United States of America: IQC Manager, Washington, D.C.
Country: United States of America
Closing date: 05 Sep 2013
IQC Manager, Washington, D.C.
Company Profile:
MSI is a Washington, D.C.-based international development firm providing specialized short- and long-term technical assistance. Since its 1981 founding, MSI has grown in size and technical scope, now implementing and managing more than 70 projects worldwide. More than 30 are long-term, many in conflict-prone or fragile states that include Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and South Sudan. Today, our range of technical expertise includes analytical and field projects in democracy and governance, economic growth, strategic planning, organizational capacity building, health and the justice sector. MSI focuses on helping our local partners foster progress, manage change and improve the effectiveness of development assistance. We expanded our global footprint in 2008 by becoming part of Coffey, a leading geoscience, international development and project management firm, and a publicly traded company on the Australian Stock Exchange. Alongside the international development arm of Coffey, MSI has corporate offices in 17 countries. Together, MSI and Coffey employ more than 1,400 professionals worldwide. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
Project/Proposal Summary:
MSI is recruiting an IQC Manager in anticipation of various IQC contract awards. IQCs could cover broad technical areas such as peace and democracy in priority countries undergoing political or post-conflict transitions; providing training services to USAID staff worldwide; anti-corruption, transparency, and accountability; environment; local governance, and other professional services.
Position Summary:
The IQC Manager will have the authority and responsibility to administer and manage the IQC. She/he will be a liaison to USAID’s Contracting Officer (COR) and will coordinate task orders with other USAID supported programs. She/he will be part of the key personnel that will provide overall substantive, pedagogical, administrative, financial, and logistical management for the IQC. She/he will oversee task order responses and support the Technical Director on the assembling of teams composed of development professionals with specific subject matter expertise. The IQC Manager will be based at MSI headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Responsibilities:
•Manage all contractor task orders.
•Provide quality control and timeliness of all deliverables.
•Review all financial and logistical information.
•Provide and evaluate the proposed staff.
•Assist in the coordination of task orders with other USAID-supported programs and partners.
Qualifications:
•Advanced degree in such areas as international relations, political science, international development, peace/conflict studies, or a related subject.
•Demonstrated broad management and team building experience in developing countries.
•Must have five years of progressive management experience, including at least two years of direct supervision of technical and support staff, and assembling teams of experts.
•Experience managing IQCs or other complex multi-country program is preferred.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
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