What You’ll Be Doing



Project Background

Cadmus was awarded the USAID Digital Forward Activity, which provides tools and technical assistance to USAID Missions and Washington Operating Units to ensure digital initiatives are incorporated into USAID programs and activities. Digital Forward advance digital initiatives that enhance digital security and economic prosperity in partner countries, while safeguarding individual rights, freedom of expression, and democratic norms and practices.



The Regional Inclusive Digital Ecosystem, or RIDE, is an activity from USAID’s Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA) under Digital Forward. A five-year program, RIDE will leverage the dynamism of Southeast Asia’s digital economy to promote a more inclusive, safe, reliable, and open digital ecosystem. RIDE will focus on strengthening the policy environment, supporting innovations that safeguard consumers, and promoting equity and inclusion in the digital ecosystem.



Position Summary

The Equity and Inclusion Lead will design, implement and monitor regional level interventions to promote equity and inclusion in the SEA digital ecosystem under Objective 3 as well as work across the three objectives to support the diversity, equity and inclusion aspects of the activity. He/she will support team members to design sub-activities using a diversity and inclusion lens, help identify opportunities to make inclusion specific programming within each of the objectives and identify issues that may affect populations differently and propose solutions to address these issues.

Responsibilities:

Leads Objective 3 (equity, inclusion and accessibility in the SEA digital ecosystem) activities

Operationalizes technical vision for Objective 3 (equity, inclusion and accessibility in the SEA digital ecosystem) and mobilizes and oversees consultants, partners, and other resources as required to deliver on vision

Advocates for and implements public and corporate policies that foster equitable online space

Designs and delivers comprehensive digital literacy programs for underrepresented populations

Promotes the use of accessible technologies that meet the unique needs of diverse communities

Develops and executes targeted strategies that address systemic inequalities within the digital ecosystem

Forges collaborations and partnerships to foster a more equitable and inclusive digital landscape

Collaborates with the Grants and Contracts Manager to identify grant opportunities that advance objective 3 results

Collaborates with team members to embed diversity, equity, and inclusion into all aspects of the Activity work, from project planning and implementation to evaluation and reporting

Helps identify opportunities to make inclusion-specific programming within each of the objectives

Supports team members in designing and implementing sub-activities with a diversity and inclusion lens

Contributes to bi-weekly, quarterly, and annual reporting requirements for USAID and to local counterparts as needed

Please submit a CV and, preferably, a cover letter to [email protected] with the position title in the subject line. This position will remain open until filled.