Chief of Party, USAID/BHA Sudan Monitoring Project (SMP) at Tetra Tech

Proposal Summary:  

• MSI is preparing to bid on the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) Sudan Monitoring Project (SMP). The purpose of the Sudan Monitoring Project (SMP) is to provide third-party monitoring and evaluation services for USAID BHA's funded humanitarian program activities in Sudan. These services will prioritize monitoring, verifying, and analyzing trends in programs implemented in Sudan's South Kordofan and Blue Nile regions (also referred to as the Two Regions) as Task One. The secondary services, or Task Two, will include monitoring, verification, and analysis of interventions implemented in other inaccessible states and/or localities in Sudan. The third service, or Task Three, would include an optional evaluation or set of evaluations that USAID/BHA will activate as needed. 

Position Summary: 

• MSI is seeking a Chief of Party with experience leading international development and/or humanitarian assistance projects. The Chief of Party will be responsible for all aspects of project, technical, financial and personnel management. The ideal candidate will oversee the completion of all deliverables required under the project as well as overall compliance with the contract. This work will involve team management, technical guidance, administrative coordination, operations oversight, and client relations. The Chief of Party must have excellent oral and written communication skills, analytic skills, interpersonal skills, and team management skills. 

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading program implementation and overseeing all technical and managerial decisions related to all project deliverables.
• Ensure the quality of the data collected in the field is valid and in line with the technical design of the project.
• Review and correct, if needed, all monitoring reports prior to submission to the MSI HQ and USAID.
• Communicate any monitoring activity shortcomings to relevant parties and take the appropriate steps to improve team performance when and where needed.
• Responsible for the quality and timeliness of all project deliverables.
• Management of MSI’s team in the field, including office set-up, personnel recruiting and training.
• Coordinate with BHA and BHA Implementing Partners.
• Supervise both long and short-term U.S., third country, and local experts.
• Ensure quality oversight of all services rendered for the project, including those from short-term experts for data collection and other assignments.
• Coordinate with MSI home office on administrative, financial and technical activities, as needed.
• Represent MSI in meetings with senior USAID and implementing partner representatives.
• Support other program-related duties assigned by MSI HQ staff.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in public administration, international relations, economics, business administration, law or a related field preferred.
• At least ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in the humanitarian, development, or transition field. Within the ten (10) years of experience, the Chief of Party must have at least five (5) years of experience managing teams and should have at least three years of experience working in conflict zones.
• Previous experience in monitoring and evaluation required.
• Previous experience conducting quantitative and qualitative field research in conflict zones preferred.
• Previous experience managing third party monitoring projects, monitoring and evaluation support projects, or large-scale evaluations is highly desirable.
• Previous experience working on programs implemented in Sudan is highly desirable.
• Previous experience managing sub-contractors is required.
• Previous experience implementing a USAID-funded program is desirable.
• Prior experience as Chief of Party, or its equivalent preferred.
• English fluency required and Arabic skills are a plus.