Consultants

The Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) is an independent, non-profit organization working internationally and in the U.S.

Position Overview:   

The Institute for Sustainable Communities is seeking short-term technical specialists for upcoming USAID task orders in the areas of:

• 1) Civil society development - work with NGOs and grassroots activists; manage large grants and training programs; work in conflict and post-conflict countries and in transitioning environments, support coalition building and network development.
• 2) Advocacy and policy reform - work with civil society activists to advocate and lobby on national reform issues and local community issues; knowledge of various reform efforts taking place in transitioning countries, engage in budget and policy reform analysis.
• 3) Community mobilization - work with local level grassroots organizations to identify and prioritize community needs; capacity building in community action planning and grants management.
• 4) Watchdog and monitoring - support civil society organizations to monitor government and state institutions in various policy areas to promote transparency and accountability; work on monitoring judicial reform and government anti-corruption strategies in particular.
• 5) Conflict management - develop strategies to mitigate potential conflict; serve as trainer to local organizations and government officials on negotiation and mediation techniques; design and implement Early Warning Systems to monitor potential human rights abuses and/or conflict pressure points.
• 6) Government/citizen engagement - improving the structures, mechanisms and processes to improve trust and confidence in government systems and services.
• 7) Cross cutting issues - youth, technology, gender

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in related field, preferred;
• Experience working with USAID;
• At least 5 years working in transitioning countries;
• Demonstrated experience in the management and design of projects in post-conflict or transitional settings. 
• Must be willing to be deployed at short notice and to reside in sometimes difficult living conditions;
• Must be fluent in English.  Seeking Arabic speakers in particular.

To Apply:

Please email resume by October 17, 2008 with "ISC short-term technical specialists" in the subject line.  Please specify language capabilities.  Email transmissions only.  

For more information on ISC, please visit our website.  No phone calls, please. Only finalists will be contacted.