Deadline: 9 February 2016
Plan is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Chief of Party in Bangladesh.
The Chief of Party will have authority and oversight over the project, including managing all activities of sub-recipients, coordinating all program-focused strategic planning and decision making, and staff management.
Plan is a global children’s charity working with children in the world’s poorest countries to help them build a better future.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Chief of Party will perform the following functions-
- Provide overall technical and managerial oversight and leadership for the project.
- Ensure efficient management of financial resources, including the review and approval of program budgets and monitoring expenditures.
- Supervise field operations, administration, logistics and procurement.
- Manage project close out.
- Oversee management, delivery, and monitoring of sub-grants.
- Supervise program monitoring, evaluation, and reporting and ensure quality control and timeliness of all deliverables as required by the grant and donors.
- Assure full compliance with all USAID, Plan, and other fiduciary regulations.
- Serve as a principal liaison with Government of Bangladesh, USAID, project partners and stakeholders, and other donors to ensure effective program implementation and to build lasting relationships.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Minimum Master’s degree in International Development, Human Rights, Gender, or related field; Ph.D. or DrPH highly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of Human Rights issues, rule of law system and Domestic Violence aspects within the social context of Bangladesh and/or of similar culture, social norms and practices.
- Experience managing a large child focused program for an international NGO.
- Significant experience managing large-scale, multi-year government-funded programs. With a strong track record of successfully managing donor funded programs including previously serving as a Chief of Party in South Asia preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of similar project management including prescribed/mandatory rules and regulation and reporting requirements.
- Demonstrated knowledge about gender and development, and demonstrated experience and proficiency in managing programs that mainstream gender.
- Demonstrated ability to implement projects with rigorous timelines and deliverables and to track program quality through donor approved monitoring and evaluation systems.
- Experience working and collaborating with diverse sets of stakeholders, such as local NGOs, government officials, donor representatives, local and international staff.
- Ability to respond on short notice and plan and execute several activities at once.
- Ability to work under pressure, as part of a team or independently, and meet deadlines consistently.
- Proven experience hiring, training, and supervising teams of international and local staff.
- Proven leadership, inter-personal and cross-cultural skills, and ability to build and motivate diverse teams.
- Excellent English oral and written communication skills; knowledge of Bangla preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit Plan.
