SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Local Capacity Development Team Leader and Co-ordinator for Development Leadership Initiative - SOL-623-11-000003
- Notice Date
- 10/14/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 561990
— All Other Support Services
- Contracting Office
- Agency for International Development, Overseas Missions, Kenya USAID-Nairobi, Unit #64102, APO, 09831-4102
- ZIP Code
- 09831-4102
- Solicitation Number
- SOL-623-11-000003
- Archive Date
- 11/30/2010
- Point of Contact
- Michael Makosala, Phone: 254-20-8622000, Ali M. Ali, Phone: 254208622000
- E-Mail Address
-
mmakosala@usaid.gov, alali@usaid.gov
(mmakosala@usaid.gov, alali@usaid.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Competitive 8(a)
- Description
- DLI Coordinator for the USAID Nairobi complex and Local Capacity Development Team Leader for USAID/East Africa USAID/East Africa is located in Nairobi, Kenya and is part of the USAID Nairobi complex of USAID/Kenya, USAID/East Africa and several other USAID operating units. The USAID Nairobi complex is a training site for Development Leadership Initiative (DLI) junior officers who are on their first tour overseas for the Agency. USAID/East Africa has also been selected as pilot for a Local Capacity Development (LCD) Team. This solicitation seek candidates who can serve both as DLI Coordinator for the USAID Nairobi complex and Local Capacity Development Team Leader for USAID/East Africa. DLI Coordinator. Thus far, 17 DLIs have been assigned to the USAID Nairobi complex and approximately 25 more will be deployed during fiscal years 2011- 2012, with 20 DLIs assigned at any given time, on a rotating basis. The normal tour for a DLI is two years, in which the DLIs work in different offices of USAID, each typically for a period of three months. The DLI training and mentoring program at the Nairobi complex requires dedicated coordination and support to ensure that training plans are developed in light of regional and other training opportunities; that an effective mentorship program is implemented; that space and logistical requirements are met to provide a supportive work environment for the junior officers; and that all other logistical and training needs are met for the DLI training program at the USAID Nairobi complex. The Coordinator will play an important role as the DLI counselor, providing training and mentoring, will advise the DLIs of the work of the LCD Team, and will develop opportunities to train and mentor all DLIs in USAID procurement reform.. LCD Team. The Agency's procurement reform group has identified as a priority area for reform within the Agency the strengthening of civil society and private sector capacity by supporting local entities who can take greater ownership over the development of their countries. This calls for increasing the number of local partners through direct grants to local nonprofit organizations; and increasing the number of local partners through direct contracts with local private businesses. Since it is recognized that engaging directly with local nonprofit organizations and private businesses can be a time consuming process, the Agency has decided to implement a pilot to establish Local Capacity Development Teams in five regional offices, one of which is USAID/East Africa. The objective of the LCD Team is to assist USAID missions and operations in the East Africa region to increase the number of local partners and concurrent funds through grants to local NGOs. The Team will assist the missions and operations to mainstream this activity into their annual programming so that it becomes part of the way the Agency does business on a regular basis. The USAID/East Africa LCD Team will be comprised of four DLIs from different back-stop offices at the Mission; the Contracting Office, the Financial Management Office, the Program Office and the Technical (Health) Office. Each DLI will be paired with a senior Foreign Service National (FSN) professional in the same backstop office. DLIs will be assigned full-time for one year of their two year rotation and the FSNs will devote part of their time to work on the Team. The Team will be led by the incumbent. The Team will work with Missions in the region to: (a) create more accessible eligibility criteria for local nonprofit organizations to partner with USAID; (b) develop capacity-building programs for local NGOs by training NGOs in grant and report writing, as well as in financial management, or by incorporating capacity building into NGO grants; and (c) develop and implement a Mission-wide grant programs for local NGOs. With regard to (c), the Team will work with the program and technical offices of the concerned Missions to identify areas suitable for implementation by local NGOs, develop requests for grant applications for these areas, solicit and review proposals, and issue grants. The Team will develop a monitoring and evaluation plan to ensure effective implementation and to develop best practices for increasing and improving the participation of local NGOs in the implementation of USAID's programs
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USAID/East Africa Nairobi Kenya, Non-U.S., Kenya
- Record
- SN02311532-W 20101016/101014234413-ee6f2383d04d5e6eb6cc244abc15f0d0 (fbodaily.com)
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