Overview
Creative Associates is seeking a Chief of Party (COP) to lead the anticipated USAID-funded Ethiopia Learning in Emergencies project. This activity aims to improve holistic foundational skills learning for children aged 7-14+ affected by crisis in the country through methods including strengthening subnational capabilities to plan and implement education in emergencies service delivery, improving quality components (teachers, learning materials, school leadership) to improve learning, increasing community and parental engagement in education recovery, and integrating mental health and psychosocial support in education service delivery in conflict affected areas.
Responsibilities
Directly support the Chief of Party (COP) in the design, rollout, and daily management and implementation of program activities
Collaborate with COP and contribute to the design and implementation of overarching program goals and strategies, and implementation of tools or processes necessary in reaching determined goals and strategies
As a member of senior project management, actively participate in all project work planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting processes
Manage the contractual implementation of program activities, to include oversight of procurement processes, development of service agreements, and milestone verification
Ensure project activities are implemented in accordance with established policies, procedures, and practices, in coordination with project and client staff
Manage all Ethiopia project operations staff, in collaboration with technical backstops at Creative HQ
Provide overarching activity-based operations and procurement support to all project components
As needed, support the revision and/or creation of new project standard operating procedures for implementation of activities
Review draft activity budgets to ensure that costs are reasonable and allowable
Provide direction to the other project teams on activity budgets, timelines and feasibility
Working to ensure staff are effectively implementing administrative and financial procedures compliant with Creative and donor policies
Mentor, develop, train and lead operations staff
Provide policy guidance and interpretation for both vendors and staff involved in vendor relations
Oversee the solicitation, award and outputs of sub-awards to partners in collaboration with the COP
Identify potential and actual activity-based risks and take appropriate mitigation measures
Investigate, identify and implement new ways of achieving activity efficiencies
Coordinate as necessary and in coordination with other members of the project management team, with other implementing partners operating in the same fields of operation.
Qualifications
At least a Master’s degree in relevant field such as business, finance, economics, public administration, law, or other relevant or equivalent field is preferred; minimum of twelve (12) years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree
At least five (5) years of experience working on donor-funded projects in a related role and with demonstrated supervisory experience
Demonstrated experience in conflict-affected areas with conflict-affected populations, with experience implementing strong duty of care and do-no-harm principles as part of programming preferred
Demonstrated experience managing diverse staff
Relevant work experience in Ethiopia
Demonstrated knowledge and skills with international donor policies and procedures relative to subawards and sub-contracts, financial management, procurement processes, and management systems
Professionally proficient and fluent in written and spoken English; Amharic and other Ethiopian languages preferred
Creative Associates International is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. EOE/AA. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
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