Chief of party | South Sudan | 2021

Chemonics International seeks an experienced Chief of Party for the anticipated four-year, USAID-funded Resilience through Agriculture in South Sudan Activity. This project aims to strengthen resilience to cope with, and adapt to, shocks for targeted food insecure communities across thirteen counties in Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei, Upper Nile, Unity, and Western Bahr el Ghazal States by improving gender-responsive food production, market-based distribution, and household nutrition. The Chief of Party (COP) will be responsible for the management, technical implementation, and oversight of the project. The position is contingent upon contract award. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide overall vision and technical direction for the implementation of project activities, ensuring that the intended project impact is accomplished
• Serve as the project’s primary liaison with USAID on day-to-day implementation and technical matters
• Facilitate communication and close coordination with all stakeholders of the activity including international and regional partners, and host-country government officials
• Supervise core project staff and ensure technical assistance team is achieving results as outlined in the work plan
• Ensure compliance with USAID regulation and Chemonics policies
• Contribute to the design of project monitoring and evaluation systems

Qualifications:

• A graduate degree or higher in the field of management, international development, or a related technical field
• Minimum 10 years of relevant, senior-level professional experience in international development
• At least 5 years’ experience managing conflict-sensitive, market systems-based agriculture development, food security, and/or resilience projects
• Prior experience supervising long-term local staff and short-term U.S., third county, and local consultants
• Proven ability to build relationships and work effectively with government representatives and key stakeholders
• Extensive project management leadership experience, including human resources, procurement, subcontracts, grants, and accounting/finance
• Extensive project management leadership experience, including applying collaborating, learning, and adapting (CLA) principles, knowledge management and communications, and monitoring, evaluation, and learning, including documenting project performance; evaluating subcontractor and grantee activities, and providing overall operational direction
• Chief of Party experience with USAID project preferred
• Experience working in South Sudan and/ or other conflict states preferred
• Experience employing adaptive and flexible implementation approaches and scenario-planning in fragile operating contexts preferred
• Strong interpersonal and oral/written communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
• Ability to relocate to Juba, South Sudan
• Fluency in written and oral English

Application Instructions:

Interested applicants should submit their cover letter, CV, and contact information for three current professional references to this form by 5:00 p.m. (17:00) on February 19, 2021. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.

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