Chief of party Jobs in Kenya at Chemonics

Job title Chief of party
Organization  Chemonics
Country Kenya
Category Administration
Closing date: 19 Oct 2013

Chemonics seeks a chief of party for the anticipated five-year, USAID-funded Resilience Learning Project in Kenya. The project will work with key partners to develop and manage a knowledge management and learning activity. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.


Responsibilities include:

Provide overall project leadership, management, and technical direction
Serve as the project's primary liaison with donors, host-country and regional government officials, and international and regional implementing partners
Coordinate and oversee contract management, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, including compliance with USAID regulations and timely submission of all project deliverables
Supervise project technical and administrative staff, collaboratively creating and implementing a strategic long-term vision for the project while effectively mitigating risk and managing performance
Build linkages between multiple diverse stakeholders at local, national, and regional levels and develop flexible approaches within context
Oversee data collection, research and analysis, knowledge management, and capacity building; leverage best practices into policy and guidelines; and introduce new practices across multiple levels
Incorporate gender issues key to achieving growth and resilience across continuums


Qualifications:

Master's degree in international development, natural resource management, business administration, or related field of study required
Minimum 10 years of experience in managing resilience-enhanced programs or working in pastoralist, environment and natural resource management, or recurrent drought and conflict areas, preferably in Kenya and Ethiopia
Minimum five years of supervisory work experience, including direct supervision of research programs and assembling international development program teams to work on multi-faceted projects
Experience managing and implementing large donor-funded (preferably USAID) projects
Technical expertise in design, implementation, planning, coordinating, and driving complex monitoring, evaluation, organizational learning, and capacity development efforts
Demonstrated ability to establish multi-sector working relationships at all levels to encourage learning, collaboration, and joint sharing
Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communications skills
Proven success using monitoring and evaluation, knowledge sharing, and evidence-based learning to continually improve performance of activities
Strong communication and diplomacy skills
Experience living and working in the Horn of Africa preferred
Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
Fluency in English required

Application Instructions:

Send electronic submissions to ResilienceRecruit@gmail.com by October 10, 2013. Please include the name of the position in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.


In addition, please download and complete Chemonics’ equal employment opportunity self-identification form and submit it separately to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.com with only “Resilience learning project - chief of party” in the subject line. If you prefer not to disclose your sex, race, or ethnicity, you may check “I do not wish to complete the information requested.” Thank you for completing the form and supporting our equal employment opportunity reporting requirements.

Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.

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