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Promoting Tanzania’s Environment, Conservation and Tourism Activity (PROTECT)
International
Resources Group (IRG),
a wholly owned subsidiary of Engility,
seeks an experienced Chief of Party for the anticipated USAID-funded Promoting
Tanzania’s Environment, Conservation and Tourism Activity (PROTECT) project.
The activity will address dynamics in Tanzania that threaten biodiversity
conservation and inhibit private sector-led tourism growth. This will
incorporate a series of integrated and overlapping interventions t
hat support
and strengthen capacity for biodiversity conservation in a manner which: (i)
reduces threats to biodiversity, and actively contributes to the conservation
of biodiversity at a landscape scale, (ii) contributes significantly to rural
development and diversification, employment, poverty alleviation, community
enrichment and empowerment of women and youth, (iii) strengthens biodiversity, rural
communities and the tourism value chain while reducing vulnerability to climate
change, and (iv) strengthens a wide range of organizations so they can
participate effectively in the policy process.
Responsibilities:
The Chief of Party
will provide overall technical, administrative, and financial management
leadership; prepare, review and monitor contract reporting and deliverables;
oversee the recruitment and engagement of technical staff; liaise with the IRG
home office, relevant USAID personnel, and project partners; and provide
technical implementation expertise as necessary to project components,
including:
· Environmental
Policy, Research and Advocacy
· Public and Private
Institutional Strengthening
· Nature-based
Economic Strengthening and Diversification
· Combating Wildlife
Poaching and Trafficking
Qualifications:
· Minimum 15 years
of managerial and technical experience in environmental policy reform,
environmental enterprise development, or biodiversity conservation.
· Master’s degree
required in relevant field.
· Demonstrated
supervisory or leadership experience on large, complex donor-funded development
projects.
· Ability to
communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
· East Africa
experience required, experience in Tanzania a plus.
· Must be fluent in
English with strong report writing ability.
Organization
Description
As an international
professional services firm, IRG/Engility delivers innovative, breakthrough
solutions in key development sectors, including agriculture and food security,
environment and global climate change, clean energy, democracy and governance,
disaster assistance, and integrated learning for development. IRG/Engility has
managed more than 850 contracts in 140 countries since 1978. Our experience
includes small, focused tasks and large, multi-country projects, including
complex regional projects in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Latin America
and the Caribbean. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Engility Corporation,
IRG/Engility can manage such complex activities in a timely and highly
cost-conscious manner and ensure that projects are implemented with superior
technical competency and in the most efficient and cost-effective manner
possible. IRG/Engility is committed to delivering sustainable, innovative solutions
to the developing world’s most complex problems.
Please apply here:
https://careers-engility.icims.com/jobs/9856/chief-of-party—environmen…