Company Name: Canada World Youth
Project
Title:
EQWIP HUBs Powering Youth Innovation for Sustainable Livelihoods
Start: July 2015
Working
Location:
939 Somerset Street W. Ottawa, Ontario K1R 6R8 Canada
Status: Executive level, contract
Annual
Salary:According
to experience between $80,000 to $130,000 (Canadian Dollars)
Benefits
Package:
Group insurance, RRSP, travel insurance
Summary
EQWIP HUBS will be a
dynamic platform of diverse actors and young people working together to develop
solutions to both local and global social, economic and environmental
challenges in six countries around the world. EQWIP, an innovative youth
serving partnership between Canada World Youth (CWY) and Youth Challenge
International (YCI) has brought together a global consortium including
UN-HABITAT, TakingITGlobal (TIG) and the Education Development Centre (EDC) to
collaborate on this initiative.
Through 17 youth
centered EQWIP HUBS in urban areas, participatory programming will support
young people in accessing a sustainable livelihood. Through the engagement of a
multi-stakeholder EQWIP HUB Network, EQWIP HUBS will foster a supportive and
responsive enabling environment for youth livelihood activities by providing mentorship,
coaching and access to capital. The EQWIP HUB Network will strengthen the
capacity of public and private sector stakeholders and civil society related to
youth mainstreaming for policies, products and services.
EQWIP HUBS is
building a team of energetic, skilled and passionate individuals who are
motivated by the prospect of exploring new and creative approaches to solving
complex global challenges.
Position
Description
The Chief of Party
will be responsible for the overall management, including the technical,
financial and administrative functions of the project. S/he will manage all
national and international staff and will oversee reporting on program results
and monitoring and evaluation is completed according to donor and EQWIP HUB
Project standards. S/he will establish and maintain positive, collaborative and
productive relationships with staff, funders, project implementing partners,
sector stakeholders and private sector actors.
Key
Responsibilities
- Provide
leadership, management, representation and operations oversight for the
project; - Provide
strategic, operations and representation assistance to ensure that
activities are meeting their goals and targets, recommending program
adjustments when necessary to keep the project on track; - Cultivate
and strengthen relationships with local partner organizations and ensure
that implementation is responsive to the needs of partners and
beneficiaries; - Track
and report project progress and activities monthly against work plans; - Oversee
program monitoring and evaluation to ensure effective implementation and
to measure the impact of activities; - Maintain
a thorough knowledge of youth livelihood issues and a general
understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing young people
across countries of operation; - Ensure
the project is in compliance with all grant and cooperative agreement
rules, requirements and regulations as well as with the projects policies
and procedures; - Serve
as the primary budget authority over the project, responsible for ensuring
all costs charged to the project are allowable, reasonable and correctly
allocated; - Provide
management and oversight of daily operations of the project, in particular
with regard to coordination of activities and events in each country; - Accept
fiduciary responsibility for all funds advanced for the purpose of the
project; - Carry
out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s
policies and applicable laws; - Carry
out management responsibilities including interviewing, hiring, and
training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; addressing
complaints and resolving problems; in accordance with the projects
policies and applicable laws; - Maintain
regular communications with project headquarters staff to communicate
progress on programming and address upcoming issues in advance; - Report
to the project Steering Committee including ongoing consultation around
key executive decisions and monthly meetings; - Other
duties may be assigned.
Essential
Qualifications
- 5+
years of progressively responsible management and leadership experience at
a director level; - Master’s
degree in a relevant field, for example; Project Management, Business
Administration, International Development, etc. - Previous
experience as a proactive Chief of Party or similar Executive role with a
strong reputation for developing excellent collaborative working
relationships with counterparts, international organizations and donors; - Long-term,
overseas experience preferably with a focus on young people; - Required
to travel internationally to different countries: Indonesia, Peru,
Bolivia, Ghana, Senegal and Tanzania. - Track
record buildings teams , leadership capacity and partnership capacity
building; - A
successful track record in supervising, designing, managing and
implementing donor-funded projects and proven ability to develop and
monitor work plans, training plans, and procurement plans; - Demonstrated
mentoring abilities and experience supporting senior managerial staff; - Track
record in a multi-funder environment is an asset; - Experience
in fundraising and the development of innovative development concepts; - Strong
interpersonal and communication skills; - English
fluency required, French & Spanish language skills are highly
desirable.
Deadline to
apply:
Sunday, June 28, 2015 at 5pm EST. Applications will be considered upon
submission. Please submit your cover letter and CV as a one document Word or
PDF e-mail attachment to cv@cwy-jcm.org with “Chief Of Party” in the subject
line. No phone calls about the position can be accepted. We thank all
applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview
will be contacted.