Chief of Party

Chemonics seeks a chief of party for the anticipated USAID Armenia Disaster Resilience Activity (DRA), which is expected to develop the country’s capacity to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural and human-caused disasters. The activity will look to leverage changing roles and responsibilities in Armenia’s disaster response system, as well as to reduce Armenia’s vulnerability to disasters through mitigation efforts, making Armenia’s economic, social, health, and environmental systems more resilient. The activity will also provide USAID/Armenia the flexibility to support disaster response and recovery interventions. This activity is currently on the USAID business forecast with an anticipated solicitation release date of September 30, 2023. This position will be based in Yerevan, the Republic of Armenia.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead a diverse team of international and local experts to achieve activity targets, produce high-quality deliverables, and nurture partnerships with key stakeholders and other donors.
• Serve as the primary liaison with USAID on strategic, managerial, and technical matters.
• Manage productive working relations with the Armenia government counterparts and entities and effectively coordinate with other donors.
• Coordinate closely with Home Office on all program-related matters.
• Support the Deputy Chief of Party and other program staff in activity development; stay informed on the local political, legal, and economic situation and adapt the program accordingly.
• Communicate clear expectations to project staff and partners and establish an operating environment that encourages integrity, honesty, open communications, and commitment to compliance with local laws, USAID rules and regulations, and Chemonics’ policies and procedures.
• Provide general oversight of the project, including overall responsibility for the project’s operations, strategic vision, fiscal integrity, quality and timing of deliverables, and coordination with partners.

Qualifications:

• Prior experience managing climate change projects in South Caucasus.
• Technical expertise in natural and human-caused disaster risk reduction and disaster risk financing.
• Ability to work in a complex implementing environment and establish strong working relationships with various stakeholders, including government officials, private sector stakeholders, and donor communities.
• Minimum 10 (ten) years of experience managing donor-funded, preferably USAID, programs.
• Master’s degree or equivalent.
• Fluency in English with excellent oral and written communication skills required. Fluency in Armenian/Russian is a plus.