Position Location: Guatemala   Background:  Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in more than 25 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, among others. Since its founding in 1977, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.    Project Summary:  The USAID-funded Business Enabling Environment Activity will aim to contribute to an inclusive and more prosperous Guatemala through high quality job creation, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) attraction and improved Public Financial Management (PFM) in areas with high outmigration and secondary cities.    Position Summary:   Creative Associates seeks aLocal Economic Development Strategy Advisor for an anticipated USAID-funded project in Guatemala who will be responsible for the planning and implementation of activities related to promoting inward and outward investment attraction strategies at the sub-national level. The LED strategy advisor will support local stakeholders to develop local competitiveness and regional economic development strategies to attract and retain businesses and workers, and reduce regional economic disparities.  

Location: TBD; country-based assignment within the LAC region    Background:   Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions, and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in more than 25 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, among others. Since its founding in 1977, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.      Project Summary:  The anticipated USAID LAC Regional Fund for Basic Education will serve as aLAC-focused regional fund or platform that will provide grants and technical support to local entities in select LAC countries that are currently engaged in or have ideas for innovative and/or scalable activities that aim to address existing systemic barriers and improve access and foundational learning outcomes specifically for marginalized and vulnerable groups.  Position Summary:    The Senior Education Advisoris responsible for the overall planning, implementation, and management of the provision ofeducation technical support across all required subject areas in a timely and cost-effective manner.      

Location: TBD; country-based assignment within the LAC region  Background:   Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions, and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in more than 25 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, among others. Since its founding in 1977, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.      Project Summary:  The anticipated USAID LAC Regional Fund for Basic Educationwill serve as aLAC-focused regional fund or platform that will provide grants and technical support to local entities in select LAC countries that are currently engaged in or have ideas for innovative and/or scalable activities that aim to address existing systemic barriers and improve access and foundational learning outcomes specifically for marginalized and vulnerable groups.  Position Summary:    The COP (Chief of Party) will oversee the complete supervision of the project which includes all planning and implementation. The COP will be accountable for ensuring all project aspects are of high quality and have a measurable impact. The COP will also oversee communications with USAID, local partners, government stakeholders, and Creative HQ.  

Creative Associates seeks a Senior Education Director for the anticipated USAID Ethiopia Learning in Emergencies opportunity, which aims to improve holistic foundational skills learning for children aged 7-14+ affected by crisis in the country through methods including strengthening subnational capabilities to plan and implement education in emergencies service delivery, improving quality components (teachers, learning materials, school leadership) to improve learning, increasing community and parental engagement in education recovery, and integrating mental health and psychosocial support in education service delivery in conflict affected areas.  The Senior Education Directoris responsible for the overall planning, implementation, and management of the education technical approach of the project across all required subject areasin a timely and cost-effective manner.   

  Creative Associates seeks a Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning, and Adapting (MERLA)Director fortheanticipated USAID Ethiopia Learning in Emergencies activity, which aims to improve holistic foundational skills learning for children aged 7-14+ affected by crisis in Ethiopia through methods including subnational capabilities to plan and implement education in emergencies service delivery, improving quality components to improve learning, increasing community and parental engagement in education recovery, and integrating mental health and psychological support in education service delivery in conflict affected areas. The MERLADirector will lead overall design, monitoring, and implementation of the project’s AMELP. S/he will conduct impact assessments, baseline studies, surveys and need assessments to identify necessary changes and future project opportunities. The MERLA Director will lead MERLA activities and provide expert guidance to the Project’s Chief of Party (COP) and Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) to inform decision-making processes and adaptive management.  

Position Location: El Salvador   Background: Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions, and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in more than 25 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the State Department, among others. Since its founding in 1977, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.    Project Summary: The USAID-funded El Salvador Local Governance Solutions Activity will aim to support local governance in municipal consolidation, municipal financial sustainability, citizen engagement, improved service delivery (including safety and security) and address climate change and urbanization challenges.   Position Summary: Creative Associates seeks a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager to lead the anticipated USAID-funded El Salvador Local Governance Solutions Activity. is responsible for responsible for MEL strategy and planning, design, implementation, data collection, and data quality assurance. She/he will also serve as the Gender Focal Person.

Position Location: Guinea   Background:  Creative Associates International is a fast-growing, social impact company that specializes in the areas of education, economic growth, democratic transitions, and stabilization in post-conflict environments. Based in Chevy Chase, Maryland (within the DC metro area), this global development organization has a field presence in more than 25 countries and a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department. Since its founding in 1977 by four enterprising women, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.     Project Summary: Creative Associates seeks a Human Resources Manager for an anticipated USAID-funded Guinea Integrated Good Governance Activity (GIGGA), which will provide technical support to local government to improve decentralization service delivery in health, education, and economic growth. The project will also seek to strengthen the social contract between citizens and local government through participation, transparency, and accountability relationships.   Position Summary: The Human Resources (HR) Manager leads HR practices and objectives that will provide a high-performance team culture that emphasizes employee engagement, performance management, and the recruitment and ongoing professional development of project staff.  The HR Manager is responsible for the maintenance of processes and metrics that support the achievement of the project’s goals which includes ensuring compliance with Creative and donor/client human resources policies, procedures, and regulations.      Reporting & Supervision:  The HR Manager will liaise regularly with the HQ - HR Associate Director or designee on related projects and corporate HR matters. 

Background:   Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in more than 25 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, among others. Since its founding in 1977, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.      Project Summary:  The anticipated USAID LAC Regional Support for Post-Pandemic Equitable Education Activity will aim  to understand and find solutions to the barriers to access and quality of education for learners from marginalized backgrounds as well as the impact of COVID-19 on these groups in the LAC region in order to guarantee high-quality supplementary education for those who are most in need and ensure a more inclusive and equitable access to quality education.    Positions Summary:    Creative Associates seeks experts for an anticipated donor-funded opportunity in our Education practice area in Latin America. Candidates with prior experience in one or more of the following areas are encouraged to apply:  - Education (including but not limited to access to education for marginalized groups, youth community-based education, and accelerated learning)  - Gender, Social Inclusion, and Positive Youth Development  - Technology in Education 

 Position location:Benin: Contounou, Parakou    Background: Creative Associates International is a fast-growing, social impact company that specializes in the areas of education, economic growth, democratic transitions, and stabilization in post-conflict environments. Based in Chevy Chase, Maryland, this global development organization has a field presence is more than 25 countries and a strong client portfolio of that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department. Since its founding in 1977 by four enterprising women, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.    Position Summary: Creative Associates International (Creative) is seeking a Chief of Party (COP) to lead the anticipated USAID-funded Northern Economic Livelihoods for Youth (NELY) Activity in Benin. NELY will improve economic livelihoods for youth and women in violent extremist (VE) moderate and high-risk areas in the north. The COP will be responsible for overall vision and management of the project and serve as the primary liaison with USAID.  

Position Location: El Salvador Background:  Creative Associates International is a fast-growing, social impact company that specializes in the areas of education, economic growth, democratic transitions, and stabilization in post-conflict environments. Based in Chevy Chase, Maryland (within the DC metro area), this global development organization has a field presence in more than 25 countries and a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department. Since its founding in 1977 by four enterprising women, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.     Project Summary: The USAID-funded El Salvador Local Governance Activity will aim to support local governance in municipal consolidation, municipal financial sustainability, citizen engagement, improved service delivery (including safety and security) and address climate change and urbanization challenges.   Position Summary: The Human Resources (HR) Manager leads HR practices and objectives that will provide a high-performance team culture that emphasizes employee engagement, performance management, and the recruitment and ongoing professional development of project staff.  The HR Manager is responsible for the maintenance of processes and metrics that support the achievement of the project’s goals which includes ensuring compliance with Creative and donor/client human resources policies, procedures, and regulations.      Reporting & Supervision:  The HR Manager will liaise regularly with the HQ - HR Associate Director or designeeon related projects and corporate HR matters. 

Position Location: El Salvador    Background: Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in more than 25 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the State Department, among others. Since its founding in 1977, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.      Project Summary: The USAID-funded El Salvador Local Governance Activity will aim to support local governance in municipal consolidation, municipal financial sustainability, citizen engagement, improved service delivery (including safety and security) and address climate change and urbanization challenges.    Position Summary: Creative Associates seeks a Technical Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) to lead the anticipatedUSAID-funded El Salvador Local Governance Activity. The DCOP will be responsible for leading and overseeing technical design and implementation and providing administrative support on programmatic areas and working with the Chief of Party (COP), other team members, partners, and external stakeholders to ensure the program achieves the desired results. 

Position Location:El Salvador    Background: Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in more than 25 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the State Department, among others. Since its founding in 1977, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.      Project Summary:The USAID-funded El Salvador Local Governance Activity will aim to support local governance in municipal consolidation, municipal financial sustainability, citizen engagement, improved service delivery (including safety and security) and address climate change and urbanization challenges.    Position Summary: Creative Associates seeks a Chief of Party (COP) to lead the anticipated USAID-funded El Salvador Local Governance Activity. The COP will be responsible for overall vision, technical leadership and project management.  

The purpose of the Kyrgyzstan Green Economy opportunity is to address the climate-related issues in the economy of Kyrgyzstan, more broadly known as the “green economy.” Objectives will include a policy framework for sustainable and green solutions in the economy and the promotion of practices that contribute to a green economy within the private and public sectors.     The Chief of Party (COP)will be based inBishkek, Kyrgyzstan,and will have primary oversight and responsibility for the administrative, financial, and technical performanceof the Activity. S/he will oversee the implementation team, including long-term staff, short-term experts, and Activity-related partnerships.S/he will serve as the official representative of the Activity to USAID, system-wide stakeholders, and the donor community at large in Kyrgyzstan.     

Creative Associates International is accepting expressions of interestand CVs from experts in the economic growth sector foranticipatedUSAID-funded economic growth opportunities in Central Asia, including Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. 

Creative Associates International is a fast-growing, social impact company that specializes in the areas of education, economic growth, democratic transitions, and stabilization in post-conflict environments. Based in Chevy Chase, Maryland, this global development organization has a field presence is more than 25 countries and a strong client portfolio of that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department. Since its founding in 1977 by four enterprising women, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.    Creative Associates seeks a Monitoring Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Directorfor the anticipated USAID-funded Zambia Foundational Learning Activity, which will support the delivery of foundational learning in the early grades to improve learning outcomes. Specifically, the project will seek to scale the Primary Literacy Program (PLP), support the Ministry of Education to institutionalize PLP and early learning reforms, provide technical assistance to direct Government-to-Government Education Sector Assistance, and enhance the delivery of remedial and accelerated education.    The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Director will ensure that performance monitoring, action research, and evaluations are consistent with program outcomes and track progress of activities in achieving goals and outcomes. They will also manage and coordinate field monitoring and expert assessments, and any other personnel responsible for monitoring and collecting data and reports. The Director will ensure that the methodologies to measure the program’s impacton learning outcomes, socio-emotional skills, community involvement, and genderare consistently and systematically monitored and reported.     The MEL Director will report to the Chief of Party (COP) and supervise a team of MEL specialists.    

Local Coordinator USAID/Uzbekistan All Children Succeeding Activity   Position Location: Sirdarya,Namangan, Uzbekistan Background:  Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions, and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in more than 25 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, among others. Since its founding in 1977, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.      Project Description: The USAID-funded Uzbekistan All Children Succeeding Activity aim to improve the learning outcomes of Uzbekistani primary school students. To achieve this, the activity will strengthen the capacity of education sector systems to provide quality learning environments with the instruction, materials and support that children need while they are in school, at home, or in the community. Aligning professional development curriculum and training with universal design for learning, inclusive education (IE) principles and practices will be an integral part of this activity; therefore, interventions will work to enhance in-service training to support improved disability inclusive education and foundational skills acquisition.   The Local Coordinator will work under the supervision of the Couching and Mentoring Manager with support from the Teacher Professional Development Lead. S/he will support the integration of Inclusive Education principles and practices in school-based continuous professional development and in-service training for teachers, administrators, and other education professionals. The Local Coordinator will work with schools and regional/district education departments, conduct and coordinate training programs that reflect and support UDL, SEL, foundational skills acquisition, and diverse representation.

Creative Associates International is a fast-growing, social impact company that specializes in the areas of education, economic growth, democratic transitions, and stabilization in post-conflict environments. Based in Chevy Chase, Maryland, this global development organization has a field presence is more than 25 countries and a strong client portfolio of that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department. Since its founding in 1977 by four enterprising women, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike. Creative Associates International has been working in Nigeria for more than a decade to support education programs in Nigeria.   PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and in close partnership with federal partners and select Nigeria States (designated as legacy [Bauchi and Sokoto], launching (Adamawa) and technical assistance), the five-year Leveraging Education Assistance Resources in Nigeria (LEARN) project will support sustainable improvements in reading outcomes for first and second grade pupils. The goal of LEARN is to strengthen and scale early grade reading (EGR) best practice by ensuring that standards-based, context-appropriate assessment, materials, training, and administrative supports needed to improve literacy skills for P1-2 pupils are embedded within the federal policy, funding, and monitoring frameworks, and state and local authorities have the implementation protocols, capacity, and resources to carry out and sustain standards-based, data-driven EGR reform. The project objective is to instill ownership in and build capacity of school-community, local, state, and federal systems to establish a base for adequate, consistent data-driven funding, monitoring and performance that increase the equity, inclusion, and wellbeing necessary to achieve sustained EGR gains. LEARN will therefore be building on lessons learned from prior Nigeria reading programs to introduce a flexible, cost- efficient EGR intervention model that can be tailored to state contexts.

USAID/Uzbekistan All Children Succeeding Activity    Position Location: Tashkent, Uzbekistan   Background:   Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in more than 25 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, among others. Since its founding in 1977, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.       Project Description:  The USAID-funded Uzbekistan All Children Succeeding Activity aim to improve the learning outcomes of Uzbekistani primary school students. To achieve this, the activity will strengthen the capacity of education sector systems to provide quality learning environments with the instruction, materials and support that children need while they are in school, at home, or in the community. Aligning professional development curriculum and training with universal design for learning, inclusive education (IE) principles and practices will be an integral part of this activity; therefore, interventions will work to enhance in-service training to support improved disability inclusive education and foundational skills acquisition.  The Civil Society and System Strengthening Manager will work under the supervision of the Inclusive Education Specialist will have a pivotal role in fostering collaboration between civil society organizations (CSOs) and educational systems. S/he’s primary objective will be to enhance inclusive education strategies, ensuring access to quality education for children with disabilities within existing educational frameworks. Technical and will have supervisory responsibility with overall responsibility for the quality implementation of activities related to educational systems strengthening and community engagement. S/he will lead the design and development of activities to build government and DPO capacity at the national, regional, and district levels to plan and manage quality education service delivery and expand access for all children. S/he will work with relevant DPOs and self-initiative groups of parents of CwDs, agencies, project partners, and other stakeholders to support the design and development of policy implementation guidance and action plans in target regions and districts.  This role requires a committed and proactive individual who can effectively collaborate with various stakeholders, advocate for inclusive education policies, and drive positive change within civil society organizations to ensure the educational rights of children with disabilities are upheld and enhanced.

Creative Associates is seeking a Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) to lead the anticipated USAID-funded Ethiopia Learning in Emergencies project. This activity aims to improve holistic foundational skills learning for children aged 7-14+ affected by crisis in the country through methods including strengthening subnational capabilities to plan and implement education in emergencies service delivery, improving quality components (teachers, learning materials, school leadership) to improve learning, increasing community and parental engagement in education recovery, and integrating mental health and psychosocial support in education service delivery in conflict affected areas. 

Creative Associates is seeking a Chief of Party (COP) to lead the anticipated USAID-funded Ethiopia Learning in Emergencies project. This activity aims to improve holistic foundational skills learning for children aged 7-14+ affected by crisis in the country through methods including strengthening subnational capabilities to plan and implement education in emergencies service delivery, improving quality components (teachers, learning materials, school leadership) to improve learning, increasing community and parental engagement in education recovery, and integrating mental health and psychosocial support in education service delivery in conflict affected areas.