Innovation Learning Advisor
Resonance Global
About the organization
Resonance is an award-winning frontier market solutions firm based in Burlington, Vermont that helps a variety of donor, commercial and investor clients around the world to catalyze lasting impact. We envision a prosperous and just world of thriving markets, healthy ecosystems, and vibrant communities where business, governments and citizens work together creating a better world for all.
Resonance seeks to catalyze large-scale social, environmental, and economic change by fostering new and dynamic forms of collaboration. We do this by fostering public-private partnerships, facilitating sustainable investment, and providing deep analytical insights in frontier markets. We strive to merge strategic insight with practical on-the-ground knowledge into an integrated approach that emphasizes results.
Duties
The Innovation Learning Advisor will work on the USAID-funded PSEMC project, and will work under the Innovation Team within USAID’s Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Hub. Tasked with identifying and resolving internal systems barriers to PSE, the Innovation Team helps support the creation, dissemination, and uptake of new tools, models, and methods for private sector engagement across USAID. A key component of this work involves crafting communication materials that effectively document and share lessons learned. The Advisor will lead the development, implementation, and refinement of learning materials for the Innovation Team. Additionally, the Advisor will work closely with other teams across the PSE Hub to support sharing of knowledge with Missions, Bureaus, and Independent Offices (MBIOs) to support replication and scale-up of promising new PSE tools being developed. This includes working with the PSE Communications/Knowledge Management (KM) team to develop blog posts and webinars, developing implementation guidance with the Hub’s Institutional Support team, and helping to develop content for training to help scale new PSE tools across USAID. The Advisor will work directly under the management of the Managing Director of the Innovation Team.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in international development, public administration, public policy, business administration or a related field;
Minimum of five (5) years of experience in knowledge management and/or learning for donor-funded projects, including generating content and aligning with broader strategies and systems;
Minimum of two (2) years of working in a cross-matrixed professional environment;
Excellent communication skills, including writing and presenting; Ability to distill complex information and translate it to inform diverse audiences;
Demonstrated success in leading, coordinating, and contributing to the timely delivery of quality and technically sound knowledge management products that promote learning and collaboration;
Experience coordinating and facilitating virtual meetings – inclusive of small, participatory workshops to large-scale webinars (which may occasionally be outside of standard business hours to accommodate global staff);
Experience with contemporary knowledge sharing platforms, including file sharing and collaboration platforms, that can serve multiple units within a decentralized organizational structure;
Detail oriented and organized;
Strong skills in effective client relationship management;
Ability to work independently (self-motivated and self-directed) and collaboratively and keep to tight timelines;
Ability to obtain and maintain a Facilities Access Clearance (FAC).
Salary
60 - 70k
Application instructions
Please apply via the linked portal.
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