Chemonics seeks a chief of party for the
anticipated USAID Power Africa Transactions and Reforms Program
(PATRP) project. This $70-$74 million project has a five-year period
(three-year base with two option years). The chief of party will work in
partnership with USAID to provide technical assistance, capacity building, and
project transaction support services under the U.S. President's Power Africa
Initiative focused initially on the following six priority countries:
Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. We are looking for
individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people
around the world.
Qualifications:
- Master's degree in business, management, economics, law, engineering, policy, or other areas relevant to the energy sector or leadership and management of complex programs required
- At least 10 years of experience in the energy sector with emphasis on power sector governance and regulation, electric utility operations, and independent power producer (IPP), Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), and privatization-related work
- Africa experience is desirable
- Success in managing complex and diverse programs in similar development environments for at least seven years. This includes at least seven years of experience as a chief of party or in a senior field management role such as project director, regional director, or country director, demonstrating professional interaction with senior U.S. and foreign government officials
- Capacity to build and effectively supervise a diverse team; effective organizational skills, including strategy development and implementation skills; interpersonal and creative problem-solving skills along with demonstrated capacity to establish productive relationships with high-level host country officials and stakeholders
- Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
- Fluency in spoken and written English with strong oral and written presentation skills
Application Instructions:
Send electronic submissions to PowerAfricaRecruit@gmail.com by
December 20, 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-identificationform and submit it separately to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.com
with only "COP - Power Africa" in the subject line. If
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color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual
orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information,
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