Chief Of Party at Abt Associates

Job Description

Abt Associates South Sudan Promoting Civic Engagement and Peace (PCEP) Call for Consultants Abt Associates, a major American research, technical assistance, and international development company, seeks highly qualified technical specialists in the fields below for the anticipated USAID-funded Promoting Civic Engagement and Peace (PCEP) project. The project will promote stability, local solutions, and citizen participation to mitigate conflict, advance reconciliation efforts, increase access to information, and empower civil society. This five-year, US $75 million project is anticipated to start in October 2018 and run through September 2023.

The project will

• identify critical conflict drivers at the local, regional, and national levels and to provide targeted, strategic support to relevant stakeholders or initiatives with an interest in and capacity to address and resolve conflicts non-violently;
• bolster in an integrated fashion the ability of constituent-responsive local authorities, civil society and others to shore up and sustain localized or higher-level peace processes; and
• empower civil society and others to more broadly and inclusively engage on issues related to good governance, reform, accountability, dialogue and local, regional or national-level peace. Chief of Party – will oversee the implementation of project activities, management of project staff, and coordination with partner organizations.
• S/he will establish and maintain systems for project operations; coordinate and maintain working relationships with project stakeholders; manage local implementation teams; and collaborate with local partners.

Candidates must have a Master’s degree in related field; minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in project management and implementation, with at least five years in a senior supervisory capacity on large ($50 million+) USAID-funded projects in conflict or post-conflict settings; proven experience in adaptive management and program design; and excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Experience in democracy, human rights, and governance projects preferred.