Senior Associate, Digital Development Practice, Strategy Division

Chemonics seeks a Senior Associate, Digital Development Practice to join the Digital Development Practice Management Team (PMT) under the Strategy Division.

The Digital Development Practice Management Team supports projects, proposal teams, and industry outreach related to Chemonics’ digital solutions.

The PMT serves as a convenor across the company’s global workforce, offering guidance, written resources, industry connections, and other ad hoc support related to mobile applications, online services, chatbots, enterprise systems, and other digital technologies.

This role requires on-site work in our Washington, DC office location as part of our hybrid, flexible work structure. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Position Overview :

This position supports implementation of the crosscutting Digital Development PMT work plan. The senior associate applies crosscutting technical knowledge to tasks in support of competitive proposals, impactful projects, and Chemonics’ technical reputation in digital development.

The senior associate supports systems and processes that facilitate crosscutting technical knowledge sharing and learning among our global workforce.

As requested, the senior associate researchers, catalogs, compiles and / or communicates innovative or evidence-based technical approaches in support of our digital projects, proposals, and / or positioning for the forward market.

The senior associate maintains positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and conducts and coordinates administrative activities in support of the crosscutting practice.

Responsibilities : Business Development

Business Development

• Supports proposal development by performing line roles including, corporate capability writer, past performance writer, or technical researcher, among others
• Attends strategy sessions early in capture to understand the competitive landscape, client preferences, potential partners and personnel, and offers innovative or evidence-based approaches for consideration by proposal leaders
• Provides administrative support in furtherance of relationships and engagement with clients, consultants, and counterparts to advance successful new business opportunities
• Responsible for data entry and record-keeping to enable the crosscutting practice to track, analyze, and share development trends and sector and sub-sector performance.

Technical Approaches

• At the request of practice leadership, conducts research, organizes information, liaises, or otherwise administratively supports the provision of demand-driven technical support to projects upon request to ensure quality implementation of innovative, integrated, and / or evidence-based approaches
• Supports connections among Chemonics’ projects implementing similar approaches to learn from one another
• Researches cutting-edge tools, frameworks, or approaches available within the industry for potential project piloting and adoption
• Maintains records for a cadre of staff and consultants globally with expertise in varying sub-specialties within the technical area
• Supports documentation of project innovation and learning to repurpose for proposal, other project, and external use.

Industry Outreach and Client Engagement

• Provides administrative support in the furtherance of collaborative working relationships with USAID technical staff, strategic partners, and stakeholders, and continually promotes outstanding client service and crosscutting technical leadership
• S upports efforts to highlight the work of our global practitioners in international fora; provides administrative support to cohorts of attendees at priority conferences
• Partners with new business and outreach teams to position Chemonics externally for forward market opportunities
• O rganizes logistics for internal and external, virtual or in-person practice meetings, presentations, consultations, and events.
• R epresents Chemonics as a participant at external events and / or in professional societies / associations
• Administers memberships to industry organizations and leverages these to amplify Chemonics’ work.
• C onducts research for articles, blogs, video, or audio content for publication on social and other media to position Chemonics externally for the forward market.

Inclusive Management

• Fosters an inclusive workplace and lives the values of creating opportunity, serving others, building trust, innovating, and exceeding expectations
• Manages own workload and professional development, employing adaptive management techniques to continually improve performance
• Co mmunicates timely and constructive performance feedback to peers and supervisors, promptly resolves problems, and identifies opportunities to grow and develop in key competence areas
• Supports ongoing collaboration with other technical and cross-cutting practices to optimize business line performance
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as required.

Requirements :

• Minimum two years of technically relevant work experience required
• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred in related field
• Knowledge of client and industry trends in crosscutting disciplines
• Education, knowledge, or work experience in a crosscutting technical discipline
• Familiarity with business development efforts for USAID or other donors
• Ability to multitask with strong attention to detail, organization, and time management with minimum oversight
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to handle routine administrative tasks and operational issues
• Demonstrated ability to follow standard practices and procedures, receive general instruction and supervision, and contribute to projects and initiatives
• W illingness to travel and work abroad a minimum of 4-8 weeks per year; experience working on technical programs in developing countries preferred
• Demonstrated resourcefulness in problem solving and initiative to learn new skills
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to take initiative
• Strong knowledge of MS Office applications
• D emonstrated leadership, versatility and integrity
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Foreign language proficiency preferred.

Apply by 11 : 59PM EST on October 8, 2024. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.