Making Cents International is recruiting for a Chief of Party (COP) to lead the Anticipated USAID DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility) Activity. The Activity will focus on providing capacity strengthening to local, new, and non-traditional USAID partners to support diversified partnerships and conducting outreach, surveys, and other monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) tasks related to DEIA.
Responsibilities
The Chief of Party will provide overall leadership, management, and technical direction of the Activity. In this role, they will:
Promote DEIA in all aspects of project programming;
Advance the design and implementation of DEIA MEL-related interventions and activities, drawing on best practices and evidence-based approaches;
Manage all activities, subcontractors, and staff, ensuring cohesion, efficiency, and quality control across tasks;
Ensure that all full-time and short-term personnel provide timely, relevant, high-quality services;
Serve as the primary liaison with USAID, local government entities, project partners, and other relevant stakeholders;
Ensure all contractual requirements are met;
Identify, support, and convene local and regional organizations.
Minimum Qualifications
Master’s degree in international development or a related field;
Minimum 10 years’ experience leading USAID-funded projects;
Experience implementing DEIA initiatives and promoting DEIA within organizations;
Experience leading USAID evaluation and research teams;
Familiarity with USAID rules, policies, procedures, regulations, and evaluation report writing styles;
Technical expertise and experience in local capacity strengthening and monitoring, evaluation, and learning;
Ability to work with various counterparts, implementing partners, and host country government stakeholders;