Chemonics seeks a chief of party for the anticipated Equitable Access to Education and Learning Project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The five-year project, funded by USAID and UK Department for International Development (DFID), aims to improve equitable educational outcomes for girls and boys by increasing school enrollments, improving education quality, and improving governance and accountability by stakeholders in the education system. Project activities will support improved learning outcomes in public primary schools and in schools aided by religious networks recognized by the government of the DRC in the provinces of Katanga, Kasai Occidental, and Equator. Efforts to support access for out-of-school youth to accelerated learning programs will target South Kivu and North Kivu. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Responsibilities include:
Responsibilities include:
- Provide technical leadership and management oversight
- Act as key liaison with USAID, DFID, and all other relevant counterparts and implementing partners
- Ensure an integrated vision among different components and actors, with a focus on achieving the results defined in the contract
- Identify issues and risks related to project implementation in a timely manner, suggesting appropriate program adjustments
Qualifications:
- Master's degree or foreign equivalent in education, public/business administration, international relations, other social sciences, or a similar relevant field required
- Minimum 12 years of relevant management, supervisory, and technical experience working with programs of a similar scope and scale
- Minimum 10 years of development experience
- Experience in managing large-scale activities and in strategic planning and implementation
- Experience and facility with rapidly changing project designs
- Experience in implementing education programming
- Minimum 10 years of experience working in developing countries, including in conflict environments
- Experience in Africa, especially the DRC, preferred
- Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
- Full professional proficiency in English and French
Send electronic submissions to DRCEducationRecruit@chemonics.com by November 15, 2014. Please include the name of the position in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.
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