Job Description
*Position is contingent upon funding and donor approval.
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
Chief of Party (CoP) will have overall responsibility for coordination of all project activities and staff. S/he will be responsible for technical leadership and administrative oversight of the program and will serve as the principal institutional liaison to the donor and local government entities.
The CoP shall have a keen understanding of the unique political dynamics and work collaboratively to support the various entities in Uganda.
S/he will manage a team of senior staff, sub-recipients, and engagement with stakeholders to ensure quality, timeliness, and efficiency of all products and activities generated under the grant. The CoP is expected to have strong leadership qualities and management expertise.
S/he also provides strategic leadership and supervision of sub-grantees and sub-contractors while ensuring the security, feasibility, and sustainability of the program and contribution to Child wellbeing outcomes.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Direct and oversee grant implementation, ensuring that all strategic objectives are met through proper design, staffing, implementation and quality assurance.
- Supervise a team of senior level international and national staff with skills across a diverse set of technical areas.
- Ensure proper technical capacity of staff to manage complex government funded projects.
- Lead grant staff and short-term consultants.
- Establish and maintain effective project reporting, evaluation, and communication systems. Submit timely accurate and professional reports that meet donor requirements.
- Manage grant/project budget within approved spending levels and ensure accurate and timely financial reports to donors and SO IPG staff.
- Ensure grant/project expenses are reasonable, allocated as per assigned budget, prudent and spent in accordance with donor rules and regulations to ensure low risk audits.
- Liaise with local government officials, local communities, donor representatives and other stakeholders as appropriate.
- Perform other duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
- A Master’s degree in related field or equivalent qualifications in grant management and work history in developing countries.
- 10+ years of extensive international development experience managing large grant-funded projects.
- Proven ability to manage technical assistance teams.
- Knowledge of and familiarity with international assistance program requirements, preferably USAID Office or Food for Peace (FFP) policies, rules and regulations.
- Proven ability in the management of large integrated grant-funded projects in developing countries.
- Familiarity with USAID programs, their history and their development; mastery of USAID regulations governing such programs.
- Familiarity with Ugandan context.
- Ability to integrate teams of professionals around common goals.
- Demonstrated accomplishment in working with host-country professionals, ministries and with donor colleagues in country.
- Strong presentation and report writing skills.
- Experience of leading large and diverse teams.
- Experience in leading and managing large grants in a complex environment.
- Experience as a CoP, or Deputy Chief Of Party (DCOP), or equivalent position is required.
- Experience managing sub grants and contracts under grants for complex projects.
- Fluency in English and the relevant other UN language, if it is officially used in the country.
- Professional licenses, as required in the field and by the donor.
Preferred:
- Experience in managing inter-agency consortiums is preferred.
- Previous experience with Development Food Assistance Programs (DFAP)s, Multi Year Assistance Programs (MYAP)s, and/or Development Assistance Programs (DAP)s is preferred.
Work Environment/Travel:
- Be prepared to travel to implementation sites and regional, or global meetings as required.
- Travel to the United States WVUS Washington DC Office to meet with donors and other stakeholders.
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