Central Asia: STREAM Regional Coordinator – Bishkek, Dushanbe or Tashkent At Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

Fixed term | 12 months | ASAP

Acted

For the past 30 years, international NGO Acted has been going the last mile to save lives. Currently, Acted supports 20 million people across 43 countries to meet their needs in hard-to-reach areas – and pursues a triple mandate as a humanitarian, environmental and development aid actor. Acted relies on an in-depth knowledge of local territories and contexts to develop and implement relevant long-term actions, with a wide range of local and international partners, building together a “3ZERO” world: Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, Zero Poverty

Acted Central Asia

Acted has been present in Central Asia for over 25 years. Acted opened in Tajikistan in 1996 and currently has a coordination office in the capital Dushanbe and operational offices in Khujand, Murgab and Ayni. In Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Acted has been operating since 1999, with coordination offices in both capitals, Tashkent and Bishkek, and operational bases in Jalalabad and Osh.

Across Central Asia, Acted’s focus is on participatory, inclusive and multi-sectoral community-development efforts. Acted is implementing a wide range of programming in all three countries to develop the capacity of civil society organisations, local authorities and the private sector to build strong and resilient communities.

You will be in charge of

Overall management of the STREAM programme (till end of 2025) including:

1. Programme Planning
2. Programme Implementation Follow-up
3. Administration and Operational Management of Programme Implementation
   • Finance
   • Logistics
   • Administration/HR
   • Transparency
   • Security
4. External Relations
5. Quality Control
6. Reporting

Expected skills and qualifications

• PhD or Master’s level degree in relevant field (water management, civil or water engineering, climate science, development or peace studies, environmental peacebuilding, international relations, anthropology etc.)
• Relevant professional training for the position;
• Professional experience in Central Asia or CIS countries, preferably in the three target countries;
• At least 5 years of experience in the related thematic areas, e.g., NRM or IWRM, land or pasture management, climate change adaptation, infrastructure rehabilitation, local governance, peacebuilding, etc.;
• A track record (minimum two years) of implementing multi-million euro, multi-year, multi-country projects of comparable size and scope with diverse donors; experience with BMZ/KfW, EU and or USAID will be a distinct advantage;
• Experience managing infrastructure projects, especially focused on water and or water accounting, will be an advantage;
• Demonstrated managerial competences and skills, including result-oriented management, strategic planning, human resources and financial management skills; strong experience in steering and mentoring; strong interpersonal, intercultural, networking and communication skills;
• Proven track record in cooperating with a large number of state and non-state stakeholders and in strengthening key local and national partners and sharing capacities;
• Demonstrated knowledge and working relationships with relevant (esp. state) actors will be an advantage;
• Experience conducting and or coordinating large scale research using a range of methods and tools;
• Knowledge of adaptive programming and understanding of key programme principles (do no harm, etc.);
• Excellent in both spoken and written English;
• Working knowledge of Russian is preferred;
• Knowledge of Kyrgyz, Tajik or Uzbek will be an advantage; knowledge of more than one a distinct advantage.

Conditions

• Salary between 2600 and 2800€ monthly (before income tax), depending on the level of education, security level, etc as well as a monthly living allowance of $300
• Contribution to a housing allowance of up to 75% of Acted benchmark or accommodation and food provided in Acted guesthouse
• Pension, health insurance, life insurance and repatriation assistance (& unemployment insurance for EU citizens)
• Flight tickets every 6 months & visa fees covered
• Contribution to the luggage transportation: up to 100 kgs, depending on the length of the contract
• Annual leave of 25 to 43 days per year
• One week pre-departure training in Acted HQ, including a 4-days in situ security training
• Tax advice (free 30-minute call with a tax consultant)
• Psychological assistance