Organizational Development Consultant jobs in District of Columbia

At IREX we strive for a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world—where individuals research their full potential, governments serve their people and communities thrive.  

But around the globe, persistent poverty, repression, and injustice prevent too many people form achieving their full potential.  To address these problems, we focus on people, not on vaccines, roads, or wells. We support individuals and institutions to create change in their own communities—and to create person to person bridges between nations.  

IREX works with partners in more than 100 countries in four areas essential to progress: cultivating leaders, empowering youth, strengthening institutions, and increasing access to quality education and information. 

IREX is implementing a program to support human rights documentation, including providing intensive organizational development support to the US-based primary implementation partner, helping them to train staff and upgrade their organizational policies for compliance, finance, and human resources to more efficiently and compliantly manage funding from the US government and other governments. The program is seeking an organizational development expert who will be engaged as a part-time consultant. The Organizational Development Advisor will support IREX staff in strengthening the primary implementation partner’s capacity.  

We are doers. Our decades of on-the-ground experience help us create greater impact, practical recommendations, and lasting partnerships.  

Are you the next member of our team? 

Preferred Skills and Qualifications 

• 10 years of experience in grant management and compliance management. 

• Expert knowledge of US government donor rules and regulations.  

• Experience working with diverse funders including USAID, U.S. Department of State, and others. 

• Proven experience with developing organizational policies. 

• Adept at creative problem solving to resolve complex subgrantee issues related to compliance, financial management, and human resources. 

• Demonstrated experience developing and leading trainings. 

• IREX must vet any individuals engaged under this program. The selected consultant will be required to submit information for vetting to IREX and to receive vetting clearance prior to their engagement in the work. The selected consultant will also be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement.  

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Review and provide feedback on existing and draft policies, procedures, training materials, and other documents related to building the partner’s compliance, finance, and human resources capacity and helping them be better positioned to receive funding from diverse donors 

• Provide guidance, mentoring and support on specific systems and policy change recommendations. 

• Participate in meetings with the partner as needed. 

• Lead trainings for partner staff, including, but not limited to, trainings on 2 CFR 200 and trainings to socialize new policies and procedures among partner staff. 

• Identify and share existing resources related to the partner’s capacity strengthening needs and draft new resources, policies, and training materials. 

• Keep confidential and exercise the utmost discretion with respect to project information and documentation, including all information related to beneficiaries. 

• Perform additional duties as assigned. 

Application deadline: Shortlisted candidates will be reviewed on a rolling basis and contacted on a rolling basis.  

How to apply:    

Interested individuals should apply to this call by submitting the following documents:   

• CV that emphasizes relevant experience for this assignment   

• Cover letter 

• Requested daily rate  

IREX may at its discretion ask for additional information, including references. Issuing this call does not commit IREX to select any applicant/expert. IREX reserves the right, based on availability of funding and consultant performance, to increase the duration and/or enter into subsequent contractual agreements with the selected experts without re-publicizing the opportunity.