CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Pact
Country: Kenya, Malawi, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania
Closing date: 25 Dec 2014

Position Title: Chief of Party, Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC)

Requisition Number: 14-0148

Location: Multiple Locations, TBD

Department Overview:

Pact seeks multiple Chiefs of Party for several proposed USAID-funded five-year programs focusing on Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), their households, and communities in Kenya, Malawi, Swaziland, and Tanzania. These positions will be contingent upon award.

Position Purpose:

Reporting to the Senior Vice President for Africa, the Chief of Party is responsible for the overall coordination and management of the proposed OVC program. The Chief of Party will have primary responsibility for coordination of all project activities and staff. S/he will be responsible for technical leadership and administrative oversight of the program and will serve as the principal institutional liaison to USAID. S/he will manage a team of senior staff and sub-partners and ensure quality, timeliness, and efficiency of all products and activities generated under the project.

Key Responsibilities:

Specific Duties:

• Ensure high-quality technical programming through hands-on guidance and support grounded in the program’s strategic objectives and adhering to expected technical quality and reporting requirements.

• Participate in the technical and programmatic design of award and partner programs.

• Represent Pact with donors and partners.

• Manage all project planning responsibilities, including the production of annual work plans; guide and oversee the alignment of the budget to expected results; and review and approve annual budgets and quarterly reports.

• Ensure the cost-effective use of Pact resources.

• Ensure compliance with HQ and USAID requirements, policies and regulations.

• Liaise with relevant donors and the local government.

• As relevant, manage all local grant making mechanisms, ensuring compliance with donor regulations and Pact policy; coordinate and/or conduct monitoring visits to grantee programs.

• Provide training and mentoring to partners to strengthen capacity for technical service delivery and compliance with donor rules and regulations.

• Recruit and directly supervise local project staff in line with Pact HR policies.

• Oversee the management and development of project office human resources to ensure a diverse, skilled and productive workforce, an effective leadership team, and an organizational culture where Pact’s values are practiced.

Basic Requirements:

• A Master’s degree or higher training in management, international development, international public health, economics, social sciences, or in a closely related field is required.

• Five years of experience as a Chief of Party/Director and/or Deputy Chief of Party or Deputy Director of a development program of equivalent size and scope, of which experience in Africa is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading HIV/AIDS-related programs targeting orphans and vulnerable children and PLHIV is desired.

• Experience with child welfare and protection programs, systems strengthening, capacity building, service delivery, quality improvement or policy development is desired.

• Experience interacting with developing country government, international organizations, other bilateral donors and civil society representatives and senior-level government officials.

• Five years of demonstrated experience successfully implementing international development activities.

• Five years of relevant and diverse experience managing and coordinating complex development programs, preferably in Kenya, Malawi, Swaziland, Tanzania or Africa.

• Experience managing a USG cooperative agreement or contract, at least five years of which in senior program management including direct supervision of professional and support staff.

• Demonstrated ability to establish and sustain professional relationships with civil society organizations and host country government counterparts.

• Excellent communication skills with demonstrated experience in communicating complex processes to diverse stakeholders, including government officials at the national, provincial and district levels, service orientated NGOs, civil society organizations, donors, etc.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. We are also an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

How to apply:

To apply for this position, please visit our website at www.pactworld.org

Organization: Mildmay Uganda
Country: Uganda
Closing date: 17 Nov 2014

Mildmay Uganda

Mildmay Uganda is a national Non-Government Organization operating in Uganda since 1998 specialising in delivery of comprehensive health care delivery including HIV prevention, care and treatment; health systems strengthening; programming for vulnerable children, orphans, youth and households; health training and education; and research. Currently, Mildmay Uganda concentrates its efforts in 16 districts of Central Uganda with additional strategic interventions in other regions across Uganda. The organization is gradually expanding its program reach in other areas of Uganda.

Mildmay Uganda is leading a consortium of five national, regional and international organizations to apply for an anticipated USAID Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) project in Uganda. We seek a competent person to fill a high-caliber executive-level position of Chief of Party (COP) with a record of accomplishment of leading and managing complex international development projects in the Eastern and Southern African Region. The COP will provide overall leadership, mentorship and technical direction for the project, ensuring achievement of all project deliverables. The COP will be the primary liaison with USAID and will be responsible for overall project leadership and management to ensure effective execution, reporting, accountability and compliance. The COP will coordinate with government and other stakeholders to ensure that activities complement ongoing initiatives and adhere to local, national and global standards and practices.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for the overall planning, implementation and management of the project as well as the achievement of the goals and objectives of the project in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Serve as the team lead for the project and ensure strong communication and coordination with and between all team members as a means to effectively achieve program objectives. Encourage transparency among and between members to promote coordination and effectiveness.
• Design and implement a clear leadership and mentorship strategy to build local staff capacity to lead and manage future programs of similar or related scale and complexity
• Lead the planning of project activities and set high quality performance targets ensuring adherence to technical standards, best practices and donor guidelines.
• Design strategies, partnerships and interventions that enlist and ensure inclusive and meaningful participation of all marginalized sections of the target populations with specific focus on youth, women, and children with disability.
• Serve as the primary point of contact and collaboration for the team and in-country stakeholders, including USAID, implementation partners, government partners and other key stakeholders.
• Ensure timely, high-quality and complete submission of work plans, quarterly and annual reports, financial reports, and any other reports required by the donor.
• Promote sustainability of project activities with effective networking, linkages to other programs, capacity building of project staff, and institutional strengthening of implementing partners and community-based organizations.
• Responsible for creating networks and forums for the dissemination of project results and impact and working with stakeholders to ensure these inform future OVC programming and policy.

Minimum Qualifications:

· Master's Degree or higher in international development, business administration, social sciences, public health, or a closely related field is required.

· The CoP must have strong leadership qualities and depth and breadth of technical and management expertise, as demonstrated by a minimum of ten years of progressively increasing experience in designing, implementing and managing large, complex projects involving multiple partners, in/for developing countries, five years of which must have been in a Chief of Party/Director role of a large development program of comparable size and scope.

· Management experience with a USG cooperative agreement preferred.

· Experience with child welfare and protection programs, systems strengthening, capacity building, economic strengthening, service delivery, quality improvement or policy development is required.

· S/he must also have demonstrated international credibility as a leader on matters of the social service sector in developing countries. Experience working in Eastern or Southern Africa will be an added advantage.

· S/he must have experience interacting with government agencies, host country governments and counterparts, and international donor agencies.

· Strong interpersonal, writing and oral presentation skills in English are also required.

How to apply:

Please send a detailed CV with a covering letter, including 2 referees, Certified Academic Transcripts to: Executive Director, Mildmay Uganda, Entebbe Road, Lweza, P.O. Box 24985, Kampala or by Email:hr@mildmay.or.ug not later than 17th November 2014. Indicate current salary and benefits