Chief of Party at Amref Kenya

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB:-

The Chief of Party (COP) is responsible for the overall management and operations of the project and report directly to the designated USAID AOR. S/he supervises project implementation and ensures the project meets stated goals and reporting requirements. The COP takes a leadership role in coordination among USAID and key stakeholders and other implementing partners.

OTHER RESOURCES UNDER YOUR RESPONSIBILITY (EQUIPMENT AND ASSETS)
(E.G. FILES COMPUTERS, PRINTERS, SAFE, MODEM, VEHICLE ETC)

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES (list all your areas of responsibilities and write down the activities
involved in each key area)

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education (academic and professional as per Amref Health Africa not what you hold)

• At least a Master’s Degree in Health, Social Services, Management, Business Administration or related field.

Experience (number of years as per Amref Health Africa)
• At least ten years’ experience in managing complex public health programs or programs of similar scope and size.
• At least 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, sub award management, and tracking
   project performance and costs via specific funding streams.

Skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Problem solving skills
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Team player
• Demonstrable skills in leadership and teamwork
• Networking skills
• Confident public speaker with credibility to represent the organisation to senior executives in a wide range of organisations and in relevant national and international fora.
• Professional-level proficiency/fluency in both oral and written English language.