Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 11 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Development Aid from People to People (DAPP) is seeking a qualified Chief of Party (COP) in connection with the Request for Applications for USAID Zambia Agriculture Diversification Support (ZADS) project.
Employment of selected candidate will be on condition of successfully winning the bid, and approval of the candidate by USAID.
The COP is a critical position and requires an exceptional individual who can provide expert overall leadership, management, and vision to the above mentioned project. The COP will have overall responsibility for coordination of the project staff and coalition partners as well as liaison with other stakeholders and creation of strategic linkages to private sector actors. The project will work in 5 districts, in three provinces of Zambia.
The COP will work from the project management office to be advised. He/she will act as the primary point of contact to the funding agency USAID/Zambia with regard to day-to-day implementation and management matters relating to the contract. He/she should be expected to have regular and transparent communication with USAID/Zambia.
He/she will also be responsible for facilitating communication and close coordination with all stakeholders for the activity and must work closely with other key personnel to ensure goals of the activity are met. He/She will be responsible to encompass various aspects of project management, technical oversight, stakeholder engagement, compliance, and ability to speak for and bind the Contractor.

Three key outcomes in ZADS:
1. Increased agricultural yields and diversified food production among small agribusinesses.
2. Enhanced market systems through robust private sector engagement and strengthened value chains of selected agricultural commodities from producers.
3. Enhanced dietary diversity and improved food security.
The COP will report to the Director of Programs.

Overall tasks and responsibilities:
1. To provide vision, leadership, management and direction.
2. Be a key liaison with USAID.
3. Provide high level oversight to project activities ensuring that the project achieve goals and milestones.
4. Provide high level oversight of the M&E office ensuring that the project is able to document achievements and that data is captured and analysed for programming purposes.
5. Provide high level budget and financial oversight to ensure best value for money.
6. Directly supervising the project key staff.
7. Provide strategic thinking and apply organizational knowledge.

Qualifications and Experience:
• Graduate degree in Agriculture, Agriculture Economics, Business, or other relevant areas.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience (at least 5 years of senior level experience) in managing agriculture value chain projects in the South and/or East African regions (preferably Zambia).
• Minimum of 5 years in a leadership role managing project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in financial management roles, including direct responsibility for budget oversight and financial reporting.
• Demonstrated successful leadership in managing large, complex, donor-funded programs within non-governmental organizations in a developing country context, especially USG-funded programs.
• Fluent in English.
• Knowledge of and experience implementing USG rules and regulations related to USAID grant management, sub-contracting and reporting requirements.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
• Applications with detailed CVs and minimum 3 professional referees must be received by 22nd July, 2024.
• Do not attach certificates and other documentation at this stage.
• Please send applications to: info@dappzambia.org, hr@dappzambia.org  with copy to job@dappzambia.org .
• Please label the email under subject: ZADS COP Application, followed by your name.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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