Deputy Chief of Party at CAMRIS International

CAMRIS International is a growing international development and research firm that realizes innovative solutions to health and development challenges through high-quality, cost-effective program and research management services. With experience working in more than 80 countries, we combine our proven systems with today’s most effective, evidence-based best practices to improve the lives of people around the world. We apply a customized, customer-centric, cost-effective business approach to offer greater value to our clients and challenge the way things have always been done in our field.

CAMRIS International, a member of The Partners for Global Research and Development Group, seeks a qualified Financial and Administrative Manager for an upcoming multi-year USAID-funded contract for conducting Mission wide monitoring and evaluation services in Nigeria. The purpose of the contract is to provide monitoring, evaluation and learning support services to improve development effectiveness. The intention is to enhance the Mission’s monitoring, evaluation, and learning capability and to ensure empirical evidence for programming, learning and adapting.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Deputy Chief of Party

Location: Nigeria
Category: Global Health
Type: Regular Full-Time

Responsibilities
The Deputy Chief of Party will directly support the Chief of Party in providing technical leadership, and effective implementation of all activities. Duties will include:

• Oversee and guide performance and impact evaluations, assessments, and performance monitoring activities.
• Support all monitoring and evaluation capacity building activities.
• Assist in quality control and the overall responsiveness of technical assistance provided under the contract, including necessary adjustments to operations to fit the requirements of USAID.
• In the absence of the COP, the DCOP will assume full responsibility for the project.
• Coordinate and manage all field operations including technical and operational aspects of the project.
• Manage relationship with consultants, contractors, donors and government agencies.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Economics, International Development, Statistics, Research Methods, Political Science, Public Policy, Social Science or a related degree.
• Minimum of seven years of appropriate demonstrated experience in evaluation, assessment and research technical and methodological subjects and approaches.
• Demonstrated experience in the health and education sectors preferred.
• Professional fluency in English.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint required.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: Nigerian nationals are encouraged to apply.