Deputy Chief of Party | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 2022

Chemonics seeks a deputy chief of party (DCOP) for the anticipated USAID’s Markets for Sanitation Activity in Ethiopia. The $25-50 million, five-year project will aim to improve markets for sanitation by strengthening the market for sanitation products and services, strengthening sanitation governance capacity at the national and sub-national levels, increasing access to sanitation financing, and increasing the knowledge base to bring innovation to scale. The DCOPwill work closely with the Chief of Party (COP) to manage the day-to-day programmatic elements of the activity. He/She will provide technical and managerial leadership over the technical components to ensure responsiveness and quality implementation including building partnerships with key stakeholders.

Candidates should possess experience in leading donor-funded WASH programming and experience with market-based approaches to implementation. We anticipate that the Deputy Chief of Party will be based in Addis Ababa.

Chemonics International Inc. is a US-based international development consulting company, operating in over 95 countries. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities:

• Work alongside the COP to provide leadership and management oversight for all technical program support activities
• Coordinates the technical team for fully and accurate implementation of the activities in order to achieve the activity results and objectives while complying with USAID rules and regulations
• Ensure program implementation is in accordance with USAID regulations and procedures and the specifications as described in the prime contract and the approved annual implementation plan
• Lead daily technical implementation, coordination with activity counterparts, and preparation of contractual deliverables
• Provide strategic technical vision to plan and implement activities and achieve results related to control, risk management, supervision, and transparency
• Build partnerships with key stakeholders, including local implementing partners, government officials, and USAID
• Oversee annual work planning, performance management, and strategic communications
• Build and maintain a technical bridge between project technical staff that design strategy and achieve activity-wide goals and objectives
• Ensure that lessons learned from project implementation are across components and are fed into quarterly reports, annual reports, and the annual work plan
• Review and comment on draft reports and deliverables prepared by technical staff

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in water and natural resource management, public administration, public health, business administration, management, business administration, public policy, public finance, economics, finance, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience in a related field
• Master’s degree preferred
• At least five years of experience in the successful implementation of international development activities; experience working in the WASH sector and experience within the private sector, ideally in Africa, preferred
• Demonstrated ability in the concepts, principles, methods, and techniques of delivering market-based approaches to sanitation required
• Experience working on USAID or other international donor-funded activities preferred
• Strong interpersonal and oral/written communication skills to fulfill the project’s diverse technical and managerial requirements and effectively coordinate with a range of stakeholders
• Proven ability to develop and communicate a common vision among diverse partners and lead multidisciplinary teams
• Demonstrated ability to establish strong working relationships with government officials, non-governmental organizations, and other donors
• Previous experience working in Ethiopia preferred, but not required
• Fluency in English with excellent oral and written communication skills required; proficiency in Amharic preferred
• Ethiopian nationals encouraged to apply
• This role is expected to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and it is anticipated that there will be significant in-country travel
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity.