Chief of Party for USAID DRC Feed the Future Flagship Agriculture Activity
Tetra Tech
- Jakarta
- Permanen
- kerja tetap
- Provide overall leadership, management, and general technical direction of the entire project.
- Ensure an integrated vision among different components and actors, and a focus on achieving the results defined in the project award and the project monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) plan.
- Identify issues and risks related to project implementation in a timely manner and suggesting appropriate adjustments or solutions.
- Serve as a primary advocate for critical cross cutting issues within the project, including gender equity, youth empowerment and social inclusion (GYSI), climate change and private sector engagement (PSE).
- Ensure compliance with USAID and Tetra Tech rules and regulations, including those related to ethical code of conduct and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
- Represent the project to external stakeholders, maintaining positive and productive relationships with USAID implementing partners, host government and private sector stakeholders.
- Minimum master’s degree in international development, rural development, agriculture, business, or another relevant field.
- Minimum ten (10) years of relevant, senior-level professional experience managing and implementing agricultural or food market systems related projects to foster economic development.
- At least five (5) years of demonstrated experience managing and supervising staff and creating effective teams.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with the private sector, youth organizations/representatives, government officials, donors, and other stakeholders.
- Demonstrated and credible experience in successfully managing complex multimillion dollar activities funded by USAID or other donor funded development activities.
- Fluent English and French written and oral communication skills.
- Willingness and ability to travel to remote locations in a difficult operating environment (up to 25% time).
- Creative problem solver, innovator, adaptive manager and culturally sensitive.
- Demonstrated capacity to use advanced IT products and packages.
- Demonstrated experience working in the DRC or a similar context is highly desired.
- Congolese nationals, women strongly encouraged to apply.
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