The Institutional Development Specialist will provide leadership, oversight, and support in building the institutional development of AIIM grantees; provide technical support to USAID missions in the FTF focus countries; and provide technical support to African regional partners outside of AIIM.

• Assess the capacity of AIIM grant recipients to carry out technical activities and respond to USAID rules and regulations.
• Conduct organizational capacity assessments of all AIIM grantees.
• Develop organizational development plans for all AIIM grantees.
• Coordinate the mobilization of technical experts or directly provide technical assistance and institutional capacity building to AIIM grant recipients and/or other partners of USAID/East Africa.
• Work closely with local and regional organizations in the identified focus countries to strengthen their capacity to effectively manage USAID grants and carry out technical activities.
• Identify/develop, manage, and ensure appropriate scopes of work (SOW) for short-term technical experts as needed.
• Ensure effective progress, and donor reports, compliance with donor and ACDI/VOCA regulations, and efficient utilization of program staff and resources.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience working with trainings and managements systems in the public and private sectors, publicly funded organizations and NGOs.
• Prior experience on USAID-funded projects
• Established track record of achieving results within difficult working environments is required
• An appropriate post graduate degree in a relevant field.
• A postgraduate degree. 
• An Accounting/Finance/business background preferable
• Excellent report writing skills
• Fluency in English is required