Chemonics International Inc. is a US-based international development company that operates in over 80 countries and is dedicated to helping people live healthier, more productive, and more independent lives. Chemonics seeks interested and qualified individuals for the Chief of Party position to lead the anticipated USAID funded Eastern and Southern Caribbean (ESC) Anti-Violence Activity.
The ESC Anti-Violence Activity seeks to address youth involvement in gang violence in Trinidad and Tobago, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines by empowering young people with positive pathways. The Activity will build national and regional capabilities to address gang-related crime and violence. It will strengthen the criminal justice system capabilities, enhance, or establish anti-gang related legislation, and pilot and evaluate for scale-up micro level evidence based secondary and tertiary anti-gang interventions. The chief of party will serve as the primary point of contact with the USAID Mission in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean regarding the overall technical implementation and management of the project. This position will be based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Responsibilities:
- Provide principal leadership, vision, and direction for project
- Supervise senior management, technical and administrative staff
- Serve as the primary liaison between USAID, key stakeholders, and Chemonics’ project management unit on all relevant matters
- Ensure compliance with USAID regulations and policies
- Oversee technical implementation and ensure project activities are of high technical quality and delivered on time and on budget
- Establish high quality of technical assistance to support the project’s partners
- Manage and supervise the work of experts and personnel under the project
- Develop and maintain solid working relationships with a broad range of host country governments, regional and international agencies.
- Facilitate ongoing project learning and adaptive management
- Ensure that solid relationships are built and maintained between and among Chemonics and project staff, USAID, and key local stakeholders and partners.
- Establish appropriate monitoring mechanisms to ensure that activity progress and concerns are regularly and promptly reported and that project objectives are met
Qualifications:
- A minimum of 6-10 years of relevant work in violence and crime prevention, positive youth development, and/or criminal justice system strengthening
- A minimum of 5-7 years implementing and/or leading donor-funded, preferably USAID project activities
- Advanced degree in public policy, social work, international development, security studies or a related field
- Experience supporting high-risk youth and youth in conflict with the law
- Prior experience managing democracy and governance programs in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean or relevant
- Demonstrated knowledge and capabilities in enabling policy development
- Experience engaging local stakeholders to promote youth development and advocating for youth rights
- Experience implementing and leading USAID projects, or other donor-funded projects with a contractor or international NGO
- Experience in the hiring and supervising of diverse teams and demonstrated cultural sensitivity and inclusive leadership
- Financial management experience, including budgeting; financial management
- Experience with activity design, development, implementation and an understanding of collaboration, learning and adapting
- Experience supporting national and or regional security coordination
- Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
Application Instructions:
Please send an email with your CV and cover letter attached with “ESC Tertiary Violence Prevention Chief of Party” in the subject line to PRP-TTO-TVPRecruit@chemonics.com by November 12, 2024. No telephone inquiries, please. Chemonics will contact finalists.
Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.
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