CARE,Chief of Party Jobs in Malawi

Closing date: 07 Aug 2016

CARE seeks a Chief of Party
for an anticipated USAID-funded, five-year, girls’ education program in Malawi.
The focus of this program is to provide education programming for marginalized
adolescent girls. This
will be accomplished by engaging communities to change
social norms and to promote girls’ education; providing training for adolescent
girls in all schools to develop and practice core leadership competencies
(voice, decision-making, confidence, organization, and vision/motivating
others); increasing school access; improving school safety; and policy
outreach.

The Chief of Party
is accountable for the overall vision and leadership of the project and is
accountable for delivering results. The successful candidate should possess
significant experience managing program, financial, and operations of USAID- or
other international donor-funded projects.

This position is
subject to project award and funding.

International
relocation and allowances may be available. This position would be based in
Lilongwe.

Primary
Responsibilities:

Oversee
the completion of all technical requirements, including project results
and deliverables, in accordance with the project work plan.
Build
and maintain productive working relationships with USAID, project
partners, and key stakeholders. Serve as the primary liaison among all
project stakeholders.
Manage
the project’s operational, financial, and administrative priorities; direct
the planning and budgeting processes. Create or adapt management systems
in line with CARE’s standard operating procedures, ensuring consistency
with project needs.
Build
partnerships among international -, national- and community-level
stakeholders
Design
and oversee an annual project cycle in accordance with USAID’s annual
planning cycles
With
staff and partners, translate project goals and objectives into
implementable strategies and plans. Oversee the preparation of quarterly
and annual project activity reports, M&E reports, and other
deliverables, as specified in the agreement. Report against the project’s
targets.
Represent
the project at high-level meetings, conferences, and other fora.
Guide
team members to fulfill the project’s strategic goals and objectives.
Supervise
and mentor senior staff, delegating responsibilities as appropriate.
Clearly communicate expectations for staff performance.

Required
Skills:

Master’s
degree in a relevant field.
Minimum
of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in international
development/education project management (some previous USAID program
management experience required).
Experience
with education programming for marginalized adolescent girls is required.
Experience
with addressing quality of education, including retention rate and
transition from primary to secondary
Experience
in gender transformative pedagogy
Addressing
social norms that contribute to the exclusion of girls from school
Proven
exceptional leadership in the design, management, implementation,
monitoring and evaluation of similar-sized international donor-supported
programs, with skills in strategic planning and thinking, management,
supervision and budgeting, and experience managing complex activities
involving coordination with multiple program partner institutions.
Demonstrated
skills building and maintaining relationships with host governments,
donors, other donor-funded projects and stakeholders, local organizations,
and partners.
Strong
oral and written communication skills; excellent demonstrated
interpersonal and negotiation skills.
Experience
recruiting, developing, and managing staff and teams.
Track
record of strong commitment to sharing knowledge, documenting experiences,
supporting creative initiatives, and sharing credit.
Experience
managing required programmatic and financial reporting requirements.
Experience with M&E is a plus.
Previous
experience in Malawi is a strong advantage.
Fluency
in English (spoken and written) is required; knowledge of local languages
is a plus.
Ability
to travel within Malawi as required.