Chief of Party, Worldwide

IRD is expanding its global presence and seeking to build a strong COP pool for future job openings for USAID and other donor -funded projects: 

Chief of Party candidates are sought in the following technical areas:

• Democracy & Governance: Civil society strengthening, local governance, human rights, community development, media development.
• Food and Agricultural:  Agribusiness, food security, crop production, livelihoods development, livestock / pastoral development.
• Economic Growth; Enterprise development, value chain development, market development, local economic development, development credit.
• Health and Hygiene: HIV/AIDs, family planning, maternal and child health, women’s and reproductive health, health systems delivery.
• Relief and Humanitarian Assistance: Disaster assistance, logistics, protection, disaster risk reduction, grants management.
• Infrastructure Development: Roads, water and vertical structures, community infrastructure, project management, construction management, QA/QC.
• Education: Basic, vocational, youth and adult education, workforce development, education partnerships, training, gender equality.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provide overall project leadership, strategic guidance, managerial and technical oversight with overall responsibility for achieving cost effective, timely, contractually compliant project results and impacts;
• Oversee the establishment of effective project reporting, monitoring and evaluation, financial management, personnel and procurement systems;
• Represent the project to donor, government counterparts, NGO’s, and other stakeholders, building collaboration and strong working relationships;
• Supervise senior project technical and administrative staff; and
• Oversee the preparation and submission of project reports including ad hoc quarterly and financial reports.

Required Skills & Experience:

• BA/BS degree, Advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in the appropriate technical field.
• 3+ years of direct management experience as a Chief of Party or Deputy Chief of Party on a donor funded international development project.
• Work proficiency in English, Foreign language competency preferred.