The 5-year regional USAID/LAC Reads Capacity Program (LRCP), implemented by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and Juárez and Associates (J&A) under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Cooperative Agreement No. AID-OAA-A-14-00058, seeks to increase the impact, scale, and sustainability of early grade reading interventions in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region. This will be achieved through the development and dissemination of state-of-the-art knowledge resources and the provision of technical assistance to host country governments and other key stakeholders. The program, implemented from 2014-2019, enhances efforts to boost early grade reading outcomes in the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua and Peru, as well as Eastern Caribbean states.
During the 2017-2019 period, LCRP will intensify, deepen, and expand its work in Haiti. The LRCP team will provide technical support which will lead to sustained, systematic improvements in early grade literacy (EGL) capacity in Haiti. The LRCP team will provide technical support by building capacity in curriculum and materials development in the Ministère de l’Éducation Nationale et de la Formation Professionnelle (MENFP), in The Direction de Formation et de Perfectionnement (DFP) whose work focuses on teacher training, higher education institutions, and other education sector stakeholders including national instructional materials creators and printers, thus leading to sustained, systematic improvements in EGL capacity in Haiti.

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Administrate will be responsible for managing the operational, procurement, and administrative aspects of the project

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Liaise closely with the LAC READs Haiti Technical Manager, AIR home office staff to ensure timely and effective oversight.
• In coordination with the appropriate staff, quickly and efficiently solve operational, financial or administrative problems that arise in the course of project implementation.
• Manage procurement and ensure adherence to all USAID and AIR procurement compliance requirements.
• Serve as AIR’s alternate point of contact to USAID, government counterparts, local organizations, and program partners when the technical manager is unavailable.
• Additional specific tasks and duties to be assigned as necessary to fulfill deliverables.
• Reporting Relations: This position will report directly to the project’s technical manager. This person will also work closely with AIR’s Washington, D.C.-based Project Director and finance and contracts

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study from an accredited university required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum six years of experience in international development in a similar management role.
• Previous experience in logistics, procurement, finances and administration, and human resources required; experience on development projects with international organizations preferred; USAID experience preferred.
• Excellent knowledge of USAID compliance requirements, e.g., financial, procedural, reporting, deliverables, and procurement.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with sound and ethical procurement practices.
• Proficiency in relevant computer software, Microsoft Office suite required (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing.
• Ability to take initiative and lead a team on a complex project.
• Minimum intermediate knowledge of English required.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage time effectively.
• Ability to comply with and model ethical work guidelines set forth by AIR.

Qualified candidates should send their CV and cover letter to lrcphaiti@air.org by April 30th, 2017.

Qualified candidates should send their CV and cover letter to lrcphaiti@air.org by April 30th, 2017.