Deputy Chief of Party
(DCOP)

Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP)

Chemonics seeks a deputy chief of party for the proposed five-year, $15 million Ghizaiat Nutrition Activity. This multi-sector nutrition activity will work to improve the nutritional status of the Pakistani people especially women and children living in the newly merged districts (NMD) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. Ghizaiat will focus on increasing local production, commercialization and consumption of nutritious foods, and increasing households’ awareness of good nutrition and hygiene behaviors. The project will be based in Islamabad. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities include:

• Support the chief of party to meet contract’s objectives, manage budget and program staff, maintain good working relationships with local partners, manage reporting requirements, and ensure high-quality service delivery
• Provide staff supervision and partner support while adhering to contract objectives and technical quality and reporting requirements
• Contribute to development of annual work plans and budgets, procurement and other administrative work, guidance of budget and expected result alignment, review of annual budgets and quarterly reports, and ensuring of cost-effective and compliant use of resources
• Serve as key liaison to project stakeholders in conjunction with the chief of party
• Serve as acting chief of party as needed

Qualifications:

• Minimum of eight years of experience in international development, including project management experience in a leadership role required; experience with development projects of a size and scope similar to Ghizaiat preferred
• Master’s degree in international or economic development, public or business administration, project management, or a social science related technical field required
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
• Fluency in English and Urdu required.