Cla Specialist

**Who we are**:
Bixal is a mission-driven, woman-owned small business determined to improve people's lives through human-centered strategies and transformative technologies, with a firm belief that everyone has the right to an effective government.

We deliver on this belief by partnering with leading Federal agencies to design, develop, and deliver powerful customer experiences through holistic digital product solutions and strategic communications initiatives--bringing a high standard and unique creative energy to our clients--and our wonderfully diverse culture is what makes it all possible.

Bixal unites different people with different perspectives from all over the world We provide our team with an open and empowered environment where collaboration thrives and solutions flourish.

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Location: *
Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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What will you do?*

**Responsibilities**:

- Support the COP to deliver high quality CLA services as required by USAID/Sri Lanka
- Facilitate learning agenda development and will lead tasks to institutionalize cross-sectoral, cross-Mission collaboration, and internal and external learning activities and events.
- Lead and manage the technical work related to learning and adaptive management.
- Provides senior level technical and managerial support on projects, such as learning events, workshops, training, analysis or other tasks as required
- Assists with trouble shooting and problem-solving when the need arises, including delivering services to the client when required

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree in social sciences or relevant field
- Minimum 10 years of experience in collaboration, learning and adapting of international development programs.
- Experience working on USAID-funded projects focused on providing CLA support.
- Recognized senior level expert in USAID’s approach to collaborating, learning and adapting and strong people skills.
- Excellent trainer and committed to capacity building approaches.
- Loves to learn and willing to experiment with new technology and new ways of working
- Technical expertise in one or more thematic sectors (such as health, democracy and governance, education, civil society strengthening, environment etc.) a strong plus
- Ability to work in a fast-paced business environment
- Fluency in English
- Superior organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work as part of a cross-cultural team with a high degree of sensitivity and cultural competence.
- Strong familiarity with USAID’s Evaluation Policy and related guidance on monitoring, evaluation, and learning and Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) approaches.
- Experience working in Sri Lanka, and demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the economic, ecological, social, cultural, and political characteristics of the Sri Lanka and Maldives context and development dynamics.
- Strong familiarity with the USAID portfolio of investments in Sri Lanka and Maldives
- No recruiters or agencies please. Bixal is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a safe, inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds._