Workforce Development and Private Sector Engagement - Washington, United States - Banyan Global

Description

Overview:
Banyan Global is a women-owned and managed international development consulting firm based in Washington, D.C.

Banyan Global operates seamlessly across five practice areas:
economic growth, youth, gender, health, and monitoring, evaluation, and learning.

Banyan Global is seeking a short-term expert with extensive experience in workforce development and private sector engagement to provide intermittent consulting support to USAID's Partnership for Productivity (PADU) Activity.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise on workforce development (WFD) and private sector engagement strategy development, ensuring they are integrated with systematic change principles and address future needs through AIenabled PSE solutions
• Finalize a Private Sector Engagement Toolkit, including advice on maintaining these tools as a dynamic, living document on a governmentmanaged online platform.
• Provide the USAID PADU team with advisory support on refining a scalable PSP Toolkit through crowdsourced input from Indonesia's TVETs and WFD expert
• Support the USAID PADU team with advisory assistance in presenting the project to new stakeholders, including the development of highlevel graphics that depict the project's national and subnational impact.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience, including experience delivering technical expertise and strategic guidance on USAIDfunded WFD and private sector engagement activities.
• Experience designing and implementing WFDfocused private sector engagement strategies that incorporate systematic change; preferably with AIenhancements.
• Experience designing online WFD toolkits and guides that are widely accessible and easy to maintain by host country governments.
• Experience in best practice learning approaches to WFD, including the use of AI to facilitate learning, outreach and impact.
• Demonstrated familiarity with global best practice WFD, publicprivate partnership (PPP), and private sector engagement strategies.
• Experience designing and facilitating trainings on WFD and/or private sector engagement strategies.
• Proven track record of establishing and maintaining productive relationships across government, civil society, and the business community.
• Master's degree in international developement, business, or relevant technical area.
• Strong communication skills and full fluency in English is mandatory

Salary commensurate with background and experience. Banyan Global is an equal opportunity employer. Banyan Global is committed to diversity and inclusion in our workforce.

We do not discriminate against employees based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation or gender expression.

We recognize the importance of a diverse and inclusive workplace and intentionally strive for diversity and inclusion at all organizational levels.