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Date Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Chief of Party Rwanda
Chemonics seeks a Chief of Party for USAID's live Teaching and Learning Materials Market Systems Development Activity in Rwanda. The Chief of Party shall be a key liaison and coordinator with USAID/Rwanda, key stakeholders, and other implementing partners. They Provide overall leadership, management, administrative, and technical direction, and serve as the primary authority for all decision-making to ensure all activities, staff, and partners achieve targeted results and meet reporting requirements. They will provide overall management and supervision of activity implementation, ensuring the activity meets its stated goals, and reporting directly to the designated USAID Agreement Officer’s Representative (AOR), interact with government institutions, senior-level national and county-level government officials and ensure an integrated vision among components and program actors. They will be required to have technical expertise in book supply chains and have a strong interpersonal skill including diplomatic communication and the ability to build positive relationships with a variety of government and development partner representatives. The position is expected to be based full-time in Kigali, Rwanda.

Qualifications:
• Minimum 10 years of experience in progressive leadership positions in development assistance activities within the education sector.
• Technical expertise in book supply chain
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to build positive relationships with government and development partner representatives
• Minimum 10 years of international development experience with relevant management, supervisory, and technical experience working with program of a similar size and scope
• Minimum 7 years of experience in a senior management or leadership role, i.e., Project Director, Chief of Party, Deputy Chief of Party
• Experience within Rwanda/East Africa preferred
• Previous experience managing donor-funded projects and working with government systems related to education, health, and governance
• Proven track record and experience in project design, policy dialogue, strategic planning and implementation of education programs or programs related to strengthening local government institutions
• Experience with local government capacity building and local service delivery improvement.
• Demonstrated leadership, management, and technical skills
• Ability to work in complex, politically charged, unstable environments, as well as work across different cultures, and manage diverse teams to deliver impact within agreed timelines
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, government relations, international development, education, or other social science or related discipline. Master’s degree preferred.
• Advanced professional proficiency in reading, speaking, listening and writing in English required; Kinyarwanda, French, and/or Swahili preferred.
Application Instructions:

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Please send your application to vmahoro@chemonics.com  by February 15, 2023, with "Chief of Party" in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.
Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.
This position is for a proposal. Employment is dependent on USAID selecting Chemonics as the prime recipient. The anticipated project is expected to start on June 1, 2023.
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