Uganda: Chief of Party
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For more than 50 years, Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) has made learning more accessible, relevant, and exciting. Our International Development Division collaborates with local partners in more than 35 countries across five continents.
We work at the preschool, primary, and secondary levels, and with youth, adults, and out-of-school learners. Whether helping youth build job skills in Haiti, teaching HIV/AIDS orphans in Zambia, or helping Yemeni teachers use technology to improve their skills, EDC is committed to building human capacity and ensuring our partners can sustain their own programs. EDC is preparing for a proposed oprhan and vulnerable children project in Uganda, to enable more children, youth and their caregivers’ access and utilize core services for improving health, nutrition, education, and psychosocial well-being and reducing abuse, exploitation and neglect in Uganda’s Northern and Eastern Regions. Therefore seeking managerial level personnel including:
Chief of Party:
The CoP will have overall responsibility for coordination of all project activities and staff.
S/he will be responsible for technical leadership and administrative oversight of the program and will serve as the principal institutional liaison to USAID. S/he will manage a team of senior staff and sub-partners and ensure quality, timeliness, and efficiency of all products and activities generated under the project.Master’s Degree or higher in international development, business administration, social sciences, public health, or a closely related field is required.Two years of experience living or working in a developing country is required; experience living and working in Uganda is preferred.The CoP must have strong leadership qualities and depth and breadth of technical and management expertise, as demonstrated by at least ten years of experience designing, implementing and managing large, complex projects involving multiple partners, in/for developing countries, of which at least five years has been spent in the position of CoP or Deputy CoP of a large development program of equivalent size and scope.Management experience with a USG cooperative agreement preferred.Experience with child welfare and protection programs, systems strengthening, capacity building, economic strengthening, service delivery, quality improvement or policy development is required.S/he must also have demonstrated international credibility as a leader on matters of the social service sector in developing countries. Experience working in East Africa is preferred.S/he must have experience interacting with government agencies, host country governments and counterparts, and international donor agencies.Strong interpersonal, writing and oral presentation skills in English are also required.How to apply:Interested and qualified candidates may send resumes to IDDJobs@edc.org. Please list the position and country in the subject line of the email. No phone calls please.
Job ID: #688310 Career categories: Management Country: Uganda Organization: Education Development Center Job years of experience: 5-10 years Job type: Job HomeUpdatesCountriesDisastersTopicsOrganizationsJobsTraining About Us Help ReliefWeb Informing humanitarians worldwide. A service provided by 
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