Chief of Party

Chief of Party
Tracking Code
4300
Job Description

PATH is an international, nonprofit organization that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health. PATH's mission is to improve the health of people around the world by advancing technologies, strengthening systems, and encouraging healthy behaviors.
The Strengthening Communities' Responses to HIV and AIDS project is a three-year contract funded by USAID, with two one-year option periods.? The goal of the project is to strengthen the organizational development and human capacity of civil society organizations (CSOs) so they are better able to reach people across Ethiopia with quality interventions that reduce the impact of HIV and AIDS. Coordinating its work with regional and federal offices of the Ministry of Health and the HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control agency, this project makes grants to CSOs across the country.
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TheChief of Party (COP)leads the project and is responsible for achieving the project's vision and strategy, directing the project technical team, and managing critical relationships with national and international partners and other key stakeholders. The COP has overall programmatic and fiscal responsibility for the project, including achieving project results, effectively communicating accomplishments, making financial reports, and ensuring compliance with all US government and PATH regulations.
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* Program Leadership and Management
* Serve as team leader charged with the development and execution of overall project strategy and workplan and achievement of project results.
* With the Technical Director/DCOP to direct and monitor implementation of activities within the workplan, ensuring that activities are performed to a high professional standard, effectively implemented and fulfill donor and PATH requirements
* Take the lead on senior-level policy and technical dialogue with the Ministry of Health and other government ministries and units, working in collaboration with Technical Director/DCOP, Country Director, and other staff as appropriate.
* Oversee all technical assistance and administrative support activities under the program.
* Ensure the timely and complete submission of all performance reports and responses to donor requests for performance, success stories, and financial information for the program.
* Ensure that all program deliverables are met in a high quality and timely fashion.
* Ensure compliance with all donor-related, PATH, and program-specific policies.
* Supervise and mentor all senior management staff.?
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* Procurement:? Subaward Management
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* Provide managerial oversight to all project activities and partnerships, and ensure compliance with PATH and USG regulations
* Oversee the sub-contract and sub-grant cycle from pre-award to close-out including solicitation processes, pre-award, award, monitoring and close-out of sub-awards based on donor regulations, policies, and procedures.
* Respond to issues that arise during subaward/contract, and award program implementation including but not limited to financial reporting, issuing modifications, oversight of compliance with terms and conditions and resolution of disputes, and resolving audit (financial and/or general performance) findings.
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* Finance & Accounting
* Provide oversight for the ?project's financial management systems and ensure that they are in line with PATH policies and procedures and donor rules and regulations; Ensure preparation and submission of complete and accurate financial reports and cash requests to PATH HQ and USAID;
* Oversees project budget development and undertake regular analysis of project expenditure, subawards and lead the preparation of budget amendments/modification for negotiation with donor;
* Review and monitor program budgets vs. actual expenditures including Life of Project (LOP) and Field Office Financial Reports and Monthly Expense Reports received from PATH's headquarters.
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* Personnel/Administration
* Recruit, supervise, mentor, and motivate project team which includes staff from PATH and international and national partners.? Actively work on team-building to ensure productive staff.
* Oversee execution of PATH personnel policies and ensure that policies and procedures are clearly communicated to staff, and are respected.

* Liaison/Coordination
* Liaise with donor personnel, including the COTR and Contracts on funded activities.
* Develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with government federal and regional entities to support project implementation.
* Maintain effective linkages between technical components, grants and finance and administrative functions within the project.
* Liaise with PATH Headquarters Technical team, Grants & Contracts, Finance, and Compliance & Accountability staff to monitor donor regulations and policies for changes affecting the program;
* Ensure effective communication across the entire project with team and relevant stakeholders.? This includes (1) providing regular briefings and updates to relevant parties (e.g., supervisors) (2) facilitating regular team meetings to share information across project components and (3) contribute to positive and smoothly functioning relationships with external partners, including international partners and national implementing partners.
* Coordinate with other donor implementing partners on common objectives and activities, as needed.
* Maintain a strong and wide network with key partners and stakeholders in Ethiopia, and ensure that the project is represented on appropriate steering and advisory groups.
Required Experience

* At least 7 years of demonstrated experience as a team leader/senior manager of international donor-funded, HIV & AIDS and health programs.?
* Knowledge of USAID regulations, systems and procedures is mandatory;
* Strong program management skills are required as well as experience with establishing and maintain operations systems (general management and administration);
* Strong computers skills are mandatory, as are strong written and oral communications skills;
* Fluency in English and Amharic is required.?
* Ability and willingness to travel on short notice.
Job Location
Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular

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