Job Summary
Abt Associates is seeking a qualified Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) to support the anticipated USAID West Africa Biodiversity and Low Emission Development Activity (WABiLED). This position located in Accra, Ghana, will provide overall strategic direction, technical leadership, and implementation for the task order under the STARR II IDIQ. The DCOP will support the Chief of Party (COP) in overall management and administration of the WABiLED project and all its activities and cross-cutting tasks. The DCOP must manage program operations and administration, ensuring overall compliance with USAID rules and regulations, financial management, international and local personnel recruitment and management, subcontractor management, and project start-up and close-out.
The position will lead efforts to promote biodiversity conservation and climate resilient, low-emissions development in West Africa and will provide a regional and targeted focus on the West Africa (Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone) region to improve governance and policy over critical natural and human systems. By working through regional partners, and with targeted national and sub-national institutions, this position will lead to increased capacity of institutions at all levels to reduce wildlife trafficking, deforestation, and forest degradation, establish and strengthen management of conservation areas in biodiverse landscapes, improve land use to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, and explore private sector opportunities for achieving biodiversity and sustainable landscape objectives.
This position is contingent upon award.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Preferred Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Abt Associates is a global leader in research, evaluation and program implementation; driving innovation and measurable impact for more than 50 years. What sets us apart is our evidence-based and multi-disciplinary approach to solving tough challenges in health, social and environmental policy and international development.
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