RTI International recrute 01 Chef de Partie, Sénégal
Position Description
RTI International is seeking a Chief of Party (COP) for the USAID Feed the Future Senegal Value Chain Activity. The COP is responsible for overall project performance, management, and execution; ensuring all project deliverables are compliant and completed within budget; and maintaining strong working relations with USAID and other stakeholders. This position will be in Dakar, Senegal, and report to the RTI’s Home Office.
Your primary responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
- Provide guidance and technical direction.
- Serve as the principal point of contact for USAID and partners; convene meetings with stakeholders.
- Lead development of the Start-Up and Preliminary Work Plan, Year 1 Work Plan.
- Serves as primary liaison with USAID, high-level Government of Senegal (GOS) counterparts and other stakeholders regarding overall policy, resource mobilization and allocation, joint initiatives, and coordination of project management and planning.
- Directly supervises DCOP; Finance, Operations, and Local Capacity Development Manager; Finance and Investment Advisor; and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Manager and holds primary responsibility for project performance and budget management across the project.
- Ensures internal integration of project activities through the annual work plan and budgeting process.
- Leads quarterly Value Chain Services (VCS) consortium meetings to review activities and programs; leads quarterly VCS Advisory Council; participates in Inter-Feed the Future Implementer meetings and manages relationships with adjacent donor-funded initiatives at the GOS and national level.
- Ensures management systems track expenditures (including labor) and monitors same against the work plan and budget, according to both client standards/regulations and RTI policy.
- Ensures all staff receive adequate security and operational support and standard operating procedures are implemented.
- Maintains a clear organizational structure with specific roles, responsibilities, and reporting lines.
- Develop and manage mechanisms for coordination and collaboration with other partners and grantees.
- Facilitate a culture of learning and using data for planning and adapting program strategy and activities.
- Provide technical leadership and quality assurance in the design, delivery and evaluation of technical assistance, capacity building and assessment work.
- Establish and maintain productive relationships with key stakeholders, the private sector and relevant public sector organizations.
- Ensure the timely and quality completion of all technical, financial and contractual deliverables, including those related to work and implementation planning, performance monitoring, technical and expense reporting.
Job requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 18 years of experience, or Master’s degree in management, public administration, social science, international development or related field and 14 years of experience, or PhD and 10 years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- At least 10 years’ experience working in agricultural value chain or agribusiness development programs.
- At least 8 years of experience leading, managing, and implementing international projects of similar scope and budget levels. Specifically experience in two or more of the following areas: Senior Program Manager with relevant experience managing large (at least $10 million), complex agribusiness, and agricultural development programs with a value chain focus.
- At least 5 years’ experience in establishing systems and overseeing program start-up/ closeout; overseeing multiple program areas simultaneously; hiring, training, and supervision of local personnel; financial management including budgeting, tracking, reporting, and accounting of finances and procurement.
- Expertise in agriculture, microenterprise development, and rural development.
- Understanding of African agribusiness firms and financial institutions in effectiveness in strategic thinking, policy analysis; demonstrated ability to dialogue with host country government.
- Experience interacting with U.S. Government agencies, host country governments, small non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and other relevant stakeholders.
- Experience working in partnership with international donors and agencies
- French (equivalent to R4/S4) and English (equivalent to R2/S2).
- Experience supervising complex and challenging field operations in closed societies and/or transitional or developing countries.
- Ability to travel and work throughout the country and in difficult terrain/conditions at times.
- Work experience in Senegal required.