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Chief of Party

Sarey, Multi Location

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Multi Location ()
Full Time
396

About Sarey

Job Summary

Chief of Party: Afghanistan

ARD Inc. is accepting expressions of interest from qualified senior level candidates for leadership of a USAID funded Land Policy Reform program in Afghanistan. This position will provide long-term technical and financial direction/oversight to the project.

Duties & Responsibilities

Chief of Party/Deputy Chief of Party
Responsibilities:
The Chief of Party/ Deputy Chief of Party shall have the authority and responsibility to administer and manage individual Task Orders. These task order responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Technical leadership for and supervision of consultant staff;
• Quality control and timeliness of all deliverables;
• Preparation or supervision of work plans, financial, logistical and other documents;
• Review of all financial and logistical information on a periodic basis;
• Recommendation and evaluation of proposed staff;
• Serving as primary point of contact for the contractor to the USAID Contracting Officer and Cognizant Technical Officer;
• Serving as principal liaison with USAID staff, institutions, and client country partners to exchange information and develop professional relationships; and
• Making verbal or written presentations as requested by the COTR to varied audiences.

Minimum Qualifications:
Work Experience: Experience in managing complex programs of large scale, particularly in transitional, Islamic countries, and/or post-conflict countries; expertise in property rights and land market development issues; experience in building and effectively supervising a diverse team of employees spread across an expansive region; demonstrated effective interpersonal skills, proactiveness, creative problem-solving and ethical management; prior experience in working with international donors and knowledge of USAID’s policies and procedures.



Job Requirements

Supervisory Experience: Must have at least 5 years of progressively more responsible supervisory work experience including: (1) direct supervision of professional and support staff; (2) quality evaluation of staff performance and deliverables; and (3) contract management.
Proven ability to identify and implement creative and practical approaches to overcome development challenges in a conflict environment.
Fluency in English required (written and spoken); Dari and/or Pashto language skills preferred


Submission Guideline

To apply:
Please email full, current CV in reverse chronological format to dlangevin@ardinc.com or fax to Daniel Langevin at 802-658-4247. *Please refer to Afghanistan COP in the subject line. Applications that do not meet the minimum requirements listed above will not be considered. No phone calls will be accepted.

ARD, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Functional Area

Private Sector Dev

Countries

Post Date

Mar 17, 2010

Closing Date

May 30, 2010

Reference

1

Number of Vacancies

1

Salary Range

Salary is negotiable

Years of Experience

10 years

Probation Period

Not Specified

Contract Type

Permanent

Contract Duration

Not Specified

Contract Extensible

true

Gender

Male