Job Details of Chief of Party

Job description

Applicants with a Master’s degree may apply on or before 19th May 2024.

Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. The organization helps malnourished children and provides communities with accePurpose: The COP will lead the project, providing strategic vision and robust management to improve health systems and enhance community health services. This role involves overseeing the project’s implementation, ensuring results are delivered on time and on budget, adherence to USAID guidelines, and fostering partnerships with local government bodies, NGOs, community leaders, and private sector stakeholders.

Eligibility Criteria

Required Qualifications:

• A master’s degree in development studies, international relations, agriculture, nutrition, public health, business administration, or a related field and a minimum of seven years of increasing management responsibility in international development projects as a USAID-funded grant Director or Chief of Party.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Must have proven leadership skills managing projects of a similar size and scope in developing countries facing complex, volatile, and uncertain contexts.
• Demonstrated prior experience effectively managing USAID development or resilience activities involving Title II, helath related grants and implementation by multiple sub-awardees.
• Demonstrated experience in managing program implementation, financial reporting, programmatic reporting procedures and systems, and staff.
• Demonstrates experience in recruiting and developing program staff, and should have prior experience working in Uganda.
• The candidate should be familiar with the Uganda’s social, political, economic, and cultural landscape, and have demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with host governments, donors, and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience in adaptive management and learning techniques.
• The candidate should have proven success serving in a leadership role for a project addressing issues related to food security, nutrition, resilience, agriculture, natural resource management, livelihoods, or similar, preferably in Uganda.
• The candidate must have at least five years of field experience.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Experience with USAID and U.S. Government regulations is required.
• Local nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.

Other Details

• Job Schedule: Full time
• Selection Process: Interview
• Salary: Negotiable
• Application Process: Online

ss to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.

How To Apply

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://apply.workable.com/action-against-hunger/j/11A624EDC7/

The Closing Date: 19th May 2024

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.