Chief of Party: PSNP/Title II - Ethiopia

Throughout our 25-year history, International Medical Corps has worked in more than 50 countries in the most challenging emergency, post-conflict, and development environments. In all of our programs, we address nutrition and food security with community members to effectively build local capacity. We incorporate nutrition education into our water and sanitation projects, implement growth monitoring and malnutrition screenings at the primary health care level and work directly with local providers to ensure that healthy nutrition and food security practices will be incorporated long-term. We also collaborate with local government and civil society to improve their ability to provide a range of nutrition and food security activities to promote sustainable, healthy growth.

International Medical Corps, on behalf of C-SHIFT (Consortium for Sustainable Household Integrated Food security and nutritional Transformation), is seeking Chief of Party candidates who are interested in being considered for a new results-oriented Title II food security and nutritional security program in Ethiopia under the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP). The Chief of Party will provide overall management leadership, technical guidance, and comprehensive support for this program’s long-term, sustainable interventions with the aim of reversing chronic food insecurity and preventing asset depletion for food insecure households.

Responsibilities:
• Serve as the Consortium’s primary representative with USAID, Government of Ethiopia, partners, and other stakeholders
• Provide overall management and operational leadership in the implementation of an integrated program which addresses the proper formulation, design and implementation of a multi-sector program framework
• Provide accountability for all activities under the scope of this program including all financial, food commodity and operational aspects, as well as accountability to PSNP beneficiaries through the assurance of timely food transfers
• Assure consortium’s strict adherence to deliverable strategies (e.g. Performance Monitoring Plan), local government requirements (Program Implementation Manual), and environmental requirements (e.g. Environmental Mitigation Plan)
• Serve as the manager and coordinator of a large Ethiopian national team of agricultural, nutrition, MCH, HIV/AIDS, M&E and logistical staff
• Liaise with field-based program staff in the Oromia and Amhara Regions and other stakeholders including regional, zonal and woreda level with government partner agencies, local institutions and communities

Qualifications:
• An advanced degree is required
• 15+ years of demonstrated international development experience, with a focus in food security and nutrition
• 10+ years of international project management experience, with strong financial and personnel management expertise
• Proven ability to develop and maintain relationships with local governments and international agencies
• Solid experience working on Title II non-emergency development programs (e.g. MYAP) and knowledge of Food For Peace requirements
• Prior successful experience managing USAID funded projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in English is required; Ethiopian citizens or expats with experience leading Ethiopian national teams will receive preference

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