Location: Ethiopia | Category: Administrative, Management
Responsibilities:
The Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) will provide support to the COP for vision, technical leadership and management oversight for the project. The DCOP will play an essential role coordinating and managing relations with partner organizations and institutions, monitoring and evaluation and impact reporting. This individual will support and maintain systems for project operations, helping to ensure that all contractual deadlines are met and targets are achieved. The DCOP will deal with partner organizations and coordinate with USAID and other donors in specified aspects of project planning, monitoring, and execution.
Required Qualifications:
Interested candidates should possess the following qualifications: Advanced degree in education, management or related field; 8 years of experience working in education in Africa or other field directly related to the tasks in the SOW; 8 years previous experience working in education, human capacity development and educational research; experience in managing teacher development program interventions, especially in primary education; understanding of quality and gender issues in basic education is essential; Strong knowledge of the MOE, RSEBs, TEIs and woredas is required. Excellent English oral and written communication skills are also required.
Desired Qualifications:
Strong candidates will also have a proficient or better level of Amharic; knowledge of USAID regulations; detailed understanding of Ethiopia’s education sector, planning and management, and education issues.
To Apply: Applicants should apply by sending a cover letter and CV to ethiopiarecruit@air.org. Please include the job title in the subject line
Posted on September 29th, 2008 | Filed under: Administrative, Management