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Position Title:
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Deputy Chief of Party -World Vision Burundi
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Application Deadline Date:
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31 Jan 2014
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Position Location:
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Bujumbura
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Position Start Date
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01 Jul 2014
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Region:
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Africa\East Africa
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Position End Date:
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31 May 2016
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Requisition Category:
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International
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Recruitment Priority:
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Early Warning
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Country Name:
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Burundi
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Program/Office Name:
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WV Burundi
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City/Province:
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Bujumbura
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Employee Type:
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Contract
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Job Grade Level:
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16/164
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Recruitment Status:
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Actively Recruiting
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Is this a family post?
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Family - Spouse with Children
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Requisition Num:
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2013AFEPMUA-9DTHUJ
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PURPOSE OF POSITION:
The Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) will provide overall leadership and direction to a USAID funded, multi-year Title II food security program in Burundi. S/he will have day-to-day responsibility for the management of all program activities and staff, including long-term and short-term personnel. Key areas of focus will include staff capacity building, monitoring technical soundness, oversight of program activities, and reporting. The DCOP should embrace the shared USG/WV vision for the project and effectively manage available financial and human resources to make that vision a reality. The DCOP will support the COP in ensuring achievement of program objectives. The DCOP is charged with supervising a professional team in the accomplishment of the program strategic objectives and intermediate results, in a complex implementation context. S/he must have a broad vision/strategy linked with a sound ability to get things done. The DCOP has overall responsibility for managing DFAP activity planning and implementation, monitoring & evaluation (M&E) efforts, and commodities (including monetisation and direct distribution logistics). S/he is also responsible for working with the COP to provide strategic leadership and supervision of sub-grantees and sub-contractors while ensuring the security, feasibility, and sustainability of the program. The DCOP supports the COP in representing the program to local USAID Mission and other in-country Cooperating Sponsors, international and national program/consortium partners, and the Government of Burundi and its relevant line ministries, UN Agencies, and other stakeholders. monetisation and direct distribution logistics). S/he is also responsible for working with the COP to provide strategic leadership and supervision of sub-grantees and sub-contractors while ensuring the security, feasibility, and sustainability of the program. The DCOP supports the COP in representing the program to local USAID Mission and other in-country Cooperating Sponsors, international and national program/consortium partners, and the Government of Burundi and its relevant line ministries, UN Agencies, and other stakeholders.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist
the COP in ensuring overall implementation and achievement of program
objectives through supervision of WV Burundi DFAP resources and
operational day to day responsibility for the management of all program
activities and staff, both short term and long term.
- Supervise
a professional team in the accomplishment of the program strategic objectives
and intermediate results, including staff capacity building, monitoring
for technical soundness, oversight of program activities, and reporting.
- Manage
DFAP activity planning and implementation, monitoring & evaluation
(M&E) efforts, and commodities (including monetisation and direct
distribution logistics).
- Work
with the COP to provide strategic leadership and supervision of
sub-grantees and sub-contractors while ensuring the security, feasibility,
and sustainability of the program.
- Support
the COP in representing the program to local USAID Mission and other
in-country Cooperating Sponsors, international and national
program/consortium partners, and the Government of Burundi and its
relevant line ministries, UN Agencies, and other stakeholders.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Required:
- A
Masters Degree in Agriculture, Health, Nutrition, Development Economics,
Business, or another field directly related to the DFAP program.
- Familiarity
with U.S. Government (USG) food aid legislation and regulations and
mastery of USAID regulations governing such programs.
- A
minimum of five years of overseas international management experience,
preferably in administering USAID and/or Food for Peace programs is
required, with a preference for two years experience overseeing USG food
aid programs (Title II or USDA).
- Proven
ability to manage integrated, multi-sectoral technical assistance teams
and in the management of large integrated programs in developing
countries.
- Demonstrated
accomplishment in collaboration with host-country professionals,
ministries, and with donor colleagues in country.
Preferred:
- Ideal
candidates would have an additional expertise (two years or more) in one
or more of the following areas: food security programming maternal/child health
& nutrition grants/compliance food commodities/logistics disaster risk
management and/or gender.
- Experience
as a DCOP or COP or senior expert advisor desired.
- Experience
managing subgrants and contracts under grants for complex projects is
desirable.
- Previous
employment with a variety of international cooperating sponsors and/or
USAID is a plus as is work within those entities’ headquarters office.
