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 (COP) will manage and supervise all project activities, staff, and partners and have overall responsibility for the successful performance of the Project. He/she will provide technical and administrative leadership for the entire program, ensuring that all objectives are achieved. In addition, the COP will serve in a technical advisory capacity to lead particular components of the program. 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: • The Chief of Party should have experience promoting anti-corruption reforms in a development setting, in Tanzania or elsewhere in Africa, and should be skilled in suggesting appropriate anti-corruption models from other countries. • The COP should also have prior experience as a Chief of Party managing complex assistance projects. Experience managing USAID-funded projects is desirable. • Graduate level degree in law, public administration, political science or similar field preferred. • Directly relevant regional, cultural, and developmental experience are all highly desirable. • The Chief of Party must be fluent in English.
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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