Chief of Party Job 2023 at Kampala by Chemonics Career. Chemonics, an international NGO operating in Uganda, is currently searching for a highly qualified Chief of Party to join their team.
Chief of Party Job 2023 at Kampala by Chemonics
Chemonics International, Inc. is a private international development firm based in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1975 by Thurston F. (Tony) Teele as a subsidiary of Erly Industries. The employee-owned company offers a variety of services globally and with more than $1.5 billion in USAID contracts in 2019 is the largest for-profit recipient of U.S. government foreign aid. As of 2019 the company has approximately 5,000 employees in 100 countries.
Vacancy Post Name:
- Chief of Party
Number of Vacant Post
- 01 (One)
Organization Name:
- Chemonics
Last Date to Apply
- 28th February 2023
Job Location
- Kampala, Uganda
Employment Type
- Full-time
Education Requirement:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in international development, agriculture, food security, WASH, or a closely related field.
Experience Required
- Minimum of ten (10) years of professional experience in an international development setting, ideally in project implementation sponsored by USAID or other international donors.
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience as chief of party or other leadership position of donor-funded field programs, managing complex activities that involve coordination with multiple project stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate with Chemonics corporate office and USAID counterparts to ensure a high standard of compliance with Chemonics, Host Country, and USAID regulations and requirements.
- Continuously assess and evaluate activity outcomes, ensuring learning is continuously incorporated into implementation, making course corrections as appropriate. Maintain a high standard of reporting to USAID.
- Provide overall technical leadership and management of a multi-disciplinary team; oversee and participate in strategic planning; supervise execution of annual workplans and monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
- Serve as Chemonics’ principal liaison with USAID/Uganda, Ugandan government representatives, other implementing partners, and other key stakeholders including partners, public and private sector organizations, service providers, and beneficiaries to ensure the activity is meeting its objectives.
Other Requirements:
- Understanding of Feed the Future programming principles.
- Proven ability to build and maintain a strong, diverse, inclusive, cohesive team where all team members are empowered and supported.
- Demonstrated commitment to ethical and transparent practices and commitment to staff care.
- Strong interpersonal, representation and oral and written communication skills. Fluency in English required.
- Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity.
Application Procedure:
Please apply by using this link. Applications must be submitted by COB Eastern Time (ET) on February 28, 2023. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. No telephone inquiries, please. Chemonics will contact finalists.
Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.
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