SoCha LLC Chief of Party Job in Kenya

SoCha LLC Chief of Party Job in Kenya

Scope of Work

Position: Chief of Party

Activity: USAID Kenya / East Africa Journey to Self-Reliance (J2SR) Mission Support Program

Implementer: SoCha LLC

Company background: SoCha (a portmanteau of Social and Change) is an independent Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (ME&L) firm that provides bespoke solutions to social challenges.

Since our inception in 2010, we have grown into a fully-fledged ME&L services firm that specializes in advancing innovative methodologies and changing the way donors find solutions to social problems.

Activity background: USAID / Kenya East Africa seeks to advance what self-reliance means for Kenya and the broader region. To support USAID/KEA to align programming toward promoting self-reliance outcomes, SoCha LLC has recently been awarded and will implement a two-year (optional three-year) mission support program to enable USAID to pivot into this journey to self-reliance (J2SR).

To support this journey, the J2SR program will support USAID / KEA to understand context, align programs, collect data, understand complexity, and apply learning to program adaptation.

Thus, the Journey to Self-Reliance program aims to:

Strengthen monitoring, verification, and reporting systems;

Improve the utilization of evaluations, assessments, and analyses to fulfill learning objectives and inform decisions;

Improve internal and external coordination, collaboration, and learning;

Enhance practices of learning and adapting; and

Support strategy development and process management.

J2SR is both a support contract and a core learning mechanism for the USAID/KEA mission.

J2SR will support USAID/Kenya and East Africa across all technical areas, operating in Nairobi, Kenya with travel in both Kenya and the East Africa region.

J2SR will partner with local organizations and local firms and will work to build local capacity to drive ambitious development agenda throughout Kenya and East Africa.

The Mission is keen to ensure that activities mitigate inequality and power imbalances, rather than reinforce the status quo.

SoCha seeks a qualified and experienced Chief of Party to lead this activity.

Responsibilities

Contract Management

Make key decisions and solve problems in short time frames while

ensuring operational and program integrity.

Ensure contract is executed in compliance with contract requirements

Manage contract and project finances (budget and funds)

Manage commodity procurement, inventory and general logistics

Ensure high quality of deliverables in fulfilling contract

Management of Planning, Implementation, and Monitoring Activities

Program management, oversight, and reporting of Contractor progress and quality of performance in meeting the activity undertakings

Define and guide team in executing the vision for implementation

Meet contractual targets and set targets when necessary

Develop and oversee the implementation of activity work plan

Work with client on a daily basis to understand needs and respond with draft work orders

Oversee work-product across project teams

Communications and Information Management

Maintain clear lines of communication with Client, MSP team, SoCha home office, subcontractors and other stakeholders

Lead and deliver presentations and weekly updates on request by Client or as needed for other parties

Prepare contract reports and client updates

Establish and socialize best practices for project plans and reports

Personnel Management

Define personnel needs and associated scopes of work

Make final selections of personnel (LTTA and STTA)to be proposed to client

Oversee MSP team

Motivate staff to perform effectively toward project objectives.

Qualifications

A Master’s Degree in development studies, statistics, program management or a related field

At least ten years of progressively increasing responsibility in managing large comprehensive contracts of similar nature, size and complexity

Be a skilled manager who is actively engaged in all aspects of program management with strong interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills and exceptional oral and written communication skills

Preferably, five years of experience in collaborating, learning and adapting, change management, or communication

Experience living and working in East Africa, Kenya preferable

Experience overseeing USAID contracts and understanding of USG policies, regulations, and procedures

Experience overseeing contract deliverables such as work plans, AMELPs, monthly reporting and contract compliance requirements.

How to Apply

Interested candidates must submit their CV by end of the day, Friday November 8, 2019.

To apply, kindly click on this link: https://socha.today/chief-of-party-position-socha-llc