management; regulatory compliance and standards; and access to bank loans, loan funds, and guarantee programs;

*Facilitate technical trainings in particular trades, fields or vocations;

*Develop a program to address obstacles that prevent women from entering mainstream markets as business owners, managers, or employees on a career track;

*Oversee assessment of?business initiatives proposed by women.

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Qualifications:

*Minimum three?years of experience in a management position working with women and business planning or a related field, preferably in Afghanistan;

*Minimum five?years of progressively responsible supervisory experience;

*Experience managing complex, multimillion dollar projects required;

*Experience leading professional business training;

*Ability to communicate effectively in a cross-cultural environment;

*Proven leadership and organizational skills, including managing and coordinating large and disparate working groups;

*Experience liaising and interacting with a range of stakeholders from high-level representatives of?the Afghan government and private sector to local women?s organizations;

*Experience working on large, USAID-funded programs preferred;

*Demonstrated?leadership, versatility, and integrity;

*Afghan and international applicants welcome to apply.

*Fluent written and spoken English required;?proficient Dari?and Pashto preferred.

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Apply online at: https://careers.ardinc.com/ARDCareers/App/InternationalPostingDetail.aspx?PostingId=486

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Applications that do not meet the minimum requirements listed above will not be considered. No phone calls will be accepted.

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Tetra Tech ARD is committed to diversity and gender equality in all of its operations?in the US and overseas. We strive to reflect these goals in our global mission and in our workforce. We encourage applications from women and underrepresented ethnic, racial and cultural groups. Tetra Tech ARD is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Source: http://www.devex.com/en/jobs/women-in-the-economy-team-leader-18820

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