Nepal: Chief of Party--Nepalgunj, Nepal
Country: Nepal
Closing date: 20 Sep 2013
Position Title Chief of Party--Nepalgunj, Nepal Requisition Number 13-0151 Post Date 8/19/2013 City Nepalgunj
Description Position Summary:
Pact seeks a Chief of Party (COP)/Team Leader for a USAID local governance and community development program in Nepal. The COP/Team Leader will serve as the senior international staff member for Pact on the ground, and will interface directly with USAID. S/he will also be responsible for: meeting the project’s objectives; managing national staff; and developing and maintaining good working relationships with host government officials, civic participation organizations, local community-based organizations, and other stakeholders. The Chief of Party/Team Leader will be responsible for implementing a strategic and successful local governance and community development program in Nepal. Specific Duties and Responsibilities: The Chief of Party/Team Leader must demonstrate dynamic leadership and a spirit of flexibility, adaptability and collaboration under challenging conditions.
Specific responsibilities may include:
•Rapid roll-out and supervision of field office activities. This includes hiring and management of field staff, subcontractors and consultants;
•Oversight of financial management and procurement;
•Supervision of program monitoring, evaluating, and reporting;
•Oversee design and implementation of capacity-building activities with local and community development organizations, government and other stakeholders;
•Oversee management , delivery and monitoring of subgrants;
•Serve as Pact liaison to USAID and partners in the field;
•Coordinate with appropriate stakeholders in all aspects of project planning, monitoring, and implementation;
•Perform all work safely and maintain a safe working environment. Qualifications:
•Demonstrated experience in project implementation and management;
•Strong English language skills; preference for candidates with Nepali or other South Asian language skills.
•Experience with monitoring and evaluation best practices preferred;
•Previous exposure to a diversity of civil society capacity building interventions;
•Subgrant management experience;
•Experience working on civil society, local governance and community development in Nepal or similar environment.
Education and Experience Requirements:
•Bachelor Degree required; Advanced Degree is strongly preferred
•A minimum of 10 years (of which 3 are in a leadership position) progressive experience in activities related to civil society and/or capacity building;
•Experience managing a governance project in Nepal, or similar setting
How to apply:
To apply for this position, please visit our website at www.pactworld.org
