Country: Senegal
Closing date: 01 Feb 2016
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Chief of Party, Senegal Governance for Local Development (GOLD) Project
Effective with the release of this position announcement, Winrock International is recruiting applicants for the position of Chief of Party for the anticipated USAID-funded Senegal GOLD Project. The proposed objectives of the project are to improve local government performance and transparency, increase engagement/oversight for accountable government, and strengthen the enabling environment for decentralization.
The responsibilities, duties, and qualifications are described in the attached position description. Position is contingent upon receipt of donor funding.
GENERAL:
Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, and sustain natural resources. By linking local individuals and communities with new ideas and technology, Winrock is increasing long-term productivity, equity, and responsible resource management to benefit the poor and disadvantaged of the world.
SALARY:
The annual salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Excellent benefits.
APPLICATIONS:
Applicants should go to the ‘Jobs’ link at www.winrock.org and submit a current resume and cover letter referencing Senegal GOLDChief of Party by February 1, 2016**.** Qualified Senegal nationals, and other nationalities, especially those residing in West Africa, are strongly encouraged to apply.
Winrock would like to thank all applicants for their interest but only candidates who meet all requisite criteria and are short listed will be contacted.
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Position Description
POSITION TITLE: Chief of Party, Senegal GOLD Project
LOCATION: Senegal
DEPARTMENT: Civil Society & Education
REPORTS TO: Unit Director or designee
Position Summary:
The Chief of Party will be responsible for implementing a high-quality, results-oriented program focused on improving local government performance & transparency, increasing engagement/oversight for accountable government and strengthening the enabling environment for decentralization. Position is contingent upon receipt of donor funding.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Chief of Party is responsible for overall project management, supervision, administration, and implementation of a high-quality program. S/he will establish and maintain systems for project operations; ensure that all agreement deadlines are met and targets are achieved; coordinate and maintain working relationships with project stakeholders (including government and private industry, subgrantees and/or subcontractors); lead collaborative initiatives with private companies; and oversee the preparation and submission of technical and financial reports to USAID.
Manage the Senegal GOLD Project which includes developing and overseeing annual planning; timely, high quality implementation of activities; and monitoring and evaluation of project implementation and deliverables;
Oversee project budget and ensure that all financial activity is carried out in accordance with annual budget allocations, Winrock policy, and donor guidelines;
With support from field and home office staff, prepare and submit timely and accurate activity and financial reports to USAID and Winrock;
Maintain close communication with USAID, reporting regularly for formal review sessions and providing ongoing, informal updates of program progress;
Provide technical assistance, support, and oversight to local partner NGOs;
Provide technical assistance, support, and information to national and local government officials;
Develop strategies for working with local government, school principals, teachers and parent-teacher associations;
Hire and supervise local project staff and annually evaluate their performance;
Represent the project and Winrock to donors, local and national government entities, the media, local NGOs, and the local business community;
Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Successful candidates will have strong management skills as well as salient experience implementing education programs, preferably in Senegal/West Africa. Specific experience and specialization in the areas of local government performance and transparency, capacity building, public finance and oversight, private sector engagement, and small-scale infrastructure projects is strongly desired. Significant project management experience and leadership is highly desired.
Education: Master’s level degree required in education, international development, political science, or a relevant social science discipline.
Technical Applicants must have a minimum of 10 years’ experience working on governance programs, including a minimum of 4 years’ of demonstrated managerial and/or team leadership experience.
Experience in the West Africa region is required, and Senegal strongly preferred.
Management
Experience:
Experience managing an international project to the highest ethical standards.
Demonstrated leadership and administrative skills in the management of complex, multi-activity programming, on time and on budget.
Financial management, budget design, and budget management experience.
Demonstrated success in motivating and supervising diverse teams of employees.
Experience in strategic planning and implementation of strategic plans.
Experience designing and implementing or overseeing monitoring and evaluation systems.
Good track record working with and/or partnering with a variety of individuals and organizations, including senior US and host country government officials, international agencies, private sector companies, and donor organizations.
Skills/
Knowledge:
Knowledge of social, economic, and political context governing local governance policy issues in developing countries.
Experience in working effectively with sub-national and/or local governments in developing contexts, and capabilities in supporting decentralization, and convening multi-stakeholder processes.
Knowledge of US Government regulations, policies, and procedures or those of an equivalently complex international government funding organization.
Knowledge of USAID and specific understanding of the USAID Democracy, Human Rights and Governance Strategy and development goals under the Senegal Country Development Cooperation Strategy is desirable.
Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills, creative problem solving, conflict, and ethical management skills.
Fluency in English and French is required.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Computer literate in word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software (Microsoft).
How to apply:
Applicants should go to the ‘Jobs’ link at www.winrock.org and submit a current resume and cover letter referencing Senegal GOLDChief of Party by February 1, 2016**.** Qualified Senegal nationals, and other nationalities, especially those residing in West Africa, are strongly encouraged to apply.