Deadline: Ongoing
Counterpart International is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Chief of Party in Dakar, Senegal.
The Chief of Party will represent Counterpart to USAID, local and national partners, and other relevant donor organizations in Senegal.
Counterpart International’s mission is to help people improve their lives and build more durable futures.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Chief of Party will perform the following functions-
- Provide vision, leadership, strategic management and oversight of program implementation.
- Ensure program design integrates Counterpart’s best practices, models and tools from similar projects.
- Manage and provide mentoring and professional development support to project staff, with emphasis on building capacity of national staff.
- Oversee all administrative, contracting, hiring, recruitment, financial, and logistical aspects of the program.
- Coordinate activities between the field office and Counterpart headquarters.
- Assume financial accountability and ensure compliance with Counterpart and USAID rules and regulations, particularly with respect to financial and grant management.
- Provide technical assistance to local government and CSO partners.
- Serve as primary liaison to USAID, local and national governmental authorities, local nongovernmental organizations, community organizations, and other donor organizations.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- A Bachelor’s degree in a related field, such as international development, political science, public administration, or public policy; a Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of fifteen years of civil society or governance field experience, preferably in Senegal or West Africa.
- Minimum of five years of progressively responsible management experience.
- Demonstrated expertise in two or more of the following areas: local government capacity building, public service delivery (education, health, environment, etc.), multi-stakeholder dialogue, and/or government accountability.
- Commitment to championing social inclusion across programming, such as gender integration and inclusion of women, youth, ethnic and religious minorities, and other marginalized communities.
- Demonstrated experience in strategic planning, training, and team-building.
- Strong multicultural, interpersonal, communication and supervision skills.
- Proven ability to work at the highest levels with government and non-government partners.
- Knowledge of USAID rules and regulations, and previous experience in managing complex USG or bilateral donor-funded projects with sub-grants portfolio strongly preferred.
- Professional level speaking, reading, and writing in English and French are required. Fluency in local languages preferred.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit Counterpart International.
