Openings at Chemonics International

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in delivery of expected results.
• Manage, supervise and coordinate technical services, prioritize the activities in country, and provide thought leadership and technical support as needed to accelerate a supported activity.
• Regularly liaise with the Power Africa Coordinator’s Office, USAID missions, and other USG agencies, as appropriate.
• Maintain strong relationships with relevant regional organizations, such as the African Development Bank, and with private sector companies and host country governments.
• Perform ad-hoc requests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 10 years experience implementing energy programs. Sub-saharan Africa work experience is preferred.
• Deep expertise in at least one program objective area; experience with both on- and beyond the grid energy programming strongly preferred.
• Excellent analytical abilities, written and oral communications skills.
• Demonstrated ability to promptly address ad hoc requests
• Prior experience supporting USAID/Power Africa programs in an advisory capacity strongly preferred

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Key Responsibilities

• Providing overall vision, management, and strategic leadership to the Activity.
• Identifying adjustments in scope and operations to ensure that the project adapts to changes in need and context.
• Supervising and empowering all personnel.
• Establishing effective partnerships with other U.S. government agencies, African partners, development partners, non-governmental organizations, and a wide variety of other stakeholders.
• Effectively communicating in large public settings, as well as with senior government officials.
• Ensuring that managerial, administrative, and financial procedures comply with USAID policies and procedures.
• Supervise the technical leads, operations/grants managers, and short-term personnel

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum ten (10) years of management experience implementing energy programs on- and beyond-the-grid. Sub-Saharan Africa work experience is preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal, diplomacy, and leadership skills, including the ability to manage high-level relationships.
• Proven ability to form collaborative relationships with intergovernmental, government representatives and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and lead a dynamic team of professionals across large geographies.
• Prior experience effectively managing large, complex activities in the energy sector and achieving performance objectives.
• Prior experience leading USAID/Power Africa programs strongly preferred