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Company Profile: 
MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, DC metro area international development firm with a 35-year history of delivering development results across the world. Our core expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), institutional development, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Jordan, Kenya, Indonesia, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Colombia and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, MSI has partnered with organizations across all sectors of international development to support clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank and the UNDP to national and local governments, NGOs, think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
                                                                                          
Project Summary: 
USAID’s Obirodh: Road to Tolerance Program will provide support to activities aimed at fostering an inclusive and tolerant Bangladesh. Its main office is in Dhaka.

**Please note: Only Bangladeshi citizens are eligible for this opportunity.**

Position Summary:
MSI seeks to hire a short-term program development officer upon whom MSI can routinely call to provide grant development support to USAID’s Obirodh: Road to Tolerance Program host community/Rohingya programming. Selected candidate will be responsible for identifying potential activities for small grants in Cox’s Bazar, primarily identifying and scheduling meetings with potential grantees and following up on grant implementation in Cox’s Bazar, with the possibility of work in other divisions. All work will be project-based and awarded based on program development officer’s expertise and abilities.

The short-term program development officer will report directly to the senior program manager, while working cooperatively with other project staff and partner organizations to contribute to the success of Obirodh. The period of performance will be up to 90 days. Work will be primarily based in Chottogram with field activities in Cox’s Bazar.   

Responsibilities:

• Work independently and ensure the timely delivery of the assigned tasks.
• Engage civil society and community-based organizations to learn ongoing tolerance, social cohesion, peacebuilding programming, and identify community issues that can result in community conflict or intolerance.
• Develop small grant ideas for promoting tolerance, social cohesion, and/or peacebuilding activities with one or more of the following target groups: youth, women, local officials, religious leaders, community leaders.
• Consult UNICEF, WFP, UNWomen, UNHCR and other UN agencies to learn of gaps in their Rohingya programming; develop small grant ideas to address appropriate gaps.
• Draft concept notes for potential grant ideas quickly and in well written English.
• Conduct relevant tasks, as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in social science, sociology, anthropology, international affairs, or equivalent field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience, including substantial experience in developing short-term project interventions with local organizations on issues relating to tolerance, community cohesion or related subject areas.
• Strong analytical, reporting and writing skills.
• Work independently, efficiently, and accurately in a demanding and fast-paced environment.
• Good teamwork and participatory skills.
• Excellent communication skills; Fluent in written and spoken English and Bangla.
• Ability to produce high quality work under deadline.
• Available immediately.

Along with recent CV, please provide professional references and an exclusively authored short writing sample in English (no more than three pages).

Deadline: 24th July, 2018

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.

To apply: Please visit our website, www.msiworldwide.com