Chief of Party – USAID East Timor Healthy Ocean, Protected Environment (HOPE) for a Resilient Community Activity

Position description

Resonance seeks a Chief of Party (COP) to lead the anticipated USAID East Timor Healthy Ocean, Protected Environment (HOPE) for a Resilient Community Activity. The overarching objectives are anticipated to include:

• Strengthening coastal marine biodiversity conservation
• Enhancing community resilience to climate impacts
• Developing and expanding resilient livelihoods.

OUTCOMES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provide strategic and technical leadership and/or oversight of all activities and outputs, including extensive technical advice and inputs across one or more areas, such as marine biodiversity conservation, sustainable fisheries and MPA management, sustainable agriculture practices, livelihoods diversification, climate adaptation and risk management, blue economy, public finance management, market systems development, and cross-sector partnerships.
• Represent the project externally and ensure close coordination with partners in the government, private sector, key local stakeholders, financial institutions, and donor communities.
• Lead financial oversight and ensure compliance with USG regulations, Timor-Leste regulations, and Resonance policies.
• Lead or support the design, methodology, and tools for some activities as relevant to areas of expertise.
• Manage project team; oversee, mentor, and provide guidance to short- and long-term staff.
• Oversee monitoring, evaluation, learning, and reporting to ensure the program adapts as needed to meet objectives and learning is acquired and shared broadly to maximize impact and sustainability.
• Assume responsibility for overall USAID contract management ensuring quality control and timeliness of deliverables.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in international development, natural resources management, marine and coastal studies, fisheries management, or related field, or 5 additional years of related work experience.
• 10+ years of experience leading or managing international donor-funded development projects.
• Experience working on similar development programs, ideally in Southeast Asia, with a focus on marine/coastal biodiversity conservation, marine protected area establishment/management, sustainable fisheries management and promotion, food security, sustainable livelihoods, climate adaptation, and resilience or other relevant technical areas.
• Experience liaising with high-level representatives from public and private sectors and USAID and other donor-funded activities and engaging with local organizations and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership in effective project management, technical and analytical skills, and personnel management.
• Proficiency addressing factors that maximize gender and social inclusion, MEL, and communications.
• Fluency in English.

PREFERRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Strong network of government, NGO and civil society, donor and private sector through focus geography.
• Experience as a COP or DCOP on a USAID project in Timor-Leste or the Southeast Asia region.
• Fluency in Portuguese or Tetun.

Application instructions

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