About Corus: Corus International is the parent of a family of world-class organizations working to deliver the holistic, lasting solutions needed to end extreme poverty once and for all. We are a global leader in international development, with 150 years of combined experience across our brands. Our nonprofit and for-profit subsidiaries include IMA World Health and its fundraising brand Corus World Health, Lutheran World Relief, CGA Technologies, Ground Up Investing, and Farmers Market Brands. Our more than 500 employees around the globe are experts in their fields and dedicated to helping the world's most vulnerable people break the cycle of poverty and lead healthy lives. Further details about the organization can be found at: https://corusinternational.org

Founded in 1960, IMA World Health is a leading public health organization that delivers solutions to health-related problems across the developing world. We work with local partners and governments to strengthen existing health systems, prevent and treat diseases, improve maternal and child health, promote nutrition and WASH, respond to sexual and gender-based violence, and contribute to global health security.

About the Job: IMA World Health is highly motivated individuals for a Senior Local Capacity Strengthening Advisor position for the USAID-funded Sierra Leone Strengthening Integrated Health Services Activity (SIHSA). SIHSA will build a sustainable and resilient health system response to improving access, quality, and effectiveness of family planning (FP), reproductive health (RH), maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH), adolescent health, and malaria services. In addition, SIHSA will strengthen communities' active engagement for community-driven solutions to improve health outcomes.

The Senior Local Capacity Strengthening Advisor will lead the development and implementation of the SIHSA capacity building program, whose key objective will be to lead a team-approached strategy to facilitate the transition of select local NGOs to direct award status from USAID. This will include particular focus on strengthening internal systems and financial management of the sub-recipients, human resources for health and financial management, and building their competence in overall program management.

The position will be based in Freetown, Sierra Leone and will report to the Chief of Party. Actual hiring is contingent upon signed agreement and USAID approval. Sierra Leonean nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and implementation of the project's overall capacity development strategy to strengthen the technical and organizational capacity of local organizations and transition local organizations to direct donor funding.
• Conduct organizational capacity assessments (OCAs) on IMA's local partners.
• Responsible for day-to-day monitoring implementation of capacity development activities by mentoring technical teams, ensuring adherence to targets, timelines, budget management, and achievement of objectives.
• Support the financial, administrative, human resources, IT, managerial and organizational capacity of IMA's local partners through mentoring and coaching and capacity strengthening.
• Monitor potential risks and actively engage with program team on mitigation of risks as they arise.
• Lead/coordinate strategy development, implementation, and monitoring of all project activities concerning capacity development.
• Support the development and realization of local organizations' resource mobilization and sustainability strategies.
• Track IMA's local partners' progress towards meeting the criteria for a transition award.
• Support local organizations to comply with USAID rules and regulations and maintain their status in all the required USG systems.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in public health, international development, public administration or related field.
• At least 5 years of experience designing, implementing, and monitoring capacity strengthening activities for local partners or government bodies in low- and middle-income countries.
• At least 5 years of experience managing activities involving grants or subcontracts to partners in low- and middle-income countries.
• Experience successfully preparing organizations to become prime recipients of USG funds.
• Demonstrated experience in needs, organizational capacity, and risk assessments, design of capacity building and training programs, working in teams/groups, presenting training material and/or providing coaching and mentoring.
• Demonstrated understanding of USAID's localization agenda and approaches.
• Fluency in English, with strong written and oral communication skills. Fluency in Krio is highly desirable.