Crown Agents USA Deputy Chief of Party in Kabul

Crown Agents USA, Inc. (CA-USA) is seeking a Deputy Chief of Party for a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) public financial management project based in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Our Business

Crown Agents is an international development company with offices in more than 30 countries, employing over 600 personnel worldwide. Crown Agents provides direct assistance, management consulting, and human and institutional development for public and private sector clients, particularly in customs and trade facilitation, public financial management, procurement, logistics, and health systems strengthening. Crown Agents currently operates in more than 85 countries on projects with an annual value of more than $181 million.

Crown Agents USA (CA-USA), the U.S. incorporated subsidiary of Crown Agents, provides direct technical assistance, capacity development, and procurement services to stimulate economic growth, establish good governance, and improve health outcomes across the developing world. Since its incorporation in the United States in 1998, CA-USA has provided technical assistance services and support to U.S. Government agencies and international organizations such as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), and the Gates Foundation.

Project Background

The project will assist the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) in strengthening revenue generation, budget planning, and execution in an effort to sustain and continue the progress made towards the achievement of the Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework fiscal sustainability milestones. The project will support GIRoA’s efforts to strengthen the capacity within the Ministry of Finance along with key spending line ministries to effectively manage revenues and budget execution. The project will provide assistance in policy strengthening, implementation, and enforcement. The work will build on current efforts to roll-out formula-based and gender-sensitive budgeting. The budgeting is anticipated to be aligned with local priorities corresponding with the needs of communities. Efforts to strengthen budget planning capacity will be complemented by improvements in procurement processes, which are expected to boost budget execution rates.

Responsibilities

The Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) will report to the Chief of Party and shall:

• Be responsible for the day-to-day management of administrative functions such as human resources, management of subcontractors and/or grantees, property management, and events management;

• Oversee the work of the capacity building team and liaise regularly with counterpart stakeholders to ensure that capacity building efforts are responsive to the needs of the beneficiaries, effective, and adequate;

• Oversee the work of the monitoring and evaluation team and the data collections, analysis and reporting for the project;

• Investigate and introduce improvements to project implementation, efficiency, and effectiveness as needed and in close coordination with the COP, Director of Operations, and the home office;

• Other duties as assigned by the COP

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, management, international development, operations, institutional development, or relevant field. A Graduate Degree preferred;

• A minimum of 15years of progressively responsible experience managing large, USAID-funded or other donor projects, including minimum 10 years of DCOP or senior project management experience;

• Demonstrated experience managing directly and remotely host country national and expatriate staff working in difficult conditions;

• Demonstrated experience in and knowledge of institutional and human capacity development approaches, adult learning methodologies, and assessment of the effectiveness of capacity building interventions;

• Strong coordination, organization, and communication skills;

• Experience in Afghanistan and/or other similar conflict/post-conflict environments;

• Fluency in written and spoken English required; knowledge of Pashto or Dari desired.

How to apply:

To apply to this position, please email your CV to careers@crownagents.com. A recent copy of the USAID 1420 (Biodata) form is also requested. Include your name, along with the title of the position you are applying for, in the subject line. Visit our website at www.crownagentsusa.com for more information about our company. No phone calls, faxes or walk-ins please. Crown Agents USA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.

Crown Agents USA will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with qualified disabilities in accordance with the ADA and local labor law as applicable. If you require a reasonable accommodation for our application process, please contact our Recruiting department at ADArequests@crownagents.com. Requests will be kept confidential and shared strictly on a need-to-know basis only.