Chief of Party, USAID/Indonesia MECLA Activity

Job Description

LINC is seeking a Chief of Party for the anticipated USAID-funded MECLA Activity in Indonesia. The Chief of Party will provide overall leadership, day-to-day management, and technical direction for the activity. They will ensure high quality of program deliverables, serve as chief liaison for USAID/Indonesia and key external stakeholders, and build the capacity of local staff and partners. This is a proposal position contingent upon USAID award.

** Indonesian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply**

Responsibilities:

• Provide vision and overall leadership of the Activity, including program planning, technical execution, financial management, and operations;
• Manage, train and mentor staff ensuring seamless coordination among Activity components;
• Ensure timely provision of responsive, high-quality deliverables from staff, consultants, and subcontractors;
• Oversee the design, development, and implementation of performance and impact evaluations, sector assessments, baseline assessments, evaluations, research and analysis, MEL capacity strengthening, collaborating, learning, and adapting, and data management.
• Coordinate and provide MEL and CLA technical assistance and capacity strengthening to USAID/Indonesia staff, implementing partners, and other stakeholders such as Government of Indonesia;
• Establish and maintain relationships, coordinate, and consult with key stakeholders, including USAID, Government of Indonesia, implementing partners, and civil society, and other key stakeholders and audiences as required.
• Model integrity in all actions and ensure an inclusive and ethical team environment.

Successful candidates should have:

• A master’s degree in international development, social sciences or a related field;
• Minimum 10 years of demonstrated experience supporting complex donor-funded programs, ideally USAID. Prior experience as a COP or Deputy Chief of Party strongly preferred;
• Proven USAID and external stakeholder relations, team leadership, and strategic management skills;
• At least five years of experience related to research, evaluation, statistics and/or monitoring projects related to development;
• Experience with locally-led development and capacity strengthening preferred;
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills in English required; proficiency in spoken and written Bahasa Indonesia preferred;
• Prior experience working in Indonesia or Southeast Asia required;  
• Understanding USAID regulations and policies, including the Automated Directives System 201, the Evaluation Policy, and the Local Capacity Strengthening Policy.

About the Organization

About LINC

LINC is a mission-driven small business headquartered in Washington, DC dedicated to strengthening local actors and systems. At LINC, we believe that a practical approach to engaging committed, capable local actors increase international development effectiveness and sustainability. The recipient of USAID’s “Small Business of the Year” award in 2017, we are a team of reflective practitioners, passionate and energetic in our work, and committed to locally led development. We have developed ground-breaking tools to map organizational networks, measure social capital, and leverage systems-based approaches to development. We partner with major universities, foundations, local NGOs and consulting firms, USAID, and FCDO among others. Our country experience spans Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. For more information on LINC, please visit www.linclocal.org.

Purpose of Project

The overall purpose of the anticipated USAID-funded Indonesia Monitoring, Evaluation, Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (MECLA) Activity is to enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency of the USAID Mission in Indonesia, its implementing partners (IPs), and stakeholders in achieving and reporting results through the use of empirical data/information and adaptive management. In order to effectively measure and strengthen the outcomes and impact of U.S. development assistance, USAID/Indonesia seeks to enhance the design, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Knowledge Management (KM), and Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) capacity of its staff, IPs, and stakeholders in Indonesia. By adopting an evidence-based approach to decision-making, USAID can optimize resource allocation, thereby enhancing its contribution to sustainable development outcomes.