Deputy Chief of Party at PACT

Project Overview: Pact is recruiting a Deputy Chief of Party for an upcoming USAID-funded orphaned and vulnerable children project in Nigeria.   

Position Summary: The Deputy Chief of Party will be responsible for technical leadership of the program, ensuring the implementation of high-quality, evidence-based interventions, and management a team of senior staff and sub-partners to ensure quality, timeliness, and efficiency of all activities and products generated under the project.

Specific Duties:

Deputy Chief of Party Role:

• Coordinate and oversee the quality of all technical activities, providing direction, feedback and support to ensure success.
• Ensure program adherence to internationally accepted technical norms and standards of practices.
• Provide input into and assure that all donor reporting requirements on program impact are met and assist implementing partners/grantees in setting up reporting and tracking systems to provide such information in an efficient and timely manner.
• Facilitate continuous quality assessment and improvement and ensure that program best practices are documented and disseminated throughout the program cycle.
• Ensure effective coordination and communication and standards of practice among each partner organization.
• Ensure high quality program delivery and the cost-effective use of Pact and USAID resources.

• Ensure provision of management support and technical assistance to grantees on program design, budget/work plan development, and M&E planning.
• Provide regular written/oral program progress updates, as requested.
• Establish and manage Pact’s local technical training activities.
• Ensure that the most up-to-date information regarding the programs or initiatives shared via a range of mechanisms: including reports, newsletters, and the Internet.
• Perform any other relevant duties as assigned by the COP.

Skills and Abilities:

Leadership

• Ability to sustain interpersonal and professional relationships with internal colleagues and contacts in donor and peer organizations.
• Deep understanding of Pact’s strategy and how efforts contribute to the greater good.
• Consistently works within internal process and procedures.
• Strong interpersonal and team building skills
• Proactive engagement in corporate initiatives.
• Project Management.
• Strong planning and time management skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to effectively present complex ideas to diverse audiences.
• Ability to problem-solve difficult issues.
• Ability to multitask with ease, adapting to frequently changing priorities.
• Strong negotiating and conflict resolution skills.
• Proficiency in developing and managing a budget.

Technical Skills

• Strong experience in OVC, Child Protection, Health/HIV, and Youth programming with proven results.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of donor policies and regulations.
• High competence using common desktop applications and internal systems.

People Management

• Demonstrated proficiency in supervising staff, including providing honest feedback.
• Ability to mentor others.

Minimum Requirements

• A Master’s degree or higher in Public Health, Child/Youth development, Social Work, International Development or a related field is required (PEPFAR experience preferred);
• At least ten years’ experience designing and implementing children, adolescents, youth and other vulnerable families development programs in sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria preferred;
• At least five years of experience as a Deputy Director or senior manager of health or HIV/AIDS care, support, and prevention activities;
• Demonstrated experience implementing and managing program in resource constrained countries;
• Demonstrated experience producing quality English-language communications products, such as progress reports, case studies, and research protocols;
• Experience interacting with developing country government, international organization, other bilateral donor and civil society representatives, and senior level government officials;
• At least three years of experience working with USG cooperative agreements or contracts in senior program management capacity;
• Demonstrated ability to establish and sustain professional relationships with civil society organizations and host country government counterparts.

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors. Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply