Chief of Party

World Education is recruiting a Chief of Party, to be based in Maputo.

Duties

• Provide overall program technical and managerial leadership, and financial oversight, including managing partner relations and ensuring coordinated inputs and technical/managerial quality from partners
• Serve as the lead technical advisor in strengthening human resources for improved OVC service delivery
• Liaise closely with the Government of the Republic of Mozambique and relevant ministries to promote harmonization and collaboration among the ministries, the private sector and NGOs
• Foster an enabling OVC policy and regulatory environment at the Mozambican national level for the security of OVC
• Work with and build the capacity of local NGOs providing services to OVC and their families/caregivers
• Represent the project to USAID, GRM and other stakeholders
• Maintain ongoing communications with the home office

Requisites

• 5 – 10 years of experience in Public Health, including at least three years of experience in social welfare and/or HIV/AIDS systems strengthening
• At least five years of experience as a country/project director in a public health and/or international development project, preferably including experience managing USAID funds and sub-grants
• Master’s degree or higher in social sciences, public health or other relevant professional and advanced degree
• Possess the skills, abilities and experience to lead a program of the same scale and complexity, and oversee programming across technical disciplines
• Strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
• Be able to cultivate and sustain working relationships with government, civil society and the private sector
• Must be able to travel extensively to program locations within Mozambique and to other places as required
• Fluency in English and strong Portuguese language skills

Notes

• Only short listed applicants will be contacted
• Kindly reference the source of this job post: emprego.co.mz

How to Apply

1. Documentation

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• References

2. Application

• Send an email to BantwanaMozambique@gmail.com with the subject line "Chief of Party - Mozambique"