Chief of Party at CARE International

About The Job

Job Summary
CARE Ghana seeks an education expert to serve as Chief of Party (COP) on the awarded $50 million USAID-funded Strengthening Accountability in Ghana’s Education System (SAGES) activity. 

• This project will improve primary education service delivery through institutionalizing accountability in the Ghanian primary education system. 
• The activity will support efforts led by the Government of Ghana (GOG), in particular the Ministry of Education (MOE) and its agencies/affiliates, to strengthen the enabling environment for education accountability and increase the performance of the education system.
• The COP stewards the overall vision of the project and takes responsibility for delivering project results. 
• The successful candidate will have significant experience managing program, financial, and operations of USAID or other international donor-funded projects. 
• The COP leads and manages the education project through a combination of technical leadership, supportive management and capacity strengthening with CARE partners. 
• This includes personnel and financial management, administrative oversight, and program quality assurance.
• This position is pending donor approval. Ghanaian candidates as well as international candidates are encouraged to apply.

Specific Duties And Responsibilities:

• Oversee the overall management and implementation of the project including project results and deliverables, in accordance with the project work plan.
• With staff and partners, translate project goals and objectives into implementable strategies and plans.
• Manage operational, financial, and administrative priorities.
• Build partnerships among national- and community-level actors.
• Function as the primary liaison between all project stakeholders.
• Maintain productive working relationships with USAID clients, project partners, and key counterparts.
• Mentor and coach staff to deliver impact within agreed timelines.
• Clarify roles, delegating responsibilities to senior staff, and clearly communicating expectations for staff contribution to project activities.
• Supervise performance of all long- and short-term advisors, consultants, and staff.
• Supervise staff and partners in identifying the project’s technical assistance needs, developing suitable scopes of work, recruiting consultants, and executing technical assistance contracts.
• Create management systems and internal controls in line with CARE’s standard operating procedures, ensuring consistency with project needs.
• Design and oversee annual project cycle in accordance with USAID’s annual planning cycle.
• Direct planning and budgeting processes.
• Prepare quarterly and annual project activity reports.

Qualifications:

• Ten or more years of experience in
• An advanced degree in education, business administration, economics, international development social sciences or a related field.
• Experience in capacity development and systems strengthening, with a focus on local governance.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Ghana education and governance systems.
• At least 5 years of experience in the education or governance sectors in similar contexts.
• Demonstrated experience managing USAID-funded or similar-sized projects, ideally as a COP, Program Director, Team Lead, of similar managerial experience preferred.
• Experience with adaptive management approaches, collaborating, learning, and adapting (CLA) and overseeing MEAL activities on donor-funded projects.
• Ability to successfully recruit, train, develop, and manage staff.
• Ability to manage agreements and all required programmatic and financial reporting requirements.
• Ability to perform internal control functions to manage project operations.
• Fully English fluency.