Chief of Party/Senior Technical Experts, Human and Institutional Capacity Development (HICD) programs

Application Deadline: 10/31/2013

Position Summary

IREX seeks Chief of Party and Senior Technical Expert candidates for anticipated Human and Institutional Capacity Development (HICD) programs to strengthen institutional and human capacity in targeted government institutions and civil society organizations. The programs will likely focus on increasing the performance of government institutions and civil society organizations in a sustainable manner to improve overall country development outcomes.

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. 

• Manage implementing partner relationships 

• Liaise and collaborate with national and local government officials. 

• 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 HICD program, with focus on increasing the performance of government institutions and civil society organizations. 

• 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 international development field on USG-funded programs; experience managing large teams and complex projects. 

• Thorough knowledge of Human and Institutional Capacity Development (HICD) and integrated capacity development. 

• Substantial technical expertise in HICD programming, including capacity building for partner organizations and institutions.

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

• 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. 

• 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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