Chief of Party (USAID/Guatemala)

Summary:

ME&A is recruiting for a Chief of Party (COP) for an upcoming USAID-funded Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) contract in Guatemala. The purpose of the contract will be to serve as a central platform for ensuring that development programs funded by USAID in the country achieve their intended results through strong performance management of services in an efficient and cost-effective manner, with a focus on monitoring technical services; evaluation of technical services; and learning and adaptive management. This is a full-time position contingent upon the successful award of the activity

Responsibilities:

The COP shall be responsible for the management and technical leadership of the contract, providing overall oversight of the strategic design and implementation of all components. S/he will serve as ME&A’s principal liaison with USAID/Guatemala. The COP will manage the field office, and will be responsible for supervising the development, implementation, and reporting of MEL tasks and assignments in accordance with the work plan, ensuring high quality, compliant, and timely deliverables. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic individual who is effective in forging lasting relationships with senior representatives from the government, private sector, and civil society to navigate complex operating environments.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in a relevant field such as international development, project management, statistics, a social science, or economics. A Bachelor’s degree plus additional experience will be considered in lieu of Master’s.
• At least ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience implementing and managing international development programs preferably with USAID in Central America and Guatemala.
• Experience designing, implementing, and managing MEL activities, including serving as a team lead in the field.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including skills in strategic thinking and planning, presentation, and managing high-performing teams.
• Demonstrated capacity to manage large complex projects, including oversight of technical, management, and financial aspects and compliance of subcontracts and consultants to provide demand-driven services.
• Knowledge of USAID regulations and systems, performance monitoring and evaluation guidance, evaluation policy, gender policy.
• Experience applying evidence to help clients analyze problems, devise strategies, and design or adapt programming based on data.
• Excellent expertise leading writing of evaluation reports that synthesize input and triangulate data from multiple sources into high-quality documents.
• Knowledge of and access to various stakeholder networks in Guatemala and/or Central America, including government, civil society, private sector, research institutions, indigenous populations, marginalized communities, or a demonstrated ability to forge such relationships.
• Experience engaging and strengthening the capacity of local research entities is preferred.
• Expertise and experience in designing capacity gap assessments and corresponding capacity development plans.
• Fluency in English required. Fluency in Spanish highly preferred.

All applications and CVs must be submitted in English.

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