Location: Ghana
Organization: Social Impact
Reference Number: None given
Job Level: Senior-level
Description
Background:
Social Impact (SI) is a Washington, DC-area international
development management consulting firm. We provide a full range of
innovative program evaluation, management consulting, technical assistance, and
training services to strengthen international development programs,
organizations and policies. Our global services are in the areas of
democracy and governance, health and education, agriculture, the environment,
and economic growth.
Objective:
USAID is planning a new five-year M&E project in Ghana
to support the Mission with integrated M&E services for its project portfolio.
The project is an essential M&E Office for USAID and will serve as an
extension of the USAID mission. This opportunity provides USAID/Ghana with
technical and advisory services for evaluation activities at the mission
(operating unit) level. This may include designing and implementing both
quantitative and qualitative evaluation studies and assessments as well as
providing evaluation technical assistance for USAID/Ghana development programs.
These efforts will facilitate informed program management decisions, shape the
longer-term strategic direction of programs and decision-making within the
Mission, and enable USAID/Ghana to comply with USAID's Evaluation Policy. SI is
looking for a Chief of Party (CoP) to head up this effort and manage the project.
Responsibilities and Tasks:
The CoP is expected to provide vision, direction, and
overall leadership to the team in all technical areas including managing SI’s
technical assistance, training, and overall support; preparing and submitting
reports requested by USAID; and coordinating USAID assistance with key
counterparts. The CoP shall have principal responsibility for overall project
management and technical operations to ensure that the project tasks are
completed and the objectives of the project are successfully met. The CoP will
lead SI’s team and serve as the primary point of contact with USAID with regard
to day-to-day activity implementation and management matters relating to the
contract. The CoP will have overall responsibility for assuring that all
assistance provided under the contract, whether by international or local
experts/personnel, is technically sound and appropriate for the needs to be
addressed; and for adequately managing and supervising the work of all
experts/personnel provided with the task orders under the contract. The CoP
will be the primary point of contact for information on the progress and
current status of all activities under the contract and will establish
appropriate mechanisms to ensure that activity progress and specific
implementation concerns are regularly and promptly reported. The CoP will
manage the preparation and presentation of proposed implementation plans and
all reports.
Qualifications:
- A Master’s Degree (or foreign equivalent) in social sciences or other related discipline;
- Minimum ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in Monitoring and Evaluation and project management of programs of similar scope and requirements in developing countries, preferably five (5) of those 10 years would be experience gained in Africa implementing international donors-funded programs;
- Previous experience as project director or similar positions with a strong reputation for developing excellent collaborative working relationships with counterparts, other contractors and international organizations and donors;
- At least five (5) years of experience in evaluations and/or assessments is required;
- Previous experience in Ghana preferred;
- Strong communication, writing and interpersonal skills are required;
- Fluency in spoken and written English is required.
To learn more about Social Impact, please visit our website:
http://www.socialimpact.com
We will contact only eligible candidates to further discuss
their availability. Please no phone calls. Social Impact is an equal opportunity
employer.
