Chief of Party at CARE

This position is subject to project award and funding.  It is expected to be based in Eastern Kenya.

This position will be employed on a local contract.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Oversee the completion of all technical requirements, including project results and deliverables, in accordance with the project work plan.
• Build and maintain productive working relationships with USAID, project partners, and key stakeholders. Serve as the primary liaison among all project stakeholders.
• Manage the project’s operational, financial, and administrative priorities; direct the planning and budgeting processes. Create or adapt management systems in line with CARE’s standard operating procedures, ensuring consistency with project needs.
• Build partnerships among international -, national- and community-level stakeholders; interact with numerous Government of Kenya institutions and senior-level county and sub county-level government officials.
• Design and oversee an annual project cycle in accordance with USAID’s annual planning cycles
• With staff and partners, translate project goals and objectives into implementable strategies and plans. Oversee the preparation of quarterly and annual project activity reports, M&E reports, and other deliverables, as specified in the agreement. Report against the project’s targets.
• Represent the project at high-level meetings, conferences, and other fora.
• Guide team members to fulfill the project’s strategic goals and objectives.
• Supervise and mentor senior staff, delegating responsibilities as appropriate. Clearly communicate expectations for staff performance.

Minimum Requirements:   

• Minimum of a Master’s   Degree   in   health,   social   services,   management, or business administration, or related field.
• Minimum of ten years’ experience in managing complex public health programs or programs of similar scope and size.
• Minimum of ten years of demonstrated technical experience as senior staff in at least two of the following areas: maternal, newborn and child health; family planning/reproductive health; nutrition; quality improvement/quality assurance; health systems strengthening; M&E; and operations research.
• At least seven years’ experience in development, managing, overseeing, or evaluating public health programs in Africa of similar size and complexity.
• At  least  seven  years’  experience  in  program  management  and  administration,  financial management, award contractual compliance, subaward management, and tracking project performance and costs via specific funding streams.
• Demonstrated ability   to   create   synergies   and   work   effectively   with   government representatives, for-profit private sector entities, local community organizations, donors and other stakeholders, particularly at the sub-national level.
• Strong management skills, strategic vision, leadership qualities, interpersonal skills, as well as  written  and  oral  presentation  skills  to fulfill  the  diverse  technical  and  managerial requirements of the project description.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English; excellent demonstrated interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Experience recruiting, developing, and managing staff and teams.
• Track record of strong commitment to sharing knowledge, documenting experiences, supporting creative initiatives, and sharing credit.Experience managing required programmatic and financial reporting requirements.
• Ability to travel within project areas as required.