Help! I’m Hiring New Senior Staff And I Want Them To Be CLA-Savvy!

If you are involved in hiring leadership positions, such as Chiefs of Party, Deputy Chiefs of Party, Technical Directors or Team Leads, Directors of Finance & Administration, and MEL staff, this resource can help you draft position responsibilities and qualifications aligned with collaborating, learning & adapting (CLA) responsibilities, skills, and values. In addition, USAID staff can use this resource to inform key personnel requirements in solicitations. 

If you are currently in a leadership position or managing those who are, you can also use this tool to identify CLA-related responsibilities that may not already be - but should be! - in your position descriptions. You can turn to this resource for inspiration to update your position description or inform your annual performance goals.

The rest of this resource is broken down by position type with illustrative language for CLA-related responsibilities and qualifications. Some are repeated for all positions because of how critical they are to all leadership roles.