Chemonics seeks a chief of party (COP) for the Transition to New Sudan (TNS) project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI). The COP will provide overall leadership on planning and management of activities and operational oversight under TNS. They will also work closely with TNS project staff to ensure uninterrupted implementation of technical activities and adherence to all contractual requirements and USAID regulations. Successful candidates will have a combination of USAID programming and grant-making experience drawn from previous work on high-paced and dynamic stabilization and transition projects. They will also be a proven leader and mentor for host-country staff. This position will be based in Khartoum, Sudan, and the successful candidate will be expected to make a minimum commitment of 18 months in the position. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities:

• Making key decisions and solving problems in short time frames while ensuring operational and program integrity. Overall program direction is provided by OTI through the TOCOR and CR
• Management, oversight, and reporting of Contractor progress and quality of performance in meeting the activity undertakings in this program
• Financial and program management, oversight, and reporting of Contractor progress and quality of performance in meeting the activity undertakings in this program
• Serving as the Contractor’s designated person for overall management of the in-country relationship with OTI
• In close consultation with the CR, providing oversight of grant activities, including supervision of the program staff, ensuring appropriate grant design, ensuring that procedures are established and complied with for grant development, grant worthiness, grant implementation, management, monitoring, evaluation, and grant closing
• Under the guidance of the CR or DCR, contributing to the design and implementation of the MEL system at the activity and program levels and for ensuring that all programming is properly monitored and evaluated
• Developing familiarity with, and maintaining daily usage of, the OTI Web-Based Database, and ultimately being responsible for ensuring that the relevant staff use and maintain the Web-Based Database, and that data is consistent and complete
• The COP supervises the Deputy Chief of Party-Programs, Deputy Chief of Party-Operations, MEL Director, Field Program Directors, Implementation Director, and Information Officer, amongst other staff

Qualifications:

• Relevant work experience, including experience with a Contractor or international NGO managing an office or program
• A minimum of eight years of relevant work experience and a bachelor’s degree or twelve years of relevant work experience without a bachelor’s degree. Relevant experience entails working in complex, high-speed and/or challenging field operations in developing countries
• At least three years of this experience shall include managing these field operations
• A minimum of four years of supervisory experience
• Experience with programs that provide quick delivery of assistance in response to emerging windows of opportunity
• Experience with grant management
• Experience in the hiring and supervising of host country local personnel and ensuring, when need arises, that they secure necessary training required to meet program needs
• Financial management experience, including budgeting; financial management (tracking, reporting, and accounting); and procurement
• Experience with activity design, development, and implementation
• Experience working in a fragile or transitional state environment

Application instructions:

Please attach your CV and completely fill out the form linked here by December 22, 2022. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. No telephone inquiries, please. Chemonics will contact finalists.

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