Job in Zimbabwe: Deputy Chief of Party at ICF International
Employment as Deputy Chief of Party
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_Job Description_:
ICF seeks to recruit a number of key positions for an upcoming USAID-funded Strategic Information Technical Support activity in Kenya.The activity will support ongoing efforts by the national and county governments and other development partners to strengthen outcome measurements, learning, and accountability (MLA) systems in order to provide quality data and synthesized information for planning, implementation, policy development, and decision making. This activity will focus its support in yet to be defined counties with the project office based in one of the focal counties.
It is envisioned that the project will address two sub-purposes: 1) Increased leadership and management capacity of county governments for effective outcome MLA systems; 2) Increased availability, analysis, and use of quality data
Qualifications
_Key Responsibilities:_
The DCOP will also be the Project Technical Director with responsibilities forday-to-day project management and a secondary liaison with USAID. S/he will support quality control and the overall responsiveness of technical assistance provided under the contract, including necessary adjustments to operations to fit the requirements of USAID. Support the design, quality, development and completion of assessments, analytical reports and evaluations.
_Basic Qualifications:_
The DCOP/Technical Director must have at least a master s degree in health informatics, public health, monitoring and evaluation or other social sciences related master s degree relevant to the field health informatics, monitoring and evaluation. S/he is expected to have strong leadership qualities, good depth and breadth of technical expertise and experience, strong management experience and excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills. S/he must have at least 7 10 years experience in developing countries, and have experience working in the area of monitoring and evaluation at the national level. S/he must have prior experience managing similar project or program. This position will be based in Nairobi.
ICF offers an excellent benefits package, an award winning talent development program, and fosters a highly skilled, energized and empowered workforce.
ICF is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at all levels. (EOE Minorities/Females/ Protected Veterans Status/Disability Status/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity)
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