Chief of Party, USDA McGovern-Dole

Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or Certification

• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience managing and implementing large and complex international donor-funded programs
  
• Experience as a COP, Deputy COP, or Senior Project Manager
  
• Experience in school feeding, nutrition, and literacy programming
  
• Experience in leading and managing large grants in a complex/ fragile environment
  
• Proven ability to communicate a common vision among diverse partners and the ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams
  
• High level of interpersonal, technical, and analytical skills, including a demonstrated ability to interact effectively and collaborate with a broad range of public and private sector counterparts and other key stakeholders
  
• Familiarity with and commitment to addressing gender equality in programming, Do No Harm Principles and adaptive management and learning
  

Required Professional Experience

• Advanced degree in education, agriculture, nutrition, public health, business administration, development studies, international relations, or related field or equivalent qualifications in grant management and work history in developing countries
  
• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in international development project management (USAID program management required)
  
• COP, Deputy COP, or Senior Project Manager experience
  

Required Language(s)

• Fluency in oral and written English is required
  
• Fluency in French, Spanish or Portuguese is advantageou
  

• 25% Oversee the technical aspects of the project, including planning, implementation, project results, and deliverables, in accordance with the project work plan. Ensure clarity regarding plans and priorities, and foster effective collaboration across the project team, which comprises staff from partner organizations.
  

End Results

Timely, efficient program implementation

• 35% Build and maintain productive working relationships with USDA, project partners, and key stakeholders while ensuring compliance with USDA requirements, U.S. government regulations, and World Vision’s policies and procedures. Serve as the primary liaison among all project stakeholders.
  

End Results

Effective working relationships with engaged stakeholders

• 20% Manage the project’s operational, financial, and administrative priorities; direct the planning and budgeting processes; design and oversee an annual project. Facilitate the preparation of project deliverables, including annual work-plans, quarterly and annual reports, final project report, project activity updates, and other project-related communication and reporting materials in accordance with USDA deadlines and guidelines.
  

End Results

Budget within spending limits and at projected spending levels. Program activities compliant with donor requirements. Accurate, comprehensive reports submitted to donor.

• 15% Supervise a team of technical staff and ensure clear roles, responsibilities, and lines of communication are maintained among the team members. Provide guidance and mentoring to managers and staff to achieve project goals and develop national leadership capacity. Create and maintain proper conditions for learning. Establish a safe environment for sharing ideas, solutions, and difficulties and the capacity to detect, analyze and respond quickly to deficiencies.
  

End Results

Empowered, engaged staff

• 5% Represent the project at high-level meetings, conferences, and other fora. Champion how the project supports USDA’s Learning Agenda and contributes to thought leadership of the education sector.
  

End Results

• World Vision is known to the donor and other stakeholders as a major actor in McGovern-Dole