Chief of Party

Key Responsibilities 

• Providing overall leadership, strategic guidance, vision, and management to staff and the overall project team, including staff, consultants, and partner organizations.
• Providing overall technical and administrative leadership to the project implementation team, including development of strategies, budgets, work plans, MEL plans and reporting.
• Serve as the project’s primary point of contact with USAID, other implementing partners, the government of Zimbabwe, and other stakeholders; ensure alignment and harmonization with other programs and stakeholders where appropriate.
• Ensuring interventions reflect high technical quality and are in line with the project’s scope of work.
• Leading and managing staff professional development to build their capacity and strengthening competency and expertise.
• Overseeing budget implementation and financial management.
• Identify areas of risk in a timely manner and work to mitigate their impact by instituting systems that seek to minimize fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned

About You 

To succeed in this role, you must have: 

• A Master’s degree or higher in public health, medicine, management, social sciences or related field. 
• Ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in a senior role leading a complex health service delivery program of similar scope and dollar value ($10 million+), preferably in Zimbabwe, of which at least 5 years as a COP, DCOP, Project Director or similar high-level executive position.  Experience managing family planning and reproductive health programs preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of USAID planning and reporting systems, operations, programming, structure and sub-award compliance. Experience of working with other major donors is also desirable. 
• Ten (10) years’ experience building partnerships with local government, donors, multilateral organizations, academia, private sector, and local community, preferably in Zimbabwe. 
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, Shona, and Ndebele.