Location: Worldwide
Division: Media, Technology and Civil Society
Reports To: Deputy Director of MTCS
Date Posted: 11/12/2012
Application Deadline: 10/31/2013
Division: Media, Technology and Civil Society
Reports To: Deputy Director of MTCS
Date Posted: 11/12/2012
Application Deadline: 10/31/2013
Position Summary
IREX seeks Chief of Party and Senior Technical Expert candidates for anticipated Conflict and Transition programs. The expected programs will likely focus on contributing to peace, democratic stabilization, reconciliation, and further development of conflict and post-conflict countries.
Positions are contingent on funding.
Duties & Responsibilities
IREX COPs maintain overall responsibility for meeting program objectives and are based in the country of performance. Among other duties COPs:
• Provide strategic and technical leadership, ensuring that all program objectives are met
• Serve as point of contact for donor, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
• Develop and maintain effective partnerships with government, NGO, and civil society representatives.
• Oversee and manage implementing partner relationships.
• Liaise and collaborate with national and local government officials.
• Design and manage delivery of capacity building programs for local and municipal governments and agencies.
• Manage and mentor project staff.
• Coordinate with IREX home office, ensuring that organizational and USG policies are implemented faithfully.
• Oversee financial management, administration, compliance, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting on program activities.
• Represent IREX publicly and support its organizational development
Senior Technical Expert duties could include:
• Provide creative vision, technical design, and implementation oversight to conflict and transition programs, with focus on peace, democratic stabilization, reconciliation, and/or further development of conflict and post-conflict countries.
• Ensure that activities and milestones are implemented on track and that deliverables are of high quality.
• Contribute to the development of annual plans, work plans, and reports.
• Manage project staff and implementing partners.
• Maintain effective working relationships with local partners and stakeholders, including government officials.
Qualifications
• 7-10 years of professional experience in the field of conflict in developing countries.
• Master’s degree in international development or other relevant field preferred.
• Substantial experience in NGO and civil society-related projects addressing conflict and transition issues.
• Experience conducting M&E in conflict settings is a plus, as well as experience overseeing the implementation of such PMEPs
• Ability to establish strong working relationships with local government partners, civil society, and other stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to lead and work on a multi-national and multi-partner team.
• Experience managing donor-funded activities required
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop staff, manage budgets and plan strategically and creatively to meet specified objectives
• Strong representational and organizational skills required
• Ability to communicate professionally and provide written reporting in English required; knowledge of additional languages preferred
Application Instructions
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