Chief of Party - El Salvador

Organization:

Checchi and Company Consulting, Inc.

Location:

El Salvador (San Salvador)

Website:

www.checchiconsulting.com

Contact Information:

Javier Agosto

Phone:

202-452-9700

Email:

jagosto@checchiconsulting.com

Description:

Checchi and Company Consulting, Inc. (www.checchiconsulting.com) is seeking a new Chief of Party for the El Salvador Justice System Improvement Program, a long-term task order funded by USAID.

The Program provides technical assistance to the institutions of the Salvadoran criminal justice system, centering around a new Criminal Procedure Code. Program activities include the following: promoting more effective coordination between the Attorney General's Office (AGO) and the National Civilian Police (NCP), strengthening the AGO's efficiency in case processing, improving the NCP's capacity for implementing a community policing model, supporting initiatives to reduce sexual and domestic violence, and increasing the use of court-annexed mediation.

The Chief of Party will supervise and manage all activities to ensure that Program operations are carried out in a well-coordinated and efficient manner. He/she will supervise the work of a long-term technical assistance team, short-term specialists and local support staff. He/she will be responsible for establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with justice sector institution counterparts, USAID Mission personnel, and civil society organizations active in Program areas.

Qualification:

Preferred candidates will have a minimum of ten years of relevant experience, including prior experience as either a Chief of Party or a Deputy Chief of Party with USAID-funded technical assistance programs.

Candidates must be attorneys and fluent in Spanish. Applicants should e-mail a detailed CV and cover letter summarizing their qualifications to Javier Agosto at jagosto@checchiconsulting.com (please put “Chief of Party” in the subject line of the e-mail). No phone calls please. EOE