Attachment J.2 - OTI Overview.pdf

Office of Transition Initiatives Overview

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USAID’s Mission:

On behalf of the American people, we promote and demonstrate democratic values abroad, and advance a free, peaceful, and prosperous world. In support of America’s foreign policy, the U.S. Agency for International Development leads the U.S. government’s international development and disaster assistance through partnerships and investments that save lives, reduce poverty, strengthen democracy governance, and help people emerge from humanitarian crises and progress beyond assistance.

WHO WE ARE

CPS Bureau’s Mission: CPS seeks to create stable and peaceful societies.

● The Bureau for Conflict Prevention and Stabilization (CPS) partners in countries affected by conflict to build the foundations for peace and stability. Investing in conflict and violence prevention breaks the costly cycle of instability to advance U.S. national security interests.

● CPS lead and coordinate USAID’s investments in peacebuilding, addressing state fragility, stabilization, conflict and violence prevention, and political transition.

WHO WE ARE

OTI’s Mission:

In support of U.S. foreign policy, OTI seizes emerging windows of opportunity in the political landscape to promote stability, peace and democracy by catalyzing local initiatives through adaptive and agile programming.

OTI Values:

● Agility

● Diversity & Inclusion

● Curiosity

● Courage

● Accountability

● Political

✓ Is the opportunity or threat an important U.S. foreign policy interest?

✓ Is there a window of opportunity: a decisive shift in the political landscape that creates an opening to support viable local political will?

✓ Can OTI’s model bring a comparative advantage to support positive political momentum during the crucial period?

✓ Does the operating environment allow for OTI’s systems and processes to be optimized?

CRITERIA FOR ENGAGEMENT

WHEN WE WORK

WHERE WE WORK

Active & Closed programs (1994-2022)

Country Partner(s) Budget to Date Current End Date

Coastal West Africa (Benin, Ghana, Togo)

Creative Associates International $15 Million March 2024

Ethiopia Dexis Consulting Group $36.7 Million February

Niger The Kaizen Company $9.1 Million June 2023

Sudan Chemonics & Development

Transformations Global $94.8 Million August 2023

Belarus Chemonics International $24.5 Million February

Moldova Dexis Consulting Group / Management Systems

International $7.2 Million

March 2023 / September

Ukraine Chemonics International $163.8 Million August 2023

Country Partner(s) Budget to Date Current End Date

Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras)

Creative Associates International $30.0 Million May 2024

Colombia Management Systems

International $95.8 Million November

Iraq Chemonics International $104.1 Million September

Libya Chemonics International $194.6 Million September

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CURRENT COUNTRY PROGRAMS

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Iraq 2003-2006

Afghanistan 2002-2005

Afghanistan 2009-2016

OTI manages a budget of approximately 60% non-TI funds and has managed over $3 billion in total funds since the office was created in 1994.

OUR BUDGET HISTORY

Sudan

Syria 2012-2020 Ukraine

Operational Platform

● The purpose of a SWIFT task order: “to establish and manage a flexible, quick-response mechanism to support activities that support U.S. foreign policy priorities”

● Transition Activities Pool (TAP): Grants Under Contract (GUCs), Short-Term Technical Assistance (STTA), Direct Delivery of Goods and Services (DDGS)

OTI Staffing Model

● Empowered and dedicated field staff

● Contract management handled in Washington

HOW WE OPERATE

OTI BUSINESS MODEL

USAID/OTI

SWIFT IP

LOCAL PARTNERS

INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT

Co-Creation

Open Communication

Transparent Decision-making

Joint Program Development & Implementatio n Shared

Responsibility & Risk

Respect of Roles &

Boundaries

Shared Vision & Strategy

ONE TEAM APPROACH

WORKING IN COMPLEXITY

COMPLEX COMPLICATED

CHAOTIC OBVIOUS

Cause & effect apparent in retrospect

PROBE • SENSE • RESPOND

EMERGENT PRACTICE

Unknown unknowns

Cause & effect separated over time and space

SENSE • ANALYZE • RESPOND

GOOD PRACTICE

Known unknowns

Cause & effect not clear

ACT • SENSE • RESPOND

NOVEL PRACTICE

Unknowable unknowns

Cause & effect relationships well known, predictable, repeatable

SENSE • CATEGORIZE • RESPOND

BEST PRACTICE

Known knowns

DEFINING SUCCESSMANAGING FOR EFFECTIVENESS

MANAGING FOR EFFECTIVENESS

PPM

Processes

Pause & Reflect

Practices M&E

Knowledge Management & Learning Culture

THE OTI MODELADAPTIVE PROGRAMMING

OTI PROGRAMMING PRINCIPLES

Action Research

Theory of Change

Intentionality

Experimentation

Local Ownership

One Team

Active & Closed programs (1994-2023)