Job Description
Job Identification: 100868
Job Category: Program Delivery
Locations: Abt
Associates, Dar es Salaam, TZ
Apply Before:
11/30/2021, 10:20 AM
Job Schedule:
Full time
Job Description
Organization Overview
Abt Associates is a
mission-driven, global leader in research and program implementation in the
fields of health, social and environmental policy, and international
development. Known for its rigorous approach to solving complex challenges, Abt
Associates is among the top global research firms and international development
innovators. The company has multiple offices in the U.S. and program offices in
nearly 40 countries, including Tanzania.
The Deputy
Chief of Party (DCOP) - Technical will provide strategic leadership,
management, and technical direction in horticulture market systems
strengthening and will support the project team, and counterparts in the
implementation of activities. The DCOP will provide managerial and technical
support to the Chief of Party (COP), assisting in areas including work
planning, performance management, engagement with local counterparts, and
strategic communications. He/she will provide strategic leadership and
direction so that program components are results-oriented, deliverables are
high quality, and reporting is relevant and timely leading to the achievement
of program goals. The position is contingent upon contract award to Abt
Associates.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provides managerial and operational
support to the COP, assisting in areas including work planning,
performance management, continuous learning, and strategic communications.
This includes working closely with Abt’s home office, COP and project
leads to develop work plans and monitor activity timelines.
- Provide substantive involvement regarding
development of technical management and oversight for the accomplishment
of the objectives of the activity including the supervision of project
technical leads.
- Support reporting, update and
implementation of the technical strategies, identifying technical
assistance needs, and mobilizing required technical resources and staff.
Responsible for harmonizing the objectives of the activity specifically
ensuring effective complementary and efficient implementation.
- Leads and oversees all technical assistance,
including those delivered by subcontractors and grantees, across the
Horticulture Activity’s priority technical areas.
- Contributes to the development of the
Activity Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan (AMELP)
- Supports a culture of learning and adaptive
management by contributing to data analysis and applying key learnings
from knowledge generated to adapt program activities as appropriate.
- Together with the COP, serves as a
senior manager to ensure activities are in compliance with USAID rules and
regulations and activities meet program targets.
- Supervises the technical team composed
of market linkage, productivity, technology commercialization, policy and
enabling environment, and risk and resilience specialists.
- Works closely and maintain positive
relationship with USAID officials, implementing partners, regional
organizations and other stakeholders in support of activity goals.
- Provides guidance and training to
managers and staff to achieve activity objectives and intermediate
results.
Qualifications
- 13-15 years of relevant professional
experience with a Master’s Degree, or 8-10 years with a Doctorate in a
related subject area such as public health, economics, health finance, or
something similar.
- Demonstrated technical expertise in
advancing horticulture market systems strengthening.
- At least 3 years of management
experience over professional teams
- Proven experience working in leadership
roles on international development projects funded by USAID
- Advanced written and oral communications
skills. Must be adept at writing and editing quarterly and annual reports
for donor, internal, and external program stakeholders.
- Strong relationship management skills,
with demonstrated experience successfully managing relationships with
donors and other internal and external program stakeholders and partners.
- Demonstrated ability to implement
successful performance management systems.
- Demonstrated leadership experience and
ability to work with minimum of direction and supervision.
- Strong management and planning skills of
activity tasks and budgets.
- Demonstrated team building and team
management leading to high quality work in a timely, cost effective
manner.
- Excellent writing skills required.
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal
communication, and computer skills.
- Verbal and written fluency in English is
required.
The Deadline for Submitting Applications is 30 of November , 2021 at 10.19 AM.
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