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Vacancy title:
Chief of Party

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Research , Category: Data Science / Research ]

Jobs at:

Nathan Associates

Deadline of this Job:
27 October 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, October 13, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Chief of Party

Job Description:
• Support the planning, design, and implementation of technical activities in Somalia, including the drafting of work plans and terms of reference, organization, and participation in technical working group meetings;
• Liaise with the Somalia government, civil society organizations, and other donors to coordinate activities and achieve the goals and objectives of the activity;
• Monitor and, in some cases, carry out technical activities, including review of deliverables and reports for USAID;
• Provide summaries of working group meetings, workshops, and trainings and identify next steps;
• Lead planning of technical activities involving stakeholders and partners o ensure that planned activities are in line with budgets and subcontracts;
• Liaise with the project team to recruit technical experts as required; and
• Other related technical and management tasks requested by USAID and in coordination with the Nathan Home Office Team, in accordance with the scope of the activity.

Program Management
• Manage and supervise the field office team, with appropriate delegation of duties to other staff members on the activity;
• Supervise the recruitment and engagement of technical experts, business partners, and administrative staff, as appropriate;
• Ensure that the activity is implemented in accordance with the rules and regulations of USAID and Nathan Associates;
• Report regularly to the Nathan headquarters project team on project activities, deliverables, and events; key issues requiring approval from the headquarters office;
• Review all accounting statements submitted to the home office and time sheets of local consultants, if applicable; and
• Provide contributions to the quarterly and annual project reports.

Qualifications:
• Master's degrees or higher in economics, social sciences, international development, management, policy, public administration, political science, law, international relations, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience managing programs of a similar focus and complexity, on topics such as community building, decentralization, conflict mitigation, local governance, public engagement, and/or institutional capacity-building programs;
• Proven experience navigating complex and high-pressure operating environments;
• Proven ability to work effectively with USAID mission staff, host country counterparts, and international donors; with strong emphasis placed on experience developing and maintaining working relationships across a multi-stakeholder environment;
• Demonstrated leadership in teambuilding and integrity in project management;
• Strong written, oral, and presentation skills; and
• Solid understanding of USAID rules and regulations governing project compliance, procurement, and financial management preferred;
• Experience working in the Eastern Africa region preferred;


Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education:
Associate Degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Data, Monitoring, and Research jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 27 October 2022
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 13-10-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 13-10-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 13-10-2066
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