Chief of Party - Partnership for the Development of Eastern Congo (P-DEC)
IMA World Health, a subsidiary of Corus International, is seeking a Chief of Party (COP) with significant multi-sectoral experience to lead the USAID-funded Partnership for the Development of Eastern Congo (P-DEC).
Corus International is a family of organizations which believes that those who were born into impossible circumstances deserve the opportunity for a better life. Corus was formed through the strategic merger of IMA World Health (operating as a public health organization since 1960), and Lutheran World Relief (operating as a livelihoods organization since 1945), and today includes smaller entities of Charlie Goldsmith Associates, Ground Up Investing, and Farmers Market Coffee. Corus International works in over 20 countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America with a primary focus on health, livelihoods, and emergency response.
Corus International’s largest country portfolio is the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where IMA World Health has worked alongside the Congolese government, donors, and a variety of local and international partners since 2000 with a staff of over 200. Programs revitalize the country’s health system, improve WASH access and systems, prevent and respond to SGBV, promote clean energy, and improve the health of the population. The portfolio includes a focus on both sustainable development and humanitarian assistance activities and operates out of two base offices in Kinshasa and Goma.
The USAID-funded Partnership for the Development of Eastern Congo (P-DEC) is anticipated to be upwards of $40 million and meant to span five years. The program is designed to contribute to stabilization through integrated activities that work with local institutions to promote peace and facilitate a transition from humanitarian to development assistance in key areas of eastern Congo.
The COP is directly responsible for the overall success of the project, including management, strategic visioning, and technical oversight. S/he also serves as the key interlocuter with USAID on all administrative and programmatic matters. This position reports directly to IMA’s Goma Head of Office and is based in Goma, Eastern Congo.
Responsibilities
· Maintain routine contact with key IMA leadership in country, including both IMA’s Head of Office in Goma as well as IMA’s Country Director in Kinshasa, to keep them apprised of relevant operational, human resource, security, and other programmatic aspects of the IMA-Goma office
· Cultivate and maintain a strong working relationship with key counterparts in Corus International’s HQ to keep them apprised of project progress, as well as pertinent issues and roadblocks
Qualifications
Required
Preferred
Living Conditions
The COP role is based in Goma, a major city in Eastern Congo, with up to 50% travel to field locations. The role can be negotiated as an accompanied post for families. Goma remains fairly stable, with occasional instances of violence, insecurity, or petty crime. Field locations experience volatility with more basic living conditions, and staff must adhere to a curfew as well as safety protocols at all times.
IMA/Corus International prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by U.S. or International law.
Longtime partner INGOs, IMA World Health (IMA) and Lutheran World Relief (LWR) founded Corus International to spearhead new collaborations and innovations across the global development, aid, public health, and private sectors that achieve transformational change and build self-reliance. We draw on the over 75 years of experience of our non-profit and for-profit subsidiary organizations – LWR, IMA, Charlie Goldsmith Associates (CGA), Ground Up Investing, IMA Innovations, and LWR Farmers Market. Together, we take a systems approach to grow rural economies, eliminate extreme poverty, ensure access to quality healthcare, and respond to urgent humanitarian needs in fragile settings.