Chief of Party at Chemonics International

Chemonics seeks a chief of party for the anticipated USAID-funded Kenya Empowered Youth project. This activity seeks to support evidence-based and evidence-producing county-level models that empower youth and connect them directly to social and economic opportunities to improve their livelihoods and well-being. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities Include:

• Provide overall leadership, management, and general technical direction of the activity
• Lead and build coalitions among diverse stakeholders and partners through innovative, sustainable, and tailored initiatives
• Coordinate and communicate a common vision in line with the activity objectives
• Provide overall administrative leadership for the activity and serve as the primary driver on strategic, managerial, and technical matters
• Serve as the key liaison between USAID/Kenya and all other counterparts and implementing partners involved in the activity including senior government officials, private sector leaders, domestic and international stakeholders, and other parties
• Ensure coherence, consistency, quality, and timely delivery of contract deliverables and results
• Lead annual work planning process, supervise workplan implementation, and manage progress towards stated objectives
• Oversee monitoring and evaluation, report on targets and achievements, and ensure that interventions accurately and professionally reflect activity objectives
• Identify and report on issues and risks related to implementation in a timely manner

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree or equivalent experience in youth workforce, financial inclusion, entrepreneurship, social science, or related field
• Minimum of ten (10) years of professional experience working on international youth workforce development, financial inclusion, entrepreneurship, and/or positive youth development related projects
• Demonstrated knowledge of best practices in youth services, financial inclusion, workforce development, livelihoods, and/or private sector development
• Regional experience in Kenya preferred
• Experience addressing gender issues related to expected outcomes, as well as experience developing programming that enables the inclusion of girls and women in youth economic engagement
• Demonstrated experience working at the community-level assessing challenges, creating and implementing solutions, and achieving measurable results in development projects
• Prior experience on USAID-or donor-funded projects is strongly preferred
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity