CARE seeks a Chief of Party (COP) to be based in Kenya for an anticipated five-year USAID-funded project to assist the needs of orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs).
This position is subject to project award and funding. Only local candidates will be considered.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Oversee the completion of all technical requirements, including project results and deliverables, in accordance with the project work plan.
- Build and maintain productive working relationships with USAID, project partners, and key stakeholders. Serve as the primary liaison among all project stakeholders.
- Manage the project’s operational, financial, and administrative priorities and direct the planning and budgeting processes. Create or adapt management systems in line with CARE’s standard operating procedures, ensuring consistency with project needs.
- Build partnerships among international-, national-, and community-level stakeholders.
- With staff and partners, translate project goals and objectives into implementable strategies and plans. Oversee the preparation of quarterly and annual project activity reports, M&E reports, and other deliverables, as specified in the agreement. Report against the project’s targets.
- Represent the project at high-level meetings, conferences, and other fora.
- Guide team members to fulfill the project’s strategic goals and objectives.
- Supervise and mentor senior staff, delegating responsibilities as appropriate. Clearly communicate expectations for staff performance.
Required Skills:
- Master’s degree in social sciences or a related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of progressively increasing management responsibilities in international development projects; experience in Sub-Saharan Africa a plus.
- Prior experience managing USAID-funded assistance projects in developing countries.
- Proven leadership skills and demonstrated experience recruiting, developing, and managing staff.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with host governments, donors, other donor-funded projects and stakeholders, local organizations, and partners.
- Experience managing programmatic and financial reporting requirements.
- Strong oral and written communication skills; demonstrated negotiation skills.
- Experience managing required programmatic and financial reporting requirements. Experience with M&E is a plus.
- Fluency in English is required.
