MSI Chief of Party, Anti-Corruption Project, Tanzania

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Proposal Summary:
This forthcoming USAID/Tanzania project will be focused on strengthening civil society to monitor, lobby and advocate for greater accountability and on strengthening the capacity of the government’s accountability institutions.

Position Summary:
The chief of party will be responsible for technical leadership and administrative oversight of the project and will serve as the principal institutional liaison to USAID.

Responsibilities:

• Manage, provide technical advice, and monitor all program components and assure that the overall program is meeting proposed objectives and targets.

• Provide senior technical assistance to the government’s anti-corruption and other accountability agencies, and to civil society groups to strengthen their institutional capabilities and coordination with other Tanzanian government and nongovernmental organizations that have responsibilities for anti-corruption functions.

• Serve as the senior anti-corruption specialist for the project and as the principal liaison with Tanzanian counterparts in government, at USAID, and with US government representatives in Tanzania.

• Supervise and coordinate the work of local program staff: conduct regular staff meetings to discuss project status, facilitate sharing of information among staff members, provide guidance to direct staff members’ activities, monitor performance and conduct annual performance evaluation, authorize business trips, review and sign off on timesheets and leave requests.

• Supervise and coordinate the work of subcontractors, consultants and grantees: review work plans, monthly and quarterly status and annual reports, financial reports, and deliverables.

• Supervise and monitor Grants Program: participate in proposal evaluation process and provide comments, review reports and deliverables, conduct meetings with grantees to discuss project implementation status, attend some activities conducted by grantees.

• Contribute to preparing work plans, monitoring and evaluations plans, and submit them to USAID after MSI/US approval. Prepare and submit reports and other administrative information as required to USAID, ensuring compliance with USAID reporting requirements on progress related to the program’s results package.

• Provide primary interface for the project with USAID, USG partners in country, and other donors. Coordinate program activities with other donor programs.

• Consult with MSI/US on making decisions related to program activities, contractors, local staff, USAID, other donor organizations, etc.

• Report to MSI/US on major technical, managerial and financial issues related to the project.

• Maintain daily communication with the Technical Director at MSI/US to report and consult on all issues related to the program implementation. All deliverables and major decisions on the program are subject to approval by MSI/US.

Qualifications:

• S/he must have a master’s degree, in management, international development or related field.

• S/he must have a minimum of 10 years professional experience in development, with 5 years in a developing country and 5 to 7 years of management experience.

• S/he must have demonstrated capabilities in institutional capacity development, high-level strategic visioning and leadership and experience in working effectively with local civil society organizations and other development partners.

• Experience of local government or decentralized governance is desirable or at the minimum an appreciation of the machinery of government in terms of how government operates.

• S/he must have proven exceptional leadership in the design, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of similar-sized donor-supported programs, with skills in strategic planning, management, supervision and budgeting, and preferably must have experience in managing complex activities involving coordination with multiple program partner institutions.

• Experience in managing programs is required.

• S/he must have strong communication skills, including interpersonal and in written and oral English, to fulfill the diverse technical and managerial requirements of the program and to effectively coordinate with a wide range of stakeholders.

• S/he must have the proven ability to develop and communicate a common vision among diverse partners and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.

• S/he must have excellent contacts with local civil society organizations and their networks or coalitions.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

To apply, please visit our website: www.msiworldwide.com.

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