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JOB DESCRIPTION Position: Regional Municipal Advisors International City/County Management Association (ICMA) is looking for Regional Municipal Advisors for its Local Effective Governance (LEGO) project in Kosovo. ABOUT ICMA: ICMA advances professional local government worldwide. Our mission is to advance professional local government through leadership, management, innovation, and ethics. ICMA provides member support, data and information, peer and results-oriented technical assistance, and training and professional development to more than 11,000 ICMA members, city, town, and county experts and other individuals and organizations throughout the world. The management decisions made by ICMA's members affect millions of individuals living in thousands of communities, from small villages and towns to large metropolitan areas. ICMA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1914 that offers a wide range of services to its members and the local government community. The organization is an internationally recognized publisher of information resources ranging from textbooks and survey data to topical newsletters and e-publications. ICMA provides technical assistance to local governments in developing and decentralizing countries, helping them to develop professional practices and ethical, transparent governments. The organization performs a wide range of mission-driven grant and contract-funded work both in the U.S. and internationally, which is supported by federal government agencies, foundations, and corporations BACKGROUND: The purpose of the Local Effective Governance (LEGO) activity in Kosovo is to strengthen the operations and inclusiveness of municipal governance in municipalities with non-majority communities in Kosovo. LEGO has the objectives to improve equitable, efficient, and transparent municipal governance which responds to citizens’ priorities with a focus on non- majority participation in democratic structures, and to increase active citizen participation of both majority and non-majority communities in municipal structures. LEGO activities will be conducted in the following 14 municipalities: Leposavić/Leposaviq, Zvečan/Zveçan, Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North, Zubin Potok, Gračanica/Graçanicë, Ranilug/Ranillug, Štrpce/Shtërpcë, Obilić/Obiliq, Istog/Istok, Klina/Klinë, Dragash/Dragaš, Parteš/Partesh, Klokot/Kllokot, and Novo Brdo/Novobërdë. PURPOSE: The Regional Municipal Advisor will collaborate with the Chief of Party (COP), Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP), and the other technical experts from the Pristina office, to work on a daily basis with the municipal staff and sub-award recipients in the assigned LEGO municipalities to design and implement local strategies and project interventions responding to joint priorities and in line with the project objectives. The Advisor will facilitate access to on the job training, peer-to-peer exchanges, mentoring, and specialized services and financial resources; identify inter-municipal cooperation opportunities; monitor interventions and local dynamics; and propose adjustments to local strategies, project activities or LEGO approaches. RESPONSIBILITIES: Specifically, the Regional Municipal Advisor will: • In close cooperation with the local authorities in the assigned municipalities develop annual work plans and budgets with specific project interventions responding to the needs of the municipalities and in line with the project objectives; • Assist the COP, DCOP, and the Objective Leads with the implementation of designed activities in support of the municipal administrations and local sub-awardees; • On regular basis, prepare analysis and recommendations on governance, democracy, minority rights, service delivery, citizen participation and other topics in partner municipalities; • Oversee the implementation of projects funded through the Support Fund and Grants under Contracts in the partner municipalities; • Collaborate with the Operation & Grants Director to support the timely and effective implementation of the project’s technical scope of work from an operational viewpoint; • Work with the COP, DCOP, and the technical component leads towards facilitating the communication between project staff and municipal authorities in the assigned partner municipalities; • Contribute towards the collection of disaggregated data for the Project Performance Indicators as per the Monitoring Evaluation & Learning Plan; • Contribute to weekly, quarterly, and annual qualitative reporting output of LEGO as required by USAID, home office, and project management; • Implement collaborative, learning and adaptive (CLA) activities, such as After-Action Reviews following consultative sessions, or scoping practitioner-to-practitioner exchanges. • Undertake other necessary tasks assigned by the DCOP and Objective Leads; MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • Bachelor’s degree or higher (preferred) in public administration, social science, legal studies, management or a related field combined with equivalent work experience; • At least six years of relevant, progressively responsible experience in the area of local governance and institutional strengthening in regional, intranational or development agencies projects; • Understanding of USAID policies and procedures including reporting and tracking of M&E indicators; • Demonstrated experience supervising projects and budgets in complex and challenging environments; • Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills in English, Albanian and Serbian; • Capacity development experience; and • Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity. SUPERVISION: • This position will be supervised by the Deputy Chief of Party Interesting applicants should submit a cover letter, CV and a biodata (1420) form https://www.usaid.gov/forms/aid-1420-17 to [email protected] . All respondents should put “ICMA LEGO” in the subject line and specify the position title in the body of their email. JOB DESCRIPTION Position: Operations & Grants Director International City/County Management Association (ICMA) is looking for an Operations & Grants Director for its Local Effective Governance (LEGO) project in Kosovo. ABOUT ICMA: ICMA advances professional local government worldwide. Our mission is to advance professional local government through leadership, management, innovation, and ethics. ICMA provides member support, data and information, peer and results-oriented technical assistance, and training and professional development to more than 11,000 ICMA members, city, town, and county experts and other individuals and organizations throughout the world. The management decisions made by ICMA's members affect millions of individuals living in thousands of communities, from small villages and towns to large metropolitan areas. ICMA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1914 that offers a wide range of services to its members and the local government community. The organization is an internationally recognized publisher of information resources ranging from textbooks and survey data to topical newsletters and e-publications. ICMA provides technical assistance to local governments in developing and decentralizing countries, helping them to develop professional practices and ethical, transparent governments. The organization performs a wide range of mission-driven grant and contract-funded work both in the U.S. and internationally, which is supported by federal government agencies, foundations, and corporations. BACKGROUND: The purpose of the Local Effective Governance (LEGO) activity in Kosovo is to strengthen the operations and inclusiveness of municipal governance in municipalities with non-majority communities in Kosovo. LEGO has the objectives to improve equitable, efficient, and transparent municipal governance which responds to citizens’ priorities with a focus on non- majority participation in democratic structures, and to increase active citizen participation of both majority and non-majority communities in municipal structures. LEGO activities will be conducted in the following 14 municipalities: Leposavić/Leposaviq, Zvečan/Zveçan, Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North, Zubin Potok, Gračanica/Graçanicë, Ranilug/Ranillug, Štrpce/Shtërpcë, Obilić/Obiliq, Istog/Istok, Klina/Klinë, Dragash/Dragaš, Parteš/Partesh, Klokot/Kllokot, and Novo Brdo/Novobërdë. PURPOSE: The Operations and Grants Director (OGD) will be responsible for all operational functions of the field office including: financial, personnel/HR, and administrative functions. The OGD will also oversee and ensure technical oversight and operational compliance of all awards funded by the Support Fund and the Grants under Contract Program. S/he will ensure the project office’s financial and operational compliance with USAID regulations and ICMA policies and procedures. RESPONSIBILITIES: Specifically, the Operations and Grants Director will: • Oversee logistical and operational activities, finance, human resources, and procurement in Pristina/Prishtina’s project office; • Oversee and administer the procurement of sub-awards within the Support Fund and the issuance of Grants under Contract; • Establish standard operating procedures that fulfill the requirements of LEGO’s Procurement, HR, and Grants Manuals, to be followed by LEGO staff, implementing partners, and beneficiaries; • Collaborate with the Objective Leads and the Regional Municipal Advisors to support the timely and effective implementation of the project’s technical scope of work from an operational viewpoint; • Assist LEGO staff, implementing partners,
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