CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Chemonics
Country: Mali
Closing date: 15 Nov 2014

Chemonics seeks a long-term chief of party for an anticipated USAID-funded global climate change project in Mali. The project aims to improve resilience to climate variability and change by increasing the use of effective climate information. It will work with national and local government entities and civil society organizations to increase their capacity to effectively use climate information and increase adoption of local solutions in climate change adaptation. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities Include:

• ?Provide technical leadership and management oversight
• Serve as the project's key liaison with USAID, Malian meteorological and climate agencies, and counterparts and implementing partners
• Ensure an integrated vision among different project components and actors, with a focus on achieving the project's targeted results and timely completion of deliverables
• Identify issues and risks related to project implementation in a timely manner, suggesting appropriate program adjustments

Qualifications:

• ?Master's degree in environmental studies, environmental science, natural resource management, international relations, or other relevant field required
• Minimum 10 years of management, supervisory, and technical experience working with multimillion-dollar USAID-funded programs of a similar technical scope
• Experience managing large-scale activities, strategic planning, and implementation
• Thorough knowledge of and experience working in Mali and/or the Sahel region
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in a challenging environment
• Experience building institutional capacity of national and local-level government counterparts preferred
• Experience in climate change adaptation program design and implementation in dry lands, and especially the Sahel, preferred
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
• Professional fluency in English and French

How to apply:

Send electronic submissions to MaliGCCRecruit@chemonics.com by November 15, 2014. Please include "Chief of Party" in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.

In addition, please download and complete Chemonics’ equal employment opportunity self-identification formand submit it separately to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.comwith only "Chief of Party-Mali GCC" in the subject line. If you prefer not to disclose your sex, race, or ethnicity, you may check “I do not wish to complete the information requested.” Thank you for completing the form and supporting our equal employment opportunity reporting requirements.

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