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: Chief of Party

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

Responsibilities
The Chief of Party (COP) will serve as lead person responsible for coordinating and overseeing work under this contract, while ensuring quality control and compliance. The COP will:

• Lead all planning and implementation of activities. Provide management, strategic direction and oversight to the project/program’s technical, administrative and financial performance.
• Guide a team that includes a range of technical experts, administrative staff, and consultants to fulfill the project’s strategic goals and objectives.
• Manage all contract reporting and document production.
• Ensure compliance with USAID rules, regulations and policies while meeting project/program targets.
• Lead all coordination and liaise frequently and regularly with a variety of public and private stakeholders, including USAID staff, project participants, implementing partners, local, regional and national governments, international organizations and donors as well as staff in similar projects.
• Lead the design and ensure the responsiveness and quality of capacity building and technical assistance services delivered to USAID.
• Identify and anticipate issues related to strategy and implementation and ensure appropriate adjustments.
• Integrate gender and local context into strategy and activities.
• Attend local, regional and international meetings, as required.
• Act as the point of contact between the project, USAID, and PGRDG headquarters.
• Travel throughout Nigeria as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation of international development programming. Familiarity with USAID’s objectives, approaches and operations, particularly as they relate to monitoring, evaluation, and learning is a plus.
• Deep experience leading complex research activities.
• Advanced degree in Development or a related development field, such as Economics. A PhD is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in the health and education sectors.
• Prior work experience in Nigeria is preferred.
• Experience supporting Mission senior management in a broad-gauged and big picture planning.
• Strong communication, supervision, and management skills and experience.
• 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.