Job Opening: Livelihoods Director for Pact

Summary: The Livelihoods Director provides metric-based technical leadership to define and strengthen Pact’s involvement and in the livelihoods sector.  The position requires an ability to win new business in line with our strategic priorities.  The Livelihoods Director will be responsible for working with a network of Pact’s technical and program staff to understand Pact’s unique approach to development and leverage this into a cohesive strategy which defines Pact’s role in the livelihoods sector.  The Livelihoods Director will be responsible for using this strategy to position Pact as a valuable contributor to Pact’s key donor goals and objectives.  The Director will also be responsible for developing and monitoring project work plans and budgets to ensure adherence to best-practices and standards.  Upon winning agreements and contracts s/he will develop a network of staff around the world that can provide technical assistance and quality oversight to relevant programs and contribute to technical design of proposals.  The Director will also lead and facilitate change to ensure that Pact evolves and adapts its technical capabilities in step with the evolving development environments.  The Director will represent Pact at technical meetings and forums with key donors. 

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