Chief of Party -Mali MEL Platform Activity

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Job Title: Chief of Party

Department/Location: Crisis, Conflict and Governance / Bamako, Mali

Reports To: IBTCI Project Director

Type: Regular Full-Time

Classification: This is a senior-level position

Overview:

IBTCI is seeking a Chief of Party (COP) to provide overall strategic vision, technical leadership and management for an upcoming five-year USAID/Mali MEL Platform Activity, designed to assist USAID/Mali and its partners to generate empirical data and to foster learning and knowledge management through a participatory process in order to support stronger results and improve evidence-based programming. Additionally, this award will provide services to strengthen USAID/Mali’s monitoring, evaluation and learning capabilities, and other targeted local partners and Government of Mali (GOM) stakeholders.

Activities under this Contract may include:

1. Supporting monitoring services through a Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) mechanism;
2. Conducting evaluation services and surveys; and
3. Providing support for the collaboration, learning and adaptive management and Communication Services.

The COP will be responsible for leading the project and supervising project staff, as well as ensuring high quality deliverables and facilitating engagement with USAID and implementing partners. The COP is a full-time position for the duration of the five-year project, to be based in Bamako, contingent upon contract award.
Responsibilities

Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:

The Chief of Party must provide overall management, guidance, and direction to the project’s team. He or she will be responsible for overseeing the completion of all deliverables required under this project as well as overall compliance with the task order. This work will involve team management, technical guidance, administrative coordination, operations oversight, and client relations. This position has significant programmatic/technical responsibilities as well as the overall contract management/compliance responsibilities.

Programmatic/technical responsibilities:

• Lead the development of the Annual Work Plan.
• Lead quality control/quality assurance for all products/deliverables for the client.
• Lead the development and coordination of external trainings, presentations and workshops.
• Serve as the primary liaison with field-based client personnel.
• Serve as a contributing writer for all deliverables as needed.

Contract management/compliance responsibilities:

• Ensure overall contract compliance.
• Supervise a team of staff and subcontractor personnel.
• Manage subcontractor and consultant financial, contractual and compliance issues.
• Manage the technical issues for the subcontractor responsible for the online data platform.
• Directly supervise the DCOP and Finance Manager.
• Ensure compliance to IBTCI global policies and establish additional standard project implementation and operations procedures and schedules as needed.
• Manage the project field office budget, financial reporting, and local procurement and vendor purchase orders.
  Qualifications

Minimum required experience:

• The Chief of Party must have at least ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience related to the project subject matter. Within the ten (10) years of experience, the Chief of Party should have at least five (5) years of experience managing teams and at least two (2) years of experience working in conflict zones.
• The Chief of Party must have previous experience managing third-party monitoring projects, M&E support projects, or large-scale evaluations

Desired experience:

• The Chief of Party should have previous experience conducting quantitative and qualitative field research in conflict zones.
• Previous experience working on programs implemented in Mali is desirable.
• Previous experience managing sub-contractors is desirable.
• Previous experience implementing a USAID-funded program is desirable.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Education: The Chief of Party must hold a Master’s degree in International Affairs, Social Science, or a related field.
• Skills: The Chief of Party must have excellent oral and written communication skills, analytic skills, interpersonal skills, and team management skills.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English and French.

Working Environment: Work is typically performed in an office environment.

Physical Requirements: This is largely a sedentary position that requires the ability to speak, hear, see, and lift small objects up to 20 lbs.

Supervisory Responsibility: This position has supervisory responsibilities.

Travel: Travel is essential and may include travel to fragile and conflict-affected areas. An average of 25%-35% travel for project implementation and/or project management duties. Percentages may vary depending on IBTCI business needs.

About the Organization:

IBTCI has been in business since 1987. We specialize in Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL), Institutional Support (IS), Financial & Risk Management (FRM), Supply Chain Management & Procurement (SCMP); Social & Behavior Change (SBC) and Capacity Building. We provide these services across many sectors including, but not limited to, agriculture, resilience & food security, conflict & crisis, democracy & governance, economic growth & trade, education, energy & Infrastructure, environment & climate change, global health & WASH and humanitarian and disaster assistance. At IBTCI, our colleagues are encouraged to collaborate and be part of the solution while getting the tools and guidance needed to grow and support our clients’ missions.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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