Mary Joy Development Association COP (Chief of Party) Jobs in Ethiopia
Mary Joy Development Association COP (Chief of Party) Jobs in Ethiopia
Position DescriptionThe Chief of Party (COP) will provide strategic, managerial, technical leadership and management oversight to the project.
The COP will oversee and supervise the project teams and has supervisory roles. COP will oversee all aspects of project implementation, including program quality, personnel and financial management.
The COP administratively accountable to the executive director.
COP will maintain close coordination with USAID and other stakeholders, ensuring that all project interventions are of high quality and lead to measurable impact.
S/he will be responsible for timely and adequate implementation of project activities, deliverables and execution, monitoring and reporting of the project.
The COP will serve as the principal liaison to USAID/Ethiopia and will have regular communication with the USAID/Ethiopia Agreement Officer’s Representative.
The COP is responsible for ensuring compliance with Mary Joy Ethiopia policies and procedures and USG rules and regulations.
The COP will be responsible for ensuring sub-awardee compliance and monitoring quality of program implementation.
The position will be based in Addis Ababa with frequent travel to project operational sites.
Key Responsibilities
Leads the project team, technical and operational aspects of the project, including planning and implementation; ensuring clarity over plans and priorities, and encourages effective teamwork;
Provides overall project leadership, management, and technical direction while ensuring compliance with USAID requirements, U.S. government regulations, and MJE policies and procedures;
Liaises with USAID/Ethiopia, sub grantees, and other partners to coordinate activities and facilitate monitoring and reporting of project objectives and achievements;
Builds strong strategic partnerships with a wide group of stakeholders required to achieve project goals,
Oversees report preparation to meet USAID and corporate reporting requirements to document program performance and monitor overall award compliance;
Leads preparation of project deliverables, including annual work-plans and project activity updates, and other project-related communication and reporting materials in accordance with USAID deadlines;
Provides overall financial oversight of the budget over the life of the project;
Collaborates with and directly act
upon inputs to ensure continuous compliance of all consortium members with agreement/contract rules and regulations;
Oversees a team of senior technical, operations, compliance and finance staff and ensure clear roles and responsibilities and lines of communication are maintained among the team members;
Supervises key staff, including ensuring field staff regularly prepare and accurately update performance data;
Represents the project at regional and national including technical and policy briefings, networking events, etc.;
Organizes project teams and oversee production of SOPs to meet project goals and ensure compliance with policies; and
Provides guidance and mentoring to managers and staff to achieve project goals and develop national leadership capacity.
Job Requirements
Minimum qualification required for the position
Master’s degree in health and related professions with ten (10) years of experience in advocacy for persons living with HIV, direct management of NGOs
Work Experience
Management experience with a US Government cooperative agreement and PEPFAR is highly desirable.
Ability to efficiently coordinate and manage field offices and field teams and to create and/or maintain systems and procedures for managing programs with many implementation sites, partners and beneficiaries.
Demonstrated experience with multi-partner programs and working with local organizations.
Demonstrated experience in monitoring, evaluation and learning within the project context.
Demonstrated and progressively increasing experience in designing, implementing and managing complex projects involving multiple partners
Experience with USAID processes and procedures, rules and regulations required
Desired personal skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to make sound judgment and decisions and offer innovative solutions.
Ability to maintain and manage strong relations, both internally and externally.
Good presentation and facilitation skills.
Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented.
Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English language
Skills in MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing
Applications, information management systems
How to Apply
Interested candidates are invited to submit their Credentials and application letter through the email address of: meketederbush@gmail.com within 10 working days from the date of announcement including holy day and weekends.
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