Turkey: Chief of party

Organization: Chemonics
Country: Turkey
Closing date: 03 Oct 2014

Chemonics seeks a chief of party for the newly awarded U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). This is a $7 million, two-year cooperative agreement based out of Gaziantep, Turkey. The initiative will provide sub-grants to local councils, civil society actors, and organizations in Syria to build a participatory society where citizens can make decisions that affect their lives and hold their governments accountable. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities include:

• Collaboratively create and implement a strategi?c, long-term programmatic vision
• Provide overall project leadership, management, and technical direction
• Support the design and implementation of new programs
• Liaise with government counterparts and local partners
• Manage and supervise project personnel
• Ensure that project assistance is technically sound and appropriate
• Oversee work planning, performance management, and strategic communications

Qualifications:

• Master's or Ph.D. degree in international affairs, public administration, public policy, or another related field
• Minimum ten years of program management experience (with progressively increasing responsibilities) with a U.S. government foreign affairs agency
• Experience as chief of party on a donor-funded project preferred
• Experience working with local counterparts, such as local councils, grantees, and NGOs
• Experience working in unstable areas, particularly in the Middle East, strongly preferred
• Experience supervising multiple professional staff required
• Experience working on projects that provide institutional capacity building for local government entities preferred
• Experience managing complex U.S. government contracts and agreements preferred
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, prioritize multiple work assignments in an extremely fast-paced environment, and exercise professional judgment required
• Ability to obtain a Turkish visa
• Fluent English and Arabic (written and spoken) required
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity

How to apply:

Send electronic submissions to MEPISyriaCOP@chemonics.com by October 2, 2014. Please include "Chief of Party" in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.

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