Deadline : 27 November 2020

Location: Ivory Coast

Chemonics is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Chief of Party.

The mission of Chemonics is to promote meaningful change around the world to help people live healthier, more productive, and more independent lives.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall project leadership, management, technical direction, and guidance to team members and consultants to achieve targeted results and impact
• Serve as the project’s primary point of contact with USAID, other donors and institutions, implementing partners, the Ivoirian Ministry of Health, technical agencies, and other stakeholders
• Ensure alignment and harmonisation with other programming where appropriate, including public/private sector partnerships
• Oversee development and monitoring of annual workplans, monitoring and evaluation plans, technical reports, and budgets and coordinate partner efforts in project implementation
• Ensure interventions reflect high technical quality and are in line with the project’s scope of work, and findings and recommendations from external evaluations are addressed in a timely fashion
• Ensure all operations are in compliance with USAID rules and regulations, Chemonics policies, and Ivory Coast national regulations
• Oversee budget implementation and financial management, working closely with the project’s financial leadership
• Ensure the project’s preparedness for USAID audits

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Social Sciences, Medicine, International Development, or Management, or a comparable advanced degree in a related field
• Knowledge of and experience with malaria preferred
• Ten years, minimum, of experience as chief of party, deputy chief of party, programme director, or equivalent experience in designing, implementing, and managing large, complex health programmes in a developing country context
• Experience in Africa and particularly West Africa preferred
• Experience in coordinating with national and local government agencies, civil society organisations, and other international development groups
• Ability to navigate politically sensitive terrain
• Knowledge of and experience with USAID policies, procedures, and approaches on public health programme design, implementation, budgeting, and monitoring and evaluation
• Experience in managing USAID cooperative agreements, including programmatic evaluations, financial audit, and programme closeout
• Excellent oral and written French and English communication skills

To apply and for more information, click here.

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