Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Responsibilities:
• Provide overall technical leadership and management of a multi-disciplinary team; oversee and participate in strategic planning; supervise execution of annual workplans and monitoring, evaluation, and learning
• Serve as Chemonics’ principal liaison with USAID/Uganda, Ugandan government representatives, other implementing partners, and other key stakeholders including partners, public and private sector organizations, service providers, and beneficiaries to ensure the activity is meeting its objectives
• Ensure the highest technical standards of performance and contractual compliance
• Supervise technical and administrative staff, ensure staff are effectively and efficiently managing activities and operations, and maintain sound HR and financial management
• Coordinate with Chemonics corporate office and USAID counterparts to ensure a high standard of compliance with Chemonics, Host Country, and USAID regulations and requirements
• Continuously assess and evaluate activity outcomes, ensuring learning is continuously incorporated into implementation, making course corrections as appropriate. Maintain a high standard of reporting to USAID

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in international development, agriculture, food security, WASH, or a closely related field
• Minimum of ten (10) years of professional experience in an international development setting, ideally in project implementation sponsored by USAID or other international donors
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience as chief of party or other leadership position of donor-funded field programs, managing complex activities that involve coordination with multiple project stakeholders
• Previous experience working in Uganda, East Africa or countries experiencing conflict, instability, and food insecurity preferred
• Strong understanding of successful approaches to building community resilience through improving food and water security by implementing layered and integrated approaches and engaging with host country governments at all levels
• Understanding of Feed the Future programming principles
• Proven ability to build and maintain a strong, diverse, inclusive, cohesive team where all team members are empowered and supported
• Demonstrated commitment to ethical and transparent practices and commitment to staff care
• Strong interpersonal, representation and oral and written communication skills. Fluency in English required.
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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