Chief of Party

Role Description

World Vision is seeking a Chief of Party who will be primarily responsible for leading the timely, effective, and accountable implementation of numerous projects in high-risk, complex contexts. The Chief of Party bears primary leadership responsibility for the successful implementation of multi-country, multi-partner grant-funded projects including managing spending, operations, and all other elements. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of leading large organizations, building capacity of smaller organizations, and in general being responsible for leading a complex consortium with a high-level of US government involvement and oversight.

• Keep Christ central in individual and corporate life.
• Actively participate in and contribute to the spiritual disciplines of the organization.
• Incorporate WV Core Values into decisions within the scope of role.

Leadership, Vision, and Strategy

• Effectively implement the project vision; guide project operations.
• Represent the project at high-level meetings and other events.
• Provide overall leadership and strategic direction of international and national organizations.
• Management responsibility for consortium PMU staff and consortium member program staff.
• Work closely with WVUS & WVI leadership, regional and national office technical staff.
• Lead, plan, organize, and supervise consortium objectives, programs, and sub-grantees.
• Ensure consortium governance, decisions, and actions remain in alignment with donor agreements.
• Inspire a positive, collaborative organizational culture.
• Ensure appropriate Consortium external representation.

Consortium Management and Administration

• Supervise and mentor a team of senior staff.
• Manage grant/project budget within approved spending levels.
• Develop, manage, and maintain relationships with all stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain effective project reporting, evaluation, and internal and external communications.
• Responsible for adherence to World Vision and donor requirements.
• Work with project staff on the preparation and timely submission of reports.

Technical Program Delivery and Quality

• Monitor and communicate programming impact and manage risks.
• Evaluate program effectiveness and determine corrective action needed.
• Oversee M&E PMU staff on design of MEL systems.
• Ensure program activities adopt best practices in participant accountability.
• Approve Monitoring Evaluation and Learning plans and indicators.

Representation

• Lead and facilitate engagement with the donor.
• Coordinate a diverse group of partners and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate leadership and stakeholder engagement.
• Acts as WV’s primary Consortium representative with internal stakeholders.
• Oversee communication strategies for the program.
• Strengthen linkages with existing partners and initiate new partnerships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Required.
• A master’s degree in international development, business administration, non-profit management or related concentration preferred.
• Minimum 8-10 years of experience in senior leadership roles for publicly funded large humanitarian programs.
• Experience managing sub-grants and contracts under grants for complex projects.
• Experience leading large and diverse teams.
• Strong understanding of humanitarian coordination mechanisms and UN clusters.
• Experience leading programs valued at more than USD $100 million.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and managing alliances with the private sector and faith-based partners is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with Sphere Standards, IPC analysis, food security assessments, and nutrition programming.
• Strong writing and oral presentation skills.
• Must be fluent in English.

Requirements

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.A for any employer.
• Domestic and international travel up to 20%. May require trips to hazardous locations.

Benefits

• Estimated hiring range: $123,700 - $184,360.
• WVUS Pay Grade Level: 230.
• The posted hiring salary range reflects pay for U.S. locations and is determined using market data and internal compensation guidelines.