Chief of Party, Bangladesh (Agriculture, Food Security, Nutrition)

Devex is assisting an international humanitarian organization in its search for  a Chief of Party (CoP) to be based in Dhaka for an upcoming, 2 - 3 year, USAID-funded project with The Feed the Future Initiative is aligned with the Government of Bangladesh’s 6th Five-Year Plan and the Feed the Future - supported Country Investment Plan for agriculture, food security, and nutrition. In cooperation with the Government of Bangladesh, other USG agencies, and donors, USAID will address components of three inter-related obstacles: lack of availability, access, and utilization of food that directly affect food security and poverty. Put another way, the obstacles are related to insufficient productivity gains in agriculture to keep pace with an increasing population; the inability to buy nutritious food by the poor; and diets lacking diversity and heavily reliant on rice leading to under-nutrition.

This position fixed long-term contract for 2-3 years with possibility of extension.  It is contingent on project award.

Qualified Bangladeshi nationals are encouraged to apply.

Position Summary:

The Chief of Party (CoP) will lead the planning and implementation of the project, overseeing all aspects, including programmatic, financial, administrative, and personnel. S/He will ensure that all project interventions are of a high quality and lead to measurable impact. This includes, but is not limited to, overseeing the annual work-plan preparation, identifying external technical support needs, ensuring that appropriate management practices are being used in project implementation and the monitoring and evaluation systems are being used to provide timely management information.   Additionally, the CoP will maintain appropriate levels of communication with all implementing partners, resource partners and sub-contractors and will coordinate all project activities with relevant institutions, CSOs and private sector partners.

Required Skills

Candidates must have the following qualifications to be considered:

• Advanced degree (graduate level: Doctorate, Master’s, etc.) in a relevant field is required.
• Minimum of 15 years of international donors’ development projects management is required.
• Demonstrated understanding of the Bangladeshi and/or regional context and a long-term commitment to working in Bangladesh.
• Demonstrated ability to work and coordinate effectively with a wide variety of
• Stakeholders, including national and local government, donors, community-based organizations, think tanks and universities, and the private sector.
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage cooperative high-level relationships and motivate subordinates.
• Experience in integrating gender into agricultural programs.
• Spoken and written fluency in English. 

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