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Name of Position: Chief of Party (COP)
USAID Youth Empowerment and Skills (YES) Program
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Background
The
Tanzania Youth Empowerment and Skills (YES) Program will support the
Government of Tanzania to increase the empowerment, productivity, and
community engagement of youth through an integrated cross-sectoral
Program.
Tanzania YES is a four-year education and youth program supported by the United States Agency for International
Development
(USAID). The objectives will allow youth to become actors in their own
well-being and become agents of change and will be tailored to
out-of-school youth aged 15-25. This program will be implemented in
three to four regions that include Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam and up to
one or two in the following regions: Southern Agricultural
Growth Corridor of Tanzania (Iringa, Morogoro, Njombe, Mbeya) and Lake Western Zone (Mwanza, Shinyanga, Mara, Kagera).
Position Summary
KPMG
Advisory Limited (KPMG) is currently seeking qualified candidates for
the position of Chief of Party (COP) for an anticipated USAID/Tanzania
Youth Empowerment and Skills Program. The COP will provide leadership,
managerial and technical support throughout the implementation of the
project and will be responsible for the administration, program
management, performance monitoring and technical implementation and
oversight of all program activities.
The COP will serve as the
principal institutional liaison to the Tanzanian Government and USG and
is expected to have regular communication with the Agreement Officer’s
Representative. The COP is responsible for ensuring compliance with
policies and procedures and USG rules and regulations. The COP is
responsible for ensuring sub-awardee compliance and monitoring quality
of program implementation.
The position will be based in Tanzania.
Recruitment is contingent upon successful award of the project and the
selection of final applicant is subject to USG approval.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Provide
overall management, strategic direction, and technical leadership to
the project to achieve expected project results within budget and
timeframe. - 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 principal liaison to USG and the Tanzanian Government and ensure
high level of coordination and nurture relationships with all key
stakeholders including partner organizations/at national and regional
level, on administrative, financial and programmatic matters related to
the project. - Liaise with USG partners and other donors and
implementing agencies to ensure coordination of and synergy with other
USG activities. - Oversee report preparation and submission to
meet USG and corporate reporting requirements to document program
performance and monitor overall award compliance. - Lead
preparation of annual work-plans, project activity updates, and other
project-related communication and reporting materials. - Oversee a
team of senior technical, program and finance staff and ensure clear
roles and responsibilities and lines of communication are maintained
amongst the team members. - Supervising all project staff, including ensuring that field staff regularly prepare and update performance data.
- Represent the project at regional, national and international forums, including technical conferences, policy briefings, etc.
- Ensure
timely, high-quality, and complete submission of work plans, quarterly
and annual reports, financial reports, and any other reports required by
USG. - Oversee the identification of technical assistance needs
at national and regional level to be supported to improve performance
towards achieving the goals and objectives of the National Strategic
Plan. - Oversee management systems for the cost-effective implementation of all project activities.
- Develop suitable scopes of work for the engagement and execution of technical assistance contracts as needed.
- Remain
abreast of the changing social, political, economic and cultural
environment in Tanzania to identify risks to programme implementation
and develop risk mitigation strategies.
Qualifications and experience
- Master’s degree in international relations, education, social science, political science, or another appropriate field.
- A
minimum of 10 years of experience with progressively increasing
responsibility designing, implementing, managing and leading large
development programs involving multiple partners, stakeholders and
geographic target areas in a developing country. - Experience in cross-sector programming preferably in Tanzania.
- A minimum of three years prior experience as a Chief of Party or similar leadership role of similar size and complexity.
- Management experience with a USG funding mechanism and familiarity with USG agreement regulations preferred.
- Demonstrated ability through previous experience leading a technical activity through evidence and data driven decision making.
- Demonstrated
ability through previous experience to establish and maintain
productive working relationships with a wide network of partners and
stakeholders. - Demonstrated ability through previous experience
to liaise with senior government officials, dignitaries, executives of
NGOs, FBOs, CBOs, and the for-profit business community, and senior
members of the donor community. - Excellent interpersonal, writing and oral presentation skills in English and working knowledge of Kiswahili is preferred.
- Relevant computer software skills, including at a minimum MS Office.
This
job posting summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither
prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry
out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to
represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to
review and revise this document at any time.
Due to the short timeline for this opportunity, we ask you to send your CVs in by 20 March 2022 to [email protected]
Please indicate the title of position you are applying for in the subject of the email and in the cover letter.
