World Learning Chief of Party, Tanzania

World Learning seeks a Chief of Party (COP) for a USAID-funded participant training program in Tanzania. Duration: 5 years. Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Recruitment contingent upon successful award of the project. Please transmit CV and cover letter (in English) with the post title on the subject line explaining why you are best qualified for this position, and three references with contact information, torecruitment3@worldlearning.org. Only finalist candidates will be contacted. No telephone enquiries please. Thank you. Background: The primary purpose of this program is to provide in-country, third-country and US based participant training interventions for individuals targeted by USAID/Tanzania. The program will mainly involve long-term academic and short-term technical training programs. The Contractor will support maximizing the impact of these programs by linking exchange and training programs, where appropriate, to on-going or planned developmental assistance activities by USAID Development Objective teams and, if necessary, other U.S. Government agencies.

Chief of Party’s responsibilities: • Provide overall strategic vision and day-to-day oversight and leadership for a professional training program that includes long- and short-term trainings and academic study in Tanzania, US and Third Countries across diverse sectors; • Provide immediate project start-up of activities; • Design and prepare annual and multi-year project work plans;
• Manage overall program implementation and provide oversight to ensure program training plans, goals and objectives are met; • Manage program staff and subcontractors; • Build strong relationships with partners in Tanzania and internationally and facilitate successful coordination of all activities; • Collaborate closely with USAID/Tanzania; • Ensure trainings impact overall organizational capacity and performance of the participants’ respective institutions through regular monitoring of impact results; • Report regularly to headquarters, providing timely updates of all situational and project developments; • Oversee program administration, implementation, and fiscal management; and • Provide leadership to overall project operations and reporting, ensuring that a team of core experts are in compliance with donor regulations and local laws.

Qualifications: • Masters or PhD degree in related field; • Minimum of 10 years of managerial experience implementing related international donor funded projects; • Experience as a trainer and as a manager of participant training programs; • Knowledge of US exchange programs; • Experience with university partnerships, desired; • Experience with organizational capacity and performance improvement programs; • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to manage a large, diverse, and internationally implemented project; • Experience implementing USAID programs in Tanzania desired; • In-country travel is expected.

How to apply:

Please transmit CV and cover letter (in English) with the post title on the subject line explaining why you are best qualified for this position, and three references with contact information, to recruitment5@worldlearning.org. Only finalist candidates will be contacted. No telephone enquiries please. Thank you.

Closing date: 01 Apr 2013