ICRW Chief of Party, Adolescent Girls Initiative

The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is an international development NGO headquartered in Washington D.C. with offices in New Delhi, India and Nairobi, Kenya. For 37 years, ICRW has focused on promoting gender equality and alleviating poverty through rigorous research, advocacy and policy engagement.

Currently ICRW, with its partner Pathfinder International, seeks dynamic candidates with significant technical expertise in the management, monitoring and evaluation of interventions aimed at improving the lives of adolescent girls for the position of Chief of Party for a DFID-funded implementation science program. This initiative aims to assess the differential benefits of multi-sectoral approaches to improving adolescent transitions to adulthood as compared to single intervention strategies across the sectors of education, wealth creation, health and prevention of violence. This position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya. Applications are due no later than April 30th, 2013.

*Note that this position is contingent upon funding.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership of the program, as well as to a dynamic team of researchers and program implementers

• Provide direct management and oversight of senior personnel

• Provide leadership and coordination of multiple service providers

• Provide overall oversight of the project and maintain effective and regular communication with implementing and research partners

• Serve as liaison between research and implementing partners and implementation partners

• Serve as the donor’s main point of contact on the program

• Responsible for quality control of both programmatic and research arms of the program, as well as the overall achievement of program objectives and targets

• Offer guidance in development, implementation and management of action-research to assess the impact and cost-effectiveness of combination interventions as compared to sectoral interventions on the lives of adolescent girls

• Expand, monitor, and identify opportunities from action research for increased efficiencies and cost effectiveness and ensure best value for money

• Ensure the effective use and coordination of donor resources and the compliance of the financial systems and controls with relevant donor standards

• Coordinate and/or review donor reports, including financial and other reports as required by donors and ICRW

• Develop and maintain strong external relations, in particular with government, donors, and public and private sector partners

Qualifications:

• Relevant graduate degree (PhD, DrPH, MPH, MBA, etc.) or equivalent experience in related field

• In-depth knowledge of international development issues with particular focus on adolescent girls and/or health, education and financial literacy

• Excellent qualitative and quantitative research skills, with at least ten years of experience in research, with a strong emphasis on translating research into programming

• At least ten years of experience in the management and evaluation of international development projects, preferably with experience in cost-effective analysis

• At least eight years of experience in financial management of large donor funded programs

• Exceptional managerial and operational experience, preferably managing complex programs

• In-depth knowledge of intervention programs that work to improve the lives of adolescent girls in Kenya or sub-Saharan Africa

• In-depth knowledge of organizations that work with adolescent girls in relevant sectors in Kenya

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Ability to work efficiently and quickly in a fast paced environment

How to apply:

Interested individuals should submit a statement of interest, CV, salary history and requirements, and names and contact information of 3 references to jobs-earo@icrw.org with “Chief of Party” in the subject line by no later than April 30, 2013.