Deputy Chief of Party - East Africa Trade and Investment Hub

Job Description

Project Background:

The East Africa Trade and Investment Hub (the Hub) boosts trade and investment with and within East Africa. It does this by deepening regional integration, increasing the competitiveness of select regional agricultural value chains, promoting two-way trade with the United States (U.S.) under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and facilitating investment and technology to drive trade growth intra-regionally and to global markets. The Hub supports the U.S. Government’s presidential Trade Africa and Feed the Future initiatives.

Purpose:

The Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) will provide technical leadership to the project’s four components, with a specific focus increasing an maintaining technical rigor, meeting performance targets and ensuring efficiency in the delivery of development services. S/he will provide technical support and oversight to regional activities to ensure vital feedback loops between activities and developments in EAC member countries and the Trade and Investment Hub. Together with the COP, s/he will provide high-level engagement with key regional stakeholders on trade facilitation activities.

Responsibilities and Key Tasks:

The DCOP will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following tasks:

• Provide leadership and day-to-day management of efforts to integrate cross-cutting activities (robust knowledge management (KM) and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) practices, gender integration, and effective outreach and communications) into all technical activities;
• With guidance from the COP work with the project’s team to ensure an integrated approach in producing deliverables as outlined in the Work Plan and Rolling Milestones and Deliverables document;
• Oversee the Hub’s activities within the EAC member countries, including engagement with project stakeholders, including:national government staff, business and trade associations, and other private sector partners;
• Provide input and oversight in the quality delivery of country-level initiatives and activities, including trade shows/fairs, forums, and other high-visibility events;
• Coordinate integration of all components to achieve optimal results and impact;
• Recommend to the Chief of Party additional methods of identifying and assessing program impact;
• Evaluate the performance of program activities and prepare a progress report upon completion of the assignment;
• Help coordinate the identification, approval, hiring, and mobilization of short-term consultants; and
• Other tasks as directed by the Chief of Party.

• The DCOP will supervise the four (4) country representatives (in Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Ethiopia), as well as the four Nairobi-based technical component leads.

Reporting:

The Deputy Chief of Party will report to the Chief of Party.

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in applied economics, trade, finance, or relevant field
• 10 plus years of professional experience, including at least 5 years of management experience in international development
• Pleasant demeanor and excellent HR management skills
• Previous long-term experience in East Africa
• Able to work in multicultural environments and operate in a politically intense atmosphere
• Strong writing English skills

About the Organization

DAI works at the cutting edge of international development, combining technical excellence, professional project management, and exceptional customer service to solve our clients’ most complex problems. Since 1970, DAI has worked in 150 developing and transition countries, providing comprehensive development solutions in areas including crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance and public sector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private sector development and financial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS, avian influenza control, water and natural resources management, and energy and climate change. Clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and host-country governments.