Management Systems International (MSI) Chief of Party Job Vacancy in Tanzania

Proposal Summary:

This forthcoming USAID/Tanzania project will be focused on strengthening
civil society to monitor, lobby and advocate for greater accountability and
on strengthening the capacity of the government’s accountability
institutions.

Position Summary:

The chief of party will be responsible for technical leadership and administrative
oversight of the project and will serve as the principal institutional
liaison to USAID.

Responsibilities:

Manage, provide technical advice, and monitor all program components and
assure that the overall program is meeting proposed objectives and targets.

Provide senior technical assistance to the government’s anti-corruption and
other accountability agencies, and to civil society groups to strengthen
their institutional capabilities and coordination with other Tanzanian
government and nongovernmental organizations that have responsibilities for
anti-corruption functions.

Serve as the senior anti-corruption specialist for the project and as the
principal liaison with Tanzanian counterparts in government, at USAID, and
with US government representatives in Tanzania.

Supervise and coordinate the work of local program staff: conduct regular
staff meetings to discuss project status, facilitate sharing of information
among staff members, provide guidance to direct staff members’ activities,
monitor performance and conduct annual performance evaluation, authorize
business trips, review and sign off on timesheets and leave requests.

Supervise and coordinate the work of subcontractors, consultants and
grantees: review work plans, monthly and quarterly status and annual reports,
financial reports, and deliverables.

Supervise and monitor Grants Program: participate in proposal evaluation
process and provide comments, review reports and deliverables, conduct
meetings with grantees to discuss project implementation status, attend some
activities conducted by grantees.

Contribute to preparing work plans, monitoring and evaluations plans, and
submit them to USAID after MSI/US approval. Prepare and submit reports and
other administrative information as required to USAID, ensuring compliance
with USAID reporting requirements on progress related to the program’s
results package.

Provide primary interface for the project with USAID, USG partners in
country, and other donors. Coordinate program activities with other donor
programs.

Consult with MSI/US on making decisions related to program activities,
contractors, local staff, USAID, other donor organizations, etc.

Report to MSI/US on major technical, managerial and financial issues related
to the project.

Maintain daily communication with the Technical Director at MSI/US to report
and consult on all issues related to the program implementation. All
deliverables and major decisions on the program are subject to approval by
MSI/US

Qualifications:

S/he must have a master’s degree, in management, international development or
related field.

S/he must have a minimum of 10 years professional experience in development,
with 5 years in a developing country and 5 to 7 years of management
experience.

S/he must have demonstrated capabilities in institutional capacity
development, high-level strategic visioning and leadership and experience in
working effectively with local civil society organizations and other
development partners.

Experience of local government or decentralized governance is desirable or at
the minimum an appreciation of the machinery of government in terms of how
government operates.

S/he must have proven exceptional leadership in the design, management,
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of similar-sized donor-supported
programs, with skills in strategic planning, management, supervision and
budgeting, and preferably must have experience in managing complex activities
involving coordination with multiple program partner institutions.

Experience in managing programs is required.

S/he must have strong communication skills, including interpersonal and in
written and oral English, to fulfill the diverse technical and managerial
requirements of the program and to effectively coordinate with a wide range
of stakeholders.

S/he must have the proven ability to develop and communicate a common vision
among diverse partners and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.

S/he must have excellent contacts with local civil society organizations and
their networks or coalitions.

Deadline: 16-05-2013

How to Apply:
For more application instructions please visit

https://www.devex.com/en/jobs/chief-of-party-anti-corruption-project-tanzania-18679-4?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonuq3IdO%2FhmjTEU5z17%2BwuX6OzlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4HTcZjI%2FqLAzICFpZo2FFcH%2FaQZA%3D%3D#

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