Senior Technical Advisor, Crisis Response

• Provide technical leadership in a specific technical component and/or program wide activities.
• With technical oversight, provide technical leadership in design, development, planning, implementation; and capacity
• building of specific technical components of programs.
• Participate in resource development activities.
• Responsible for accomplishing assigned job responsibilities, and following the standards and practices of the department and division.
• Responsible for planning and scheduling own work flow and timetables, within area and function guidelines.
• Identifies areas for improved efficiency or effectiveness within prescribed parameters, and institutes enhancements to procedures.
• Maintains a constructive dialogue and technical exchange with field counterparts and technical staff of implementing partners.
• Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with donor/client organizations, relevant government agencies, bilateral and other NGOs.
• Develops tools for the design and implementation of specific technical components.
• Ensures that project implementation adheres to the appropriate global strategy and remains technically sound.
• May serve as a departmental resource on procedural, administrative and operational issues.
• Provides broad global technical leadership to multiple components for moderate to complex programs.
• Defines and develops solutions for major business or functional challenges.
• Contributes to planning and making recommendations for department/program/project concept, operations, and/or implementation.
• Influences design and scope of initiatives and programs.
• Reviews, analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of programs/projects and makes recommendations for enhancements.
• Develops strategies and tools for the design and implementation of specific technical components.
• Ensures the quality of implemented technical activities and systems at all levels.
• Represents the organization and/or Institute to external entities at professional meetings and conferences.
• Maintains collaborative relationships with donor/client organizations, relevant government agencies, bilateral and other NGOs and consistently maintained and viewed as a knowledgeable resource in their technical area.
• Continually maintains a dialogue and technical exchange with field counterparts and technical staff of implementing partners.
• Coordinates with employees and consultants, on-site and in the field for situations that is less routine and more unusual.
• Note: Advancement to TAIII is appointed by Senior Management.
• Strategic focus for all programs independent of degree of complexity.
• Leads a large complex division of the organization and is accountable for developing the division’s strategic and operational plans, goals, and policies.
• Contributes to and executes parts of the strategic and operational plans of the organization.
• Leads through subordinate directors and managers and other direct reports, all of whom are management.
• Responsible for financial matters within the division.
• Typically serves as a member of the senior management team.
• Considered a technical expert in their field by internal and external entities.
• Communicates organization-wide strategies and priorities to functional leaders who will develop strategic and operational plans and policies for their own areas.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Applied Knowledge & Skills:

• Assists senior management in determining organization objectives, and interprets organization policies.
• Establishes organization policies in a major segment of the technical area.
• Interprets, executes, and recommends modifications to organization-wide policies.
• Demonstrates realistic budgeting and fiscal accountability.
• Represents the organizational unit as internal and external contact.
• Conducts briefings and technical meetings for top management and customer representatives.
• Interacts with equivalent level managers concerning matters of significance to the company.
• In-depth understanding of the external environment and how it affects the industry in general and organization in particular, including political, legal, environmental, financial and social influences.
• In-depth and deep understanding of the structure, operations, human resources and finances of the organization and the complexities of their interdependencies.

Problem Solving & Impact:

• Often advises and creates plans based on analysis of issues and trends, and how these link to the responsibilities, capabilities, and potential of the technical area.
• Scans an ever-changing, complex environment in anticipation of emerging crises and opportunities.
• Erroneous decisions will affect the financial, employee or public relations posture of the organization.
• Faulty decisions or recommendation will result in failure to achieve major goals and objectives of the organization.
• Problems encountered often involve multiple departments, projects, or programs.
• Problems are often complex, broad in scope and implications, and often unprecedented with no clear resolution.
• Resolution requires in-depth analysis, cross-functional assessment and understanding of the organization’s strategic direction, and must consider the complex interdependencies related to the problem.

Supervision Given/Received:

• Directs and controls the activities of one or more technical functional areas within multiple countries.
• Completed work is reviewed, from a relatively long-term perspective, for desired results.
• Contributes to development of organization’s strategic plan.
• Develops well-informed advice and strategies that are sensitive to the various needs of multiple stakeholders and partners, reflect the strategic direction of the department and position the company for success.
• Overall responsibility for the planning and implementation of budgets within those functional areas.