The Millennium Water Alliance (MWA) seeks a Chief of Party (COP) for an anticipated 5-Year WASH program in Ethiopia to be awarded by USAID in FY2016. The Chief of Party will lead a consortium of NGOs and other development partners in managing and implementing a sustainable water and sanitation program. He/she will be accountable to USAID for all project deliverables and provide overall guidance and support to all project personnel on all technical and management matters of the project. He/she will be the primary liaison for the project with USAID, relevant Ethiopian Ministries, other donors and institutions, implementing partners, technical agencies and other stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
The COP will provide overall leadership and strategic direction to the program. He or She will oversee planning, quality assurance and supervise program monitoring, evaluating, and reporting and ensure quality and timely realization of all project deliverables.
- Ensure project initiatives are aligned and harmonized with other USAID/Ethiopia and other GoE supported initiatives
- Serve as the principal liaison with USAID and other Agencies, establish, represent and maintain effective working relationships with USAID, key GoE partners, local and international NGOs, implementing partners, and other development sector stakeholders and private sector
- Provide strategic direction in technical areas such as sanitation, market-based solutions, product introduction, and behavior change related to hygiene and nutrition, management of water resources, governance and capacity development
- Track project achievements of project targets; Submit quality reports and other program deliverables to USAID and ensure project targets are achieved
- Ensure that sub-contract awards are well managed and comply with USAID policies and procedures
- Ensure that the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and progress of all program activities are in accordance with strategies and standards and meet the goals and objectives of communities, USAID, and Government of Ethiopia
- Ensure that cross-cutting themes (gender, equity and sustainability) are mainstreamed into the WASH program
- Maintain effective relationships with other USAID implementing partners and programs.
- Provide mentoring, coaching, and supervision of senior team members
- Provide oversight and consolidation for the financial management and reporting for the program, including the submission of timely and accurate performance and financial reports.
- Monitor budget utilization and ensure proper financial management and fund utilization.
- Oversee implementation of monitoring, evaluation and learning system
- Oversee facilitation, documentation and sharing of lessons learned and best practices within the consortium for USAID, GoE and communities to realize improved WASH outcomes
- Promote coordination and consensus building among diverse interests and institutions
Minimum skills required:
- 10 years’ experience in fields related to implementation of water and sanitation, local governance, private sector capacity building and improvement of water and sanitation services and behavior change promotion
- Advanced degree in environmental studies, civil engineering, public health, business administration or governance
- Proven experience as a Chief of Party (COP) in the management and oversight of USAID-funded cooperative agreements and/or contracts of a similar size and scope with experience in strategic planning, management and supervision of projects, and budgeting of large, donor-funded projects
- Proven ability to develop and communicate a common vision among diverse partners and lead multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience in water, sanitation and hygiene engineering applications, including experience overseeing construction and considering environmental impact
- Demonstrated knowledge/experience of USAID policies, procedures and approaches related to program design/implementation, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation
- Solid and up-to-date knowledge of the Ethiopian water and sanitation context
- Demonstrated capacity to develop and maintain effective relationships with Ethiopian government official and policymakers, as well as a broader range of public and private stakeholders and partners
- Strong communication skills (interpersonal & written) as per the technical and managerial requirements of the program
Application
Applicants should forward a cover letter, CV in reverse chronological format, and a list of at least 3 professional references (name, contact information, and statement of relationship to the reference) to mwa.ethiopia.jobs@gmail.com. The applications for this position close on May 6, 2016. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.Please make sure to add “Ethiopia Chief of Party” in the subject line of your email.
Qualified candidates are highly encouraged to apply. MWA is an equal opportunity employer. MWA is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or with respect to policies, programs, or activities.
