Chief of Party | Antananrivo, Albania | 2024

Chemonics International Inc. is a leading international consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. with more than four decades of experience implementing donor funded projects around the world to include health systems strengthening projects geared to bolstering the functioning and resilience of health systems to improve health outcomes.

Chemonics seeks a Chief of Party (COP) for an upcoming five-year USAID-funded Resilient Health Systems Activity in Madagascar.

The Chief of Party will provide strategic vision, leadership, and management in the design and implementation of all technical interventions for the project and will serve as the primary liaison with USAID on Activity implementation and managerial matters. The scope of work of the anticipated program will be refined upon the release of the solicitation from USAID. The COP is anticipated to be based in Antananarivo, Madagascar. This position is contingent upon Chemonics receiving the award and funding. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world. Citizens of Madagascar are strongly encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities:

• Direct and oversee technical design and implementation of the Activity’s strategic long-term vision and interventions to achieve results and impact.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, supervision, and management to staff, consultants, subcontractors, and grantees.
• Lead and manage a range of activities with numerous counterparts and participants, including but not limited to relevant regional organizations, national and subnational governments, local actors, NGOs, academia, and private sector entities to exchange information, develop professional relationships, and avoid duplication of effort.
• Strengthen the capacity of national and subnational institutions to deliver critical health commodities and services.
• Serve as the primary liaison with USAID/Madagascar, the national government, local associations, and other stakeholders.
• Lead coordination among subcontractors, grantees, and other partners.
• Oversee the design, preparation, and timely implementation of work plans.
• Ensure completion of all deliverables and timely reporting to USAID.
• Deliver verbal or written presentations, as requested, to various audiences.
• Ensure that cross-cutting issues such as gender, equity, social inclusion, resilience, and corruption mitigation are effectively integrated into the Activity.

Qualifications:

• A Master’s degree or higher in public health, business or public administration, international development, or another related field highly desired.
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience managing public health programs in sub-Saharan Africa or other resource-limited settings.
• Proven leadership in the design, management, and implementation of similar-sized programs.
• Demonstrated ability to build, motivate, and lead multicultural and multidisciplinary teams.
• Extensive partnership-building experience, especially those requiring large programmatic flexibility.
• Significant experience working with counterparts at various governmental levels (national and subnational), the private sector, civil society, community-based organizations, academia, and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrated skills to ensure coherence and consistency in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines, including quality control and timeliness of all deliverables.
• Demonstrated experience managing similar programs in Africa; experience in Madagascar preferred.
• Previous experience managing USAID or other donor-funded projects of similar size and scope preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and oral/written communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity.
• Fluency in English (written and verbal) required. Malagasy and French language skills are a plus.