Delta Advisor at Chemonics International Inc.

Chemonics International Inc., a leading international development firm based in Washington, D.C (www.chemonics.com), seeks qualified candidates for both professional and support positions for a five-year civil society strengthening project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The positions will be based in Port Harcourt, subject to change. We require the services of resourceful, experienced, and dynamic candidates for these following position:

Job Title: Delta Advisor

Location: Port Harcourt

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate closely with the project team to ensure smooth program operations across all core programming areas and organize, develop, and provide the response to all USAID requests for specific technical activities and deliverables in the Delta.
• Manage Delta technical implementation, as well as the coaches and capacity building agents that will provide support to the project teams.
• Follow the COP’s technical direction regarding assignments and ensure that the team has the resources needed to work together and to successfully complete the assignments.
• Assist with development of annual work plans according to contract specifications, deliverables, and budget needs.
• Develop suitable scopes of work for review by the COP and DCOP for local consultants and local subcontractors.
• Provide overall relationship management and coordination with all project donors throughout the Niger Delta.
• Work with the monitoring and evaluation advisor to assess performance of grantees and inform impact assessment of projects.
• Supervise the Delta Program Officer and Driver.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a relevant field such as social sciences, law, and development studies etc. A bachelor’s degree and five additional years of relevant international development experience can be substituted for the Masters degree.
• At least seven years of demonstrated experience in the successful implementation of international development activities, with preference given to democracy and governance activities under a U.S. government contract instrument three years of which shall have been in senior program management including direct supervision of professional and support staff.
• Possess an in-depth understanding of the role of civil society in development and demonstrated capabilities in institutional capacity development, high-level strategic visioning and leadership, and experience civil society organization and networks/coalition strengthening
• Demonstrated experience in mobilizing and expanding networks of business membership organizations.
• Prior experience in policy advocacy, government monitoring and oversight, or capacity development.
• Must have demonstrated experience in awarding and managing grants to local organizations to promote democracy and governance goals.

General Requirements
All positions require candidates that are proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite of computer applications and internet/ emails.

Application Closing Date
28th January, 2014

Method of Application
Interested candidates should apply by email with CV and a suitability statement as Microsoft Word attachments to: [email protected]