Position Title Chief
of Party
Requisition Number
15-0102
Post Date 6/20/2015
City Lilongwe
Description
Department Overview:
Pact exists to help
create a world where tho
se who are poor and marginalized exercise their voice,
build their own solutions, and take ownership of their future. The Malawi
country office contributes to realizing this purpose by giving communities the
skills to sustain their natural environment and be in charge of their
development. Pact Malawi envisions empowered, accountable, responsive and
productive communities and public, private and civil society sectors, inspired
by their actions to secure sustainable climate change adaptation and ensure
their health through effective reproductive health and family planning
information.
Position Purpose:
Pact seeks a Chief
of Party (COP) for the anticipated four-year USAID-funded Moving Into The
Future With The Youth (PaMawandi a Chinyamata or PaMawa) program in Malawi. The
COP provides leadership, management, and strategic direction for the entire
project. This position is responsible for guiding technical staff and for
ensuring the responsiveness and quality of work along with efficient use of
resources and achievement of results. The COP has the final authority within
the project team for decisions related to technical, management, and resource
allocation and personnel issues. In carrying out these responsibilities the COP
works in partnership with USAID key stakeholders, local national and community
level organizations, international and local project partners, and project
staff. This position is contingent upon funding.
Key
Responsibilities:
• Provide strategic
direction and technical leadership to produce required project results and
deliverables, and overall management of the operational, financial, and
administrative aspects of the project.
• Function as the
primary liaison between USAID, local organizations and other partners and
stakeholders.
• Create management
systems in line with Pact’s standard operating procedures consistent with the
needs of the project and USAID.
• Work with staff
and partners to translate project goals and objectives into implementable strategies
and plans.
• Direct and oversee
planning and budgeting processes and preparation of quarterly and annual
project activity reports.
• Monitor the
progress and pace of project implementation, assuring that the full potential
of the program is realized through the promotion of high quality work and
internal cost control.
• Supervise the work
and assesses the performance of all long- and short-term advisors, consultants,
and staff.
• Clarify roles,
delegate responsibilities appropriately to staff, and clearly communicate
expectations for staff contribution to project activities.
• Maintain
productive working relationships with USAID clients, project partners and key
counterparts.
Basic Requirements:
• Management and
supervisory experience commensurate with the scale and scope of PaMawa. At
minimum, the proposed COP must have at least five years of progressively more
responsible supervisory work experience that involved direct leadership of
professional and support staff, oversight and evaluation of staff performance
and deliverables, and contract/grant management. The same minimum level of
experience is required for the DCOP.
• Demonstrated track
record of achieving results in a development context. Specific and relevant
development outcomes achieved as a result of the proposed COP and DCOP’s
leadership should be documented in their CVs and summarized in the Annex.
• Demonstrated track
record of working in teams and fostering partnerships. Effective partnerships
with relevant institutions and structures are critical to PaMawa’s success.
• Specific instances
when the proposed COP and DCOP have formed led or participated in relevant
partnerships should be highlighted in their CVs or in the Annex.
• Oral and written
communication abilities. Both the COP and DCOP should possess an ability to
effectively communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders including
government counterparts, to communicate goals and expectations to their teams,
and to deliver timely and high quality oral and written analysis and reporting.
• Demonstrated
capacity to oversee monitoring, evaluation and learning. In combination the
proposed COP and DCOP must possess a demonstrated ability to provide oversight
and leadership for high quality results monitoring and assuring data quality,
and for evidence based adaptive management.
Preferred
Qualifications:
• Experience working
within Malawi and/or a strong demonstrated understanding of the country
context. Understanding of the country context may be demonstrated through a
track record of successful project implementation in Malawi or within the
region (links to any relevant evaluations should be included in the Annex),
through publications, and/or through leadership of relevant institutions or
forums.
• Leadership
experience managing or evaluating cross-sector development programs.
• Proficiency in one
or more local languages.
We are an Equal
Opportunity Employer.
Please view Equal
Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here.
To apply for this
position, please visit our website at www.pactworld.org
