This is your opportunity to use your strategic grant management experience to help improve the lives and futures of some of the world's most vulnerable children.
You can do this by joining World Vision – a global network of people committed to enhance the well-being of children everywhere by empowering them, their families and communities to overcome the challenges of poverty and injustice.
World Vision is seeking a Chief of Party (COP) for an anticipated Malawi HIV Prevention and Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) program. The Chief of Party (CoP)/ Programme Director has overall responsibility for the leadership and management of all grant activities and staff. S/he has principal responsibility for representation for the projects to USAID and local Government entities. The CoP shall have a keen understanding of the unique political dynamics and work carefully and collaboratively to support the various entities in Malawi.
We believe that every child is a precious gift to the entire world and that their well-being concerns us all. We will not rest while children suffer in situations that can be changed. We are looking for people who share our beliefs and our passion.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
- Responsible for the overall planning, implementation and management of the project as well as the achievement of the goals and objectives of the project in a timely and cost-effective manner.
- Serve as the team lead for the project and ensure strong communication and coordination with and between all team members as a means to effectively achieve program objectives.
- Encourage transparency among and between members to promote coordination and effectiveness.
- Lead the planning of project activities and set high quality performance targets ensuring adherence to technical standards, best practices and donor guidelines.
- Design strategies, partnerships and interventions to guarantee the project is gender and ability-sensitive and that WV and implementing partners are accountable to beneficiaries.
- Ensure grant management compliance for the project with donor and WV regulations.
- Serve as the primary point of contact and collaboration for the team and in-country stakeholders, including USAID, implementation partners, government partners and other key stakeholders.
- Ensure timely, high-quality and complete submission of work plans, quarterly and annual reports, financial reports, and any other reports required by the donor.
- Promote sustainability of project activities with effective networking, linkages to other programs, capacity building of project staff, and institutional strengthening of implementing partners and community-based organizations.
- Direct and oversee grant implementation, ensuring that all strategic objectives are met through proper design, staffing, implementation and quality assurance.
- Research new funding opportunities and develop and write funding proposals.
- Supervise a team of senior level international and national staff with skills across a diverse set of technical areas.
- Ensure proper technical capacity of staff to manage complex government funded projects.
- Establish and maintain effective project reporting, evaluation, and communication systems. Submit timely accurate and professional reports that meet donor requirements.
- Manage grant/project budget within approved spending levels and ensure accurate and timely financial reports to donors and SO IPG staff.
- Liaise with local government officials, local communities, donor representatives and other stakeholders as appropriate.
- Constantly look for more effective and efficient implementation and opportunities to increase impact.
- Perform other duties as required.
REQUIRED SKILLS INCLUDE:
Required:
- Keen understanding of the unique political dynamics of the country and ability to work carefully and collaboratively to support the various political entities in Malawi.
- Familiarity with USAID programs, their history and their development; mastery of USAID regulations governing such programs.
- Demonstrated accomplishment in working with host-country professionals, ministries and with donor colleagues in country.
- Excellent managerial and operational experience, preferably in managing large donor projects involving coordination with multiple program partners or institutions in Malawi or the region.
- Past experience of working with USG supported projects and knowledge of financial rules and regulations at a senior level.
- Experience in developing program work-plans, budgets, managing implementation, staff and short-term technical assistance.
- Excellent past performance references.
- Excellent managerial and operational experience, preferably in managing large donor projects involving coordination with multiple program partners or institutions in Malawi or the region.
- Past experience of working with USG supported projects and knowledge of financial rules and regulations at a senior level.
- Experience in integrating teams of professionals around common goals and motivating through visionary leadership.
- Excellent managerial and operational experience, preferably in managing large donor projects involving coordination with multiple program partners or institutions in Malawi or the region.
- Past experience of working with USG supported projects and knowledge of financial rules and regulations at a senior level.
- Experience in integrating teams of professionals around common goals and motivating through visionary leadership.
- Proven ability in the management of large integrated programs in developing countries.
- Managing inter-agency consortiums.
- Familiarity with USG programs, their history and their development.
- Mastery of USAID regulations governing such programs.
- Positive collaboration and facilitating skills with host-country professionals, ministries and with donor colleagues in country.
- Leadership of large and diverse teams; diplomacy.
Preferred:
- Proven ability to manage technical assistance teams and ability to integrate teams of professionals around common goals.
- Excellent representational and communication skills written and oral proficiency in English and verbal communication skills in one or more local Malawi languages.
HOW TO APPLY:
If you believe you have the skills and experience to fulfil this vital and challenging role that will enhance the lives of thousands of vulnerable children in Malawi, we'd love to hear from you.
Find the full description and apply onlineby the closing date 1 May 2015. For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org.
