Deadline: 8 January 2016
World Vision (WV) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Chief of Party in Maputo City, Mozambique. The duration for the post is of more than 2 years.
The Chief of Party will be responsible for providing leadership to the overall implementation of the ECT2 project, ensuring that targets are achieved and organisational and donor standards are maintained.
World Vision’s mission is to promote human transformation, seek justice and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God.
Key Jobs Responsibility
The Chief of Party will perform the following functions-
- Lead the recruitment of project staff; ensure that all necessary paperwork is accurately completed.
- Ensure that all staff has clear Job Descriptions, Annual Performance Agreements, and that performance evaluations are conducted every 6 months.
- Hold regular staff meetings to review monthly work plans, verify that all staff have clear objectives, and ensure that issues impacting project implementation can be quickly raised and addressed.
- Identify capacity gaps among project staff; develop and implement capacity building approaches to address these gaps to ensure effective team competency, particularly focusing on donor and organizational standards.
- Facilitate a working environment of mutual trust, respect, and care among all staff. Encourage effective teamwork, with staff members supporting each other.
- Facilitate the completion of baseline measurement of the project.
- Prepare annual plans and budgets based on project progress, making revisions as needed to ensure project targets are achieved.
- Lead the project team in developing monthly activity plans, allocating clear responsibilities and objectives.
- Ensure that key issues such as gender and accountability are effectively built into project planning.
- Facilitate the completion of the mid-term and end of project evaluations.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Bachelor’s Degree in relevant subject e.g. Management, Development, Education, Health.
- Knowledge of the project cycle.
- Knowledge of US government grant regulations preferred.
- Minimum of 7 years in project management in an international context, including at least 3 years in food aid programmes.
- Experience with USDA commodities grants is preferred.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English; Portuguese is an advantage.
- Strong planning, budgeting and organizational skills.
- Strong knowledge of financial management and accounting principles.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with a detail orientation.
- Ability to build and develop a project.
- Ability to relate well with a diverse group of stakeholders including local government, staff, community members and donors.
- Strong computer skills, particularly in Microsoft Word and Excel, or other similar software.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through the online process.
For more information please visit WV.
