Organization: Chemonics
Country: El Salvador
Closing date: 06 Feb 2017
Chemonics seeks a chief of party for the anticipated USAID Strengthening Local Governance for Security and Development project in El Salvador. The project aims to strengthen decentralization and local government capacity to increase security and development. It will focus on building a consensus around increased decentralization; enhancing intergovernmental coordination and the use of intermediary institutions; and strengthening the ability of municipalities to plan, pay for, and deliver effective, responsive services in a participatory and accountable manner. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Responsibilities include:
- Provide overall technical leadership and management of the design and implementation of activities to ensure achieving the project's goals
- Identify and mitigate project risks and promote technical vision, cohesion, and integration
- Ensure effective communications with USAID
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree required; master's degree in political science, international development, law, public administration, public policy, economics, or related fields preferred
- Minimum 12 years of senior project management experience in donor-funded local governance, decentralization, and/or municipal strengthening programs of a similar size, scope, and complexity to the El Salvador project
- Proven ability to plan and implement work plan activities, deliver program objectives, and monitor and report program impacts while ensuring contract compliance
- Proven ability to manage and supervise project staff
- Capacity to develop solid working relationships and collaborate with diverse actors in government and civil society to ensure maximum project impact, and to promote dialogue on and gain support for politically sensitive matters
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
- Fluency in Spanish and English
How to apply:
Please send electronic submissions of your CV and cover letter to ElSalvadorRecruit@gmail.com by February 6, 2017. Please include "Chief of Party" in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.
