Chief of Party, USDA McGovern-Dole

Responsibilities

• JOB PURPOSE
• About World Vision
• Job Summary
• KEY RESPONSIBILITES
• End Results
• Timely, efficient program implementation
• 35% Build and maintain productive working relationships with USDA, project partners, and key stakeholders while ensuring compliance with USDA requirements, U.S. government regulations, and World Vision's policies and procedures. Serve as the primary liaison among all project stakeholders.
• End Results
• Effective working relationships with engaged stakeholders
• End Results
• Budget within spending limits and at projected spending levels. Program activities compliant with donor requirements. Accurate, comprehensive reports submitted to donor.
• End Results
• Empowered, engaged staff
• 5% Represent the project at high-level meetings, conferences, and other fora. Champion how the project supports USDA's Learning Agenda and contributes to thought leadership of the education sector.
• End Results
• World Vision is known to the donor and other stakeholders as a major actor in McGovern-Dole
• KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE
• Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or Certification
• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience managing and implementing large and complex international donor-funded programs
• Experience as a COP, Deputy COP, or Senior Project Manager
• Experience in school feeding, nutrition, and literacy programming
• Experience in leading and managing large grants in a complex/ fragile environment
• Proven ability to communicate a common vision among diverse partners and the ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams
• High level of interpersonal, technical, and analytical skills, including a demonstrated ability to interact effectively and collaborate with a broad range of public and private sector counterparts and other key stakeholders
• Familiarity with and commitment to addressing gender equality in programming, Do No Harm Principles and adaptive management and learning
• Required Professional Experience
• Advanced degree in education, agriculture, nutrition, public health, business administration, development studies, international relations, or related field or equivalent qualifications in grant management and work history in developing countries
• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in international development project management (USAID program

Benefits

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With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children's life stories!

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