Work Location: Ethiopia - Addis Ababa
Other Possible Locations:
Expected Travel: up to 30%
Language Requirement: English
Employee Duration: Full Time
Type of Post: Accompanied - Family
Funding: THIS POSITION IS PENDING DONOR
APPROVAL
*For U.S.-based positions, applicants who are not currently
employed by CARE must be U.S. citizens or authorized to work in the United
States.
Our diversity is our strength; we encourage
people from all
backgrounds and experiences, particularly women, to apply.
backgrounds and experiences, particularly women, to apply.
DESCRIPTION
CARE seeks a Chief of Party (COP) for an upcoming, three (3)
year program in Ethopia. The project is designed to build community
resilience to climate-related shocks and disasters while improving long-term
climate change adaptive capacity in drought-prone areas of East Hararghe, West
Hararghe, and Bale Zones in Oromia region.
SUMMARY
Chief of Party (CoP) will oversee the overall management of
the project, including strategic planning and representation. The COP will
lead the planning and implementation of the project, overseeing all aspects
(programmatic, financial, administrative, personnel). S/He will ensure that all
project interventions are of a high quality and lead to measurable
impact. This includes, but is not limited to, overseeing the annual work-plans
preparation, identifying external technical support needs, ensuring that
appropriate management practices are being used in project implementation and
the Monitoring and Evaluation systems are being used to provide timely
management information. S/he will work in close coordination and
collaboration with relevant Ethiopian government structures, other donors,
USAID/DRC implementing partners, local partners, and other relevant
stakeholders. This will entail, among other relationships, coordination with
provincial authorities in control of provincial development plans and budgets.
S/he will facilitate multi‐organization partnerships or consortiums to be able
to bring the diverse expertise and experience needed to design and implement
the described activities.
QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE:
- Advanced
degree in Social Sciences, such as international development, social work,
public policy or other areas directly related to providing services to
vulnerable populations or equivalent experience.
- At
least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in international
development project management with at least 6 years of experience with
climate change, adaptation, and risk reduction.
- Previous
COP/DCOP experience in financial services and/or livelihoods related
project.
- In-depth
knowledge of USAID regulations, systems and procedures for managing
complex grants programs with many partners and customers is mandatory.
- Strong
people management skills with the ability to provide guidance and support.
- Strong
communication, both oral and written, strong interpersonal skills, and the
ability to develop excellent relations with donor officials and key local
stakeholders.
- Experience
in designing, managing and implementing programs in an emergency setting.
- Fluency
in spoken and written English at the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) 4/4
level.
- Computer
literacy ability.
POSITION SPECIFICS:
- Anticipated
start date: TBD
- Contract
type and duration: fixed term contract for 3 years
- Deadline
for applications: Until suitable applicant is found
- *CARE
encourages Nationals to apply.
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