Last Date: September 13, 2010
Knowledge Management Advisor, Juba, Sudan
Company Profile:
Management Systems International (MSI) is a global international development firm based in Washington, D.C. providing specialized short- and long-term technical assistance.
In 2008, MSI joined Coffey International, Ltd., becoming part of Coffey International Development, a global international development consulting firm. Together with Coffey ID, MSI now has more than 1,500 development professionals worldwide, a corporate presence in 11 countries and manages more than 200 projects worldwide.
It currently manages more than 20 long-term projects in countries including Iraq, Sudan, Colombia and Russia. Broadly, MSI implements a range of analytical and field projects in its core technical areas, including democracy and governance, strategic management and performance improvement, organizational capacity building, human development and natural resource management.
Project/Proposal Summary:
MSI was awarded a three-year contract with USAID/Sudan on a project named SUPPORT (Services Under Program and Project Offices for Results Tracking), and tasked with the responsibility of executing functions normally associated with USAID’s Program and Communications offices. As a part of the SUPPORT project, MSI is currently establishing an office compound suitable for USAID and partner meetings in Southern Sudan, hiring technical and support staff and facilitating VIP visits. For more information on our Sudan project (Services Under Program and Project Offices for Results Tracking – SUPPORT) please follow this link: http://www.msiworldwide.com/index.cfm?msiweb=project&p_id=150.
Position Summary:
Knowledge Management Specialist: will create and oversee knowledge management systems needed to organize and share information among USAID staff located in Juba, Khartoum, Nairobi, Darfur, and Washington. S/he will work with the Program Office, senior Mission management, and the COTR to identify, analyze and present potential technical solutions to the challenges facing the Mission, and to implement those determined to be viable and appropriate by USAID. Two potential systems under investigation/ implementation are:
i) A USAID/Sudan Web Portal
The MSI KM Specialist is responsible for working with the Program Office to articulate Mission needs, and for translating those needs to the design team to tailor the Portal for Sudan. The contractor will take the lead to communicate Portal requirements and timelines, ensure that changes are made as/when promised, and verify that new features function correctly. Once the Portal is functional, The KM Specialist will identify qualified, short-term personnel to assist the Mission in transferring and organizing all historical files to the Portal. The KM Specialist will also be responsible for introducing the Portal to all Mission staff and USAID implementation partners, and providing the necessary training and support to enable all users to effectively utilize this new tool (see attachment C).
ii) Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
The MSI KM Specialist will provide to the Mission options for building an internal GIS capacity by surveying existing resources in southern Sudan. These options will be articulated to Mission Management so that an informed decision can be made regarding the best way to create products from the spatial data being reported by implementing partners. These options will include language and hardware/software requirements that could be included in future grants and contracts, so that GIS responsibilities might be passed on to implementing partners.
The MSI KM Specialist will be responsible for establishing relationship with organizations in southern Sudan to understand if a mutual relationship can be formed for the sharing of data. The MSI KM Specialist will also be responsible for coordinating data flow from implementing partners to the Mission, keeping in mind the products required by the Mission and providing a platform where these products can be delivered.
Qualifications:
• Demonstrated knowledge of GIS within the context of international development; knowledge of GIS and cartographic concepts, theory and practices;
• Extensive knowledge of computers, internetworking and related tools, systems, software and applications used in knowledge management;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships through remote communications with co-workers and clients at USAID;
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal instruction and direction;
• Ability to maintain accurate records, good organizational and planning skills;
• Experience with project management and USAID regulations a plus.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
To apply, please visit our website:
www.msiworldwide.com.
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