Chief of Party, Usaid/bha Sudan Monitoring Project

Working hours

Full Time
- Location

Nairobi, Kenya or Cairo, Egypt

**Job Description**:
Job Title: Chief of Party

Location: Sudan

Position Based: Nairobi, Kenya or Cairo, Egypt.

**About i-APS.** International Advisory, Products and Systems Ltd. (i-APS) is a U.S. woman owned and managed, small business consulting firm that helps organizations measure, adapt, and deliver through a proven, people-first approach. We leverage global expertise with local presence to transform organizations and communities into partners for change.

**Project Summary**: i-APS is recruiting senior positions for the expected USAID Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) 3-to-5-year Sudan Monitoring Project (SMP). The purpose of the SMP is to provide **third-party monitoring and evaluation services** for United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) funded humanitarian program activities in Sudan. These services will prioritize **monitoring, verifying, and analyzing trends** in programs implemented in the regions of South Kordofan and Blue Nile states.

The Chief of Party (COP) will be responsible for providing the overall vision and technical leadership to the i-APS Sudan Monitoring team. The COP will be mainly responsible for the project’s overall management and technical operations and will ensure that tasks and deliverables are completed according to high professional standards and on schedule. The COP will also contribute and review all relevant learning reports to USAID.

The COP will be the primary point of contact with USAID BHA for day-to-day activity implementation and management matters relating to the project.

**Responsibilities**:

- Leads and manages the project’s deputy chief of parties and directly supervises technical leads/managers.
- Provides vision, leadership and guidance, including planning and implementation of learning related activities and planning and implementation of staff training and motivation incentives.
- Serve as the main point of contact with USAID BHA for activity design, implementation and management.
- Manages and oversees activities’ planning, organization, implementation and quality assurance.
- Ensures timely review, quality assurance, and submission of all contract deliverables.
- Oversees and monitors all sub-contractors.
- Maintains administrative and financial controls and ensures compliance with all terms and conditions of the contract and applicable U.S. Government and USAID rules and regulations.
- Oversees contract’s budget function.
- The COP is also responsible for overall security aspects of the work, including real time understanding of local political and security developments, and acts as the primary liaison for USAID regarding security matters.
- Previous experience as Chief of Party is highly desired; particularly on USAID funded monitoring and evaluation platforms or third-party monitoring platforms.
- Previous experience in complex operating environments, including Sudan, the targeted South Kordofan and Blue Nile states or other complex settings. Experience working in Sudan or context similar to Sudan.
- Previous experience working on projects funded by USAD and BHA.
- At least ten (10) years of experience in leading monitoring and evaluation work on large and complex projects, and progressively responsible management experience.
- Familiarity with USAID BHA objectives, approaches and operations, particularly related to MEL.
- Master’s degree in international affairs, social science, or a related field.
- Previous experience managing sub-contractors.
- Strong communication, analytics, writing and interpersonal skills.
- Fluency in English is required, including experience preparing high quality reports and presentations. Knowledge of Arabic is a plus.