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We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Chief of Party (CoP), for an anticipated Nepal USAID Adolescent Reproductive Health (Nepal ARH) opportunity in Nepal.

NOTE: All the positions are subject to actual award, funding availability and approval from donor.

Chief of Party (COP)

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Basic Job Information

Job Category	:	NGO / INGO / Social work
Job Level	:	Senior Level
No. of Vacancy/s	:	[ 1 ]
Employment Type	:	Full Time
Job Location	:	Kathmandu, Nepal
Offered Salary	:	Negotiable
Apply Before(Deadline)	:	Oct. 30, 2021 17:00 (3 years, 6 months ago)

Job Specification

Education Level	:	Graduate (Masters)
Experience Required	:	Not Required
Professional Skill Required	:	Leadership Public Relations Management Communication Problem Solving Public Speaking Interpersonal Skills

Other Specification

A postgraduate degree (master’s or doctoral level) in public health or social sciences or related field.
Strong understanding of issues affecting adolescents and youth in Low and Middle Income
Countries (LMICs), including Social and Behavior Change communications (SBCC)strategies and approaches
At least five years of experience with organizational capacity development, health systems
strengthening, decentralization, public sector governance, the private sector, or civil society
organizations
At least five years of experience in program management and administration, financial
management, award compliance, sub-award management, and tracking performance and
costs via specific funding streams; ideally with US government funding
A minimum of 12 years of experience in large, community-level reproductive health (RH) projects, including experience in service delivery projects; of which at
least five years as CoP, Deputy Chief of Party (DCoP), Project Director or similar high-level executive position managing large, diverse, interdisciplinary teams, ideally in multicultural settings. Experience in South Asia preferred.
Demonstrated problem solving skills, collaboration experience, creativity; successful
experience leading change processes.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills and excellent spoken and written English language skills.

Job Description

Chief of Party (CoP)

The CoP will provide strategic, managerial, technical leadership and management oversight to the project. S/he will oversee all aspects of project implementation, including program quality, personnel and financial management. S/he will ensure high quality of implementation of the project, coordinate regularly with the Government, the donors and other key stakeholders, which include other family planning partners. S/he will be responsible for timely and adequate implementation of project activities, deliverables, execution, monitoring and reporting of the project. The CoP will manage a team of program and technical managers and work closely with the local NGO partners who will be the direct implementers of the project. This position is based in Kathmandu, Nepal, and will report to the Country Director.

Key Responsibilities:

Provides leadership to the project team, technical and operational aspects of the project, including planning and implementation of the project; ensuring clarity over plans and priorities, and encourages effective teamwork
Provide strategic leadership and technical and managerial direction for the successful implementation of the project
Responsible for the overall performance and results of the project, including management and oversight of the program’s management and decision-making. Ensure that the project activities are meeting client and stakeholder expectations and that project results are proactively disseminated
Manage a team of program managers / officers and technical advisors in different areas of expertise, ensuring they get the support needed for maintaining high-quality implementation of the program activities, meeting deliverables and building capacity, as required
Manage all donor requirements for program implementation, including effective utilization of the budgets, and ensure project deliverables are achieved
Develop and maintain strong relations with key stakeholders including government (particularly Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), Family Welfare Division, National Health Training Center, Logistic Management Section of Management Division, National Health Education, Information & Communication Center, USAID Global Health Supply Chain Management Project including , donors, and partners, coordinating regularly with them on project updates and results, and attend relevant technical working groups, conferences etc., as required
Manage a strong and positive relationship with the implementing partners and ensure accurate reporting – both programmatic and financial
Ensure project reports submitted to donors, government and other stakeholders are accurate, complete and on time
Ensure the effective use and coordination of donor resources and the compliance of the financial systems and controls with relevant donor standards.
Coordinate with FHI 360/Nepal Country Office to ensure that program and reporting activities follow organizational standards
Strengthen the capacity of and transfer skills to local staff to independently implement, manage and improve business practice and technical services
Perform other relevant duties as assigned by the Country Director.