TITLE: CHIEF OF PARTY

Location: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - with some travel required into Eastern areas of DRC

Start Date: As soon as possible, this is an existing position that needs to be refilled.

Project Name: Monitoring, Evaluation and Coordination Contract (MECC)

 

POSITION SUMMARY

I am retained by IBTCI to accept applications for Chief of Party.   IBTCI seeks candidates with experience in leading an organization, in both management and technical fields, with a proven track record of programmatic accomplishment, professional achievement, management competence, and interpersonal skills.

Expected responsibilities include:

1. Coordinate and be ultimately responsible for all data collection, monitoring, report generation, evaluation and related tasks.
2. Serve as primary liaison with the Contracting Officer’s Representative and Contracting Officer.
3. Ensure quality control and the overall responsiveness of technical assistance provided under the contract, including necessary adjustments to operations to fit the requirements of USAID.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree, PhD preferred, in international development, economics, public policy, statistics, political science, health, education or a related field
• Minimum 10 years of management experience
• Minimum of 7 years of experience evaluating international development projects (where M&E was a substantial part of the job);
• Demonstrated experience leading teams and/or managing an office with a diverse staff;
• Demonstrated experience in performance monitoring, tracking data quality, data management, and/or training in performance management topics;
• Demonstrated experience in evaluation methodology, statistical analysis, experimental design, and/or data collection and analysis;
• Experience working with a diverse group of stakeholders, including donor/development organizations, government officials, civil society leaders, community leaders, and project beneficiaries;
• Experience building organizational capacity in monitoring and evaluation and strategic learning preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of prior experience working with USAID required
• Prior Africa experience preferred, francophone Africa experience desired
• Written and spoken fluency in English and French is required

How to Apply: Please email a CV/resume and cover letter to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and include “Chief of Party - DRC” in the subject line. Cover letter should address how you meet each of the qualifications requirements.

Closing Date for applications: February 24, 2017