Chief of Party, Anticorruption Project, Afghanistan
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Project/Proposal Summary:
The Assistance for Afghanistan’s Anti-Corruption Authority Project is a three-year, USAID-funded program awarded to Management Systems International (MSI). Its objective is to provide assistance to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in its effort to build a strong, effective institution to lead, monitor and report on efforts to combat corruption in Afghanistan. This project works primarily with the Afghanistan High Office of Oversight and Anti-Corruption (HOO) to help build its institutional and administrative capacity to perform its functions effectively.
Position Summary:
The Chief of Party (COP) will manage and supervise all project activities, staff, and partners and have overall responsibility for the successful performance of the Project.
Responsibilities:
· Manage, provide technical advice, and monitor all program components and assure that the overall program is meeting proposed objectives and targets.
· Provide senior technical assistance to the HOO on issues of strengthening its institutional capabilities and its coordination with other Afghan government institutions that have responsibilities for anti-corruption functions.
· Serve as the senior anti-corruption specialist for the project and as the principal liaison with Afghan counterparts in government, at USAID, and with US government representatives in Afghanistan.
· Supervise and coordinate the work of local program staff: conduct regular staff meetings to discuss project status, facilitate sharing of information among staff members, provide guidance to direct staff members activities, monitor performance and conduct annual performance evaluation, authorize business trips, review and sign off timesheets and leave requests.
· Supervise and coordinate the work of subcontractors, consultants and grantees: review work plans, monthly and quarterly status and annual reports, financial reports, and deliverables.
· Supervise and monitor Grants Program: participate in proposal evaluation process and provide comments, review reports and deliverables, conduct meetings with grantees to discuss project implementation status, attend some activities conducted by grantees.
· Contribute to preparing work plans, monitoring and evaluations plans, and submit them to USAID after MSI/US approval. Prepare and submit to USAID reports and other administrative information as required, ensuring compliance with USAID reporting requirements on progress related to the program’s results package.
· Provide primary interface for the project with USAID, USG partners in country, other donors, and Afghan partners groups and government authorities. Coordinate program activities with other donor programs.
· Consult with MSI/US on making decisions related to program activities, contractors, local staff, USAID, other donor organizations, etc.
· Report to MSI/US on major technical, managerial and financial issues related to the project.
· Provide support to short-term consultants missions in Afghanistan.
· Maintain daily communication with the Technical Director at MSI/US to report and consult on all issues related to the program implementation. All deliverables and major decisions on the program are subject to approval by MSI/US.
Qualifications:
· The Chief of Party should have experience promoting anti-corruption reforms in a development setting and should be skilled in suggesting appropriate anti-corruption models from other countries.
· The COP should also have experience managing complex assistance projects. Experience managing USAID-funded projects is desirable.
· Graduate level degree in law, public administration, political science or similar preferred.
· Directly relevant regional, cultural, and developmental experience are all highly desirable.
· The Chief of Party must be fluent in English.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
To apply, please visit our website: http://www.msiworldwide.com
Project/Proposal Summary:
The Assistance for Afghanistan’s Anti-Corruption Authority Project is a three-year, USAID-funded program awarded to Management Systems International (MSI). Its objective is to provide assistance to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in its effort to build a strong, effective institution to lead, monitor and report on efforts to combat corruption in Afghanistan. This project works primarily with the Afghanistan High Office of Oversight and Anti-Corruption (HOO) to help build its institutional and administrative capacity to perform its functions effectively.
Position Summary:
The Chief of Party (COP) will manage and supervise all project activities, staff, and partners and have overall responsibility for the successful performance of the Project.
Responsibilities:
· Manage, provide technical advice, and monitor all program components and assure that the overall program is meeting proposed objectives and targets.
· Provide senior technical assistance to the HOO on issues of strengthening its institutional capabilities and its coordination with other Afghan government institutions that have responsibilities for anti-corruption functions.
· Serve as the senior anti-corruption specialist for the project and as the principal liaison with Afghan counterparts in government, at USAID, and with US government representatives in Afghanistan.
· Supervise and coordinate the work of local program staff: conduct regular staff meetings to discuss project status, facilitate sharing of information among staff members, provide guidance to direct staff members activities, monitor performance and conduct annual performance evaluation, authorize business trips, review and sign off timesheets and leave requests.
· Supervise and coordinate the work of subcontractors, consultants and grantees: review work plans, monthly and quarterly status and annual reports, financial reports, and deliverables.
· Supervise and monitor Grants Program: participate in proposal evaluation process and provide comments, review reports and deliverables, conduct meetings with grantees to discuss project implementation status, attend some activities conducted by grantees.
· Contribute to preparing work plans, monitoring and evaluations plans, and submit them to USAID after MSI/US approval. Prepare and submit to USAID reports and other administrative information as required, ensuring compliance with USAID reporting requirements on progress related to the program’s results package.
· Provide primary interface for the project with USAID, USG partners in country, other donors, and Afghan partners groups and government authorities. Coordinate program activities with other donor programs.
· Consult with MSI/US on making decisions related to program activities, contractors, local staff, USAID, other donor organizations, etc.
· Report to MSI/US on major technical, managerial and financial issues related to the project.
· Provide support to short-term consultants missions in Afghanistan.
· Maintain daily communication with the Technical Director at MSI/US to report and consult on all issues related to the program implementation. All deliverables and major decisions on the program are subject to approval by MSI/US.
Qualifications:
· The Chief of Party should have experience promoting anti-corruption reforms in a development setting and should be skilled in suggesting appropriate anti-corruption models from other countries.
· The COP should also have experience managing complex assistance projects. Experience managing USAID-funded projects is desirable.
· Graduate level degree in law, public administration, political science or similar preferred.
· Directly relevant regional, cultural, and developmental experience are all highly desirable.
· The Chief of Party must be fluent in English.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
To apply, please visit our website: http://www.msiworldwide.com
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