Grade 11 – INTERNATIONAL – POSITION #: COPII081610
Education Development Center (EDC) is one of the world’s leading nonprofit research and development firms. Established in 1958, EDC designs, delivers and evaluates innovative programs to address some of the world’s most urgent challenges in education, health, and economic opportunity. Our services include research, training, educational materials, and strategy, with activities ranging from seed projects to large-scale national and international initiatives.
EDC is Committed to Diversity in the Workplace
The Somali Youth Livelihood Program in the International Development Division has an opening for a Chief of Party (II), reporting to the International Project Director in Washington, DC. [May relocate to Nairobi Kenya in the near future]. The COP will reside and work in Hargeisa, Somaliland.
Project description
The Somali Youth Livelihood Program (SYLP), known locally as Shaqodoon, provides Somali youth with a greater opportunity to access training, internships, work and self-employment opportunities. These opportunities are intended to productively engage youth and add to the stability and development of the region. Somali staff, assisted by international experts, work with employers to better understand the skills needed by them, assist education and training providers to develop programs that are more focused on meeting labor market demand, and build upon existing technical training programs through direct financial support determined by an open competitive process. In addition to face-to-face education, the project is also launching an innovate use of technology for education through the production of interactive Somali language audio programs on financial literacy and Entrepreneurship, and linking youth to opportunities through the use of cell phones and web-based technologies. The program is currently operating in Somaliland, Puntland, and South Central Somalia and aims to reach 8,700 youth over a 3-year period. The anticipated start date will be on or before October, 15 2010. For more details, please see: www.shaqodoon.org.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS - The person in this position is expected to communicate clearly and courteously; to develop and maintain positive relationships with clients, consultants, collaborators, co-workers, field sites, and funders; and to work respectfully with EDC colleagues. The job requires adherence to EDC policies & procedures.
The Chief of Party (II) has overall responsibility for leading and managing an international project’s administrative, programmatic, technical, and operational aspects in the field — in collaboration with Project Director and in accordance with EDC, funder, and host country requirements — to achieve project success. S/he
• Strategizes, sets priorities; leads implementation, and reviews technical progress
• Establishes, maintains, and is responsible for the ongoing administrative and financial operation of project offices with accountability to home office
• Develops and monitors budgets, records, databases, and reference information
• Determines resource needs and oversees resource use
• Selects, hires, and supervises staff and subcontractors; assigns roles & responsibilities; manages performance
• Meets contractual obligations
• Implements regulatory compliance directives appropriate to the host country & funder
• Develops policies & procedures to improve efficiency and quality, in conjunction with home office
• Recommends prospective business development opportunities; may conduct comparative or competitive analysis
• Conveys organizational philosophy and values
• Directs interactive audio instruction production teams for Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship.
• Directs implementation of SMS registration and use of InfoMatch system.
• Identifies and assists in development of program ideas and drafting proposals to fund them.
• Manage website content
The Chief of Party (II)
• Is responsible for partnering successfully with home office project director, Center, Business Services, expatriate and local staff
• Is a representative of EDC and the project in the host country, interfacing with the ministry, or other government
leaders, the funder, and others; builds positive client, vendor, and funder relations
• Demonstrates diplomacy and leadership to foster an atmosphere of teamwork, productivity, creativity, fairness, equity, and innovation, in support of EDC’s commitment to diversity
• Negotiates and mediates effectively
• Interacts with large numbers of program participants or team members, guiding feedback exchanges, facilitating problem-solving, and providing expertise
• Oversees administrative and logistical coordination; secures consensus about priorities and competing workload demands
• Supervises technical, management, and administrative staff; directs and coordinates work of team leaders &/or project managers
• Manages and coordinates activities of subcontractors and all partners to create synergy
• Organizes and coaches teams
• Fosters excellent communications among all parties, including with EDC home offices
• Oversees training programs, workshops, conferences, or other collaborations
• Travels
QUALIFICATIONS - This position requires educational achievement; excellent writing skills; demonstrable initiative, creativity, and flexibility; ability to work independently and effectively in groups; and strong interpersonal & organizational skills. Specific requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree
• Master’s degree or equivalent preferred
• With Bachelor’s degree, 10–12 years related experience, including a minimum of 5 years supervisory/project management or program development experience
• With Master’s degree, 7–10 years related experience (as above)
• Specific technical expertise relevant to the project, programs and operations
• Outstanding leadership skills
• Excellent analytical skills and aptitude for details
• Capacity to work in difficult conditions and function well under pressure
• Proficiency in English and the host country language(s)
• Significant international experience and experience in a developing country required
• Knowledge and work experience in East Africa preferred
• Knowledge and work experience of work in post conflict/conflict environments highly desirable
CONTACT: No phone calls, please
http://www.candidatemanager.net/cm/Micro/JobDetails.aspx?&mid=YEVYF&sid=UEVD&jid=FCXDYBCX&site=Education
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
CHIEF OF PARTY II
