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  • Posted: Apr 3, 2023
    Deadline: Apr 8, 2023
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    CARE International is one of the Worlds leading humanitarian and development organizations. Founded in 1945, CARE has been fighting global poverty and defending the dignity of people around the world, working in over 90 countries around the globe.


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    Chief Of Party - Ghana

    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. 

    • 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.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to CARE International on phg.tbe.taleo.net to apply

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