The Capacity Development Advisor (CDA) will manage, oversee and monitor all capacity development interventions for USAID and GIRoA officials and program staff to achieve project objectives. The CDA will design & deliver capacity development programs to enhance understanding of the role of development best practices in USG Counterinsurgency (COIN) programming. The position requires extensive coordination with USG Counterinsurgency Training Center – Afghanistan (CTC-A), GIRoA agencies, donors and implementing partners.

• Prioritize, plan, and implement capacity development activities in collaboration with the Counterinsurgency Training Center – Afghanistan (CTC-A) that promoted best practice COIN education to create greater unity of effort among stakeholders.
• Conduct capacity building/training needs assessments for the program team; Develop and deliver in-house staff training programs that build staff capacity to implement the project effectively.
• Identify, recruit and work with local Afghan training service delivery providers that can be potential grantee or subcontract recipients to implement training programs at the sub-national level.
• Coordinate closely with all USG and other international donor programs dedicated to increasing GIRoA capacity at the sub-national level and seek ways of leveraging resources and avoiding duplication.
• In collaboration with the Senior Strategic Communications Advisor and Senior Research and Analysis Advisor, facilitate training and development activities promoting best practices in COIN policy and programming to stakeholders.