Chief of Party/Senior Technical Expert, Anti-Corruption

Application Deadline: 10/31/2013

Position Summary

IREX seeks Chief of Party and Senior Technical Expert candidates for anticipated Anti-Corruption programs. The expected programs will likely focus on contributing to democratic stabilization, reconciliation, and further development of countries by strengthening civil society to participate in the decision and policy making processes at all government levels in all fields of governance. 

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 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 anti-corruption programs, with focus on contributing to democratic stabilization, reconciliation, and/or strengthening civil society to participate in decision and policy making processes. 

• 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 fighting against corruption in developing countries. 

• Experience in drafting or assisting in drafting of recommendations and guidelines pertaining to anticorruption policies and legislation; 

• Master’s degree in international development or other relevant field preferred. 

• Experience in international anti-corruption instruments as well as anti-corruption tools and measures. 

• Experience working on civil society-related projects addressing anti-corruption issues. 

• 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

Please click on the "Apply for this job" button and supply a resume and a cover letter with your application. 

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE 

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