USAID Project Chief of Party, Cameroon, Chef de Projet USAID, Cameroun, ICF

Role Responsibilities/ Responsabilités du rôle

Chief of Party, Cameroon

Job Description:

ICF is seeking a chief of party (COP) for an anticipated USAID-funded malaria project in Cameroon. The project will support the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) and Ministry of Health (MOH) to implement activities to reduce malaria morbidity and maternal and child mortality. As the primary liaison between the project and USAID, government agencies, and various other malaria stakeholders in-country, the COP will lead the implementation of the project. The COP will provide overall strategic direction, operations management, technical leadership, and financial and administrative compliance for all project activities to ensure they are completed on-time, within budget, and meet desired outcomes. The position will be in Yaoundé with travel to regions in Cameroon.

Responsibilities:

Provide overall strategic direction, operations management, technical leadership, and financial and administrative compliance for all project activities to ensure they are completed on-time, within budget, and meet desired outcomes

Be the primary liaison with the USAID project contracting officer and his or her representatives, responding to client needs within the limits of the agreement

Ensure quality control and the overall responsiveness of technical assistance provided under the contract, including necessary adjustments to operations to fit the requirements of USAID

Lead the development and production of all project deliverables, including annual country work plans, semi-annual reports

Supervise and mentor the technical and administrative directors

Report to the project manager at Head Quarters

Required Qualifications:

Masters’ degree in public health, epidemiology, or infectious diseases

At least ten years’ experience working managing projects in sub-Saharan countries

Management experience in organizational capacity development, knowledge management, and managing group dynamics and high-performing teams

Understanding of health care delivery systems

Understanding of malaria control and elimination strategies at the global and national level

Experience working with national and sub-national level government officials and health providers

Experience working with community organizations

Expertise in at least one of the following areas:

Malaria interventions

Surveillance

Training and technical assistance at the country level

Knowledge management and collaborative learning methods

Ability to work and travel in Cameroon

Written and verbal fluency in French

Ability to work in English

Preferred Qualifications

Medical Doctor or PhD in public health, epidemiology, statistics, international development, infectious diseases

Experience managing USAID projects

Experience working with U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative projects

Professional Skills:

Excellent management, leadership, decision-making, and interpersonal skills, including being an articulate speaker and sympathetic listener.

Ability to assemble and manage a highly-skilled, interdisciplinary team; to interact with and lead a broad range of governmental and non-governmental actors and institutions across sectors; and to design, implement detailed, organized, timely, accurate monitoring and evaluation programs.

Demonstrated excellent writing and presentation ability, as well as experience successfully leading an intercultural team in a development context.

Excellent analytical skills

COVID-19 Policy (U.S. Based): New or prospective U.S. employees must provide proof of complete vaccination on the date of their commencement of employment. If selected for employment, you will provide proof of your full vaccination status, defined as vaccinated two weeks after receiving the requisite number of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved or authorized for emergency use by the FDA.

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Cameroon (CM01)

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