the Children is seeking a Chief of Party (CoP) for an anticipated five-year USAID-funded Development Food Security Activity (DFSA) in Mali. The program will seek to sustainably improve food and nutrition security and resilience among poor and chronically vulnerable households and communities in the selected regions. Hiring is contingent upon successful award of the project and USAID approval of the candidate.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The proposed program will be an integrated, multi-sectoral food and nutrition security intervention. The CoP is responsible for the overall management and representation of the activity, and is ultimately accountable for the delivery of desired program results, an effective adaptive management approach, relationships with a range of stakeholders, and management of the program team and consortium.
Key Functions:
Lead overall program planning, putting in place team structures, technical and operational approaches, infrastructure, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and feedback loops required for program delivery and success.
Lead partnerships within the program consortium, as well as with external stakeholders as needed, to create the team work required for program success.
Coordinate the Refine period’s (year 1) formative research studies, ensuring that these remain on track and that findings are synthesized to inform revisions to the program’s design (including its theory of change), scope, targeting methodology and approach.
Represent the program to donor officials, host government officials, partner representatives, local stakeholders, and team members.
Review, approve and contribute to major program strategies such as the M&E Plan, the Learning Plan, the collaborating, learning and adapting (CLA) approach, the Gender Strategy, and technical or thematic strategies. Provide oversight and quality control to the program’s thematic approaches and implementation, leading course corrections as required.
Lead annual planning processes and associated donor resource requests monitoring implementation progress as compared to these plans.
Ensure the quality of all program deliverables, inclusive of activities, outputs, documentation and reporting.
Ensure sound program financial management and reporting.
Ensure sound program logistical and operational structures and management.
Ensure compliance with donor, host government and the Children policies and procedures.
Recruit, develop and manage the program team, ensuring that adequate and appropriate capacity building plans are in place and that Human Resources policies are appropriate for team retention and high performance.
Demonstrate a commitment to gender and youth integration in both the programmatic and operational aspects of the activity.
Ensure that the program deploys an effective collaborating, learning and adapting approach, such that the activity is able to evolve in a changing context to achieve desired outcomes.
Oversee the program’s security management approach, working with country office counterparts.
Description du profil
du candidat:
A Master’s degree in a relevant field (development studies, international relations, agriculture, economics, nutrition, public health, business administration, etc.) combined with at least 10 years of progressively responsible experience leading and implementing international development programs.
Specific technical expertise in food and nutrition security and resilience programming.
Demonstrated ability managing a program of a similar size and scope, preferably in West Africa.
Ability and willingness to travel frequently.
Excellent written communication and presentation skills in French and English.
the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries, including the United States. We aim to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives by improving their health, education and economic opportunities. In times of acute crisis, we mobilize rapid assistance to help children recover from the effects of war, conflict and natural disasters. Each year, we and our partners reach millions of children in communities around the world. Our dedicated and diverse staff work hard to improve the well-being of children everywhere.
the Children provides an attractive benefits package including competitive salaries, a matching retirement plan, health and welfare benefits, life insurance, an employee assistance program, generous time off and much more. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. the Children complies with all applicable laws.
Informations Complémentaires:
DOSSIERS A FOURNIR : Les dossiers de candidatures doivent comporter :
Un CV détaillé mis à jour.
Une lettre de motivation mentionnant le titre du poste.
Les copies certifiées des diplômes et attestations de travail.
Un casier judiciaire en cours de validité. (n’est obligatoire qu’une fois retenu au poste)
Les références d’au moins deux précédents employeurs (de préférence les superviseurs directs).
Les dossiers de candidature doivent être envoyés au plus tard le 18 Octobre 2019 à 17h00 à l’adresse email suivante : mali.recruitment@savethechildren.org
Seuls les candidat(e)s présélectionné(e)s seront convoqué(e)s pour les interviews. Les dossiers de candidature ne seront pas retournés.
FR: IL est porté à la connaissance des candidats que the Children International ne demande aucun paiement, ni frais durant tout le processus de recrutement. Toute demande allant dans ce sens doit être immédiatement signalée car contraire aux valeurs et pratiques de notre organisation.
EN: Applicants are advised that the Children International does not require any payment or expense during the entire recruitment process. Any request in this direction should be immediately reported.
