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Chief of Party – USAID Transforming Financial Markets for Agricultural SMEs at Palladium International
4 months ago
Palladium develops and delivers solutions that create positive impact for communities, businesses, societies and economies. We transform lives and create enduring value by working with governments, corporations and non-profit organisations.
Summary
The Chief of Party will provide overall strategic leadership, technical leadership, and oversight to the program, ensuring an integrated vision among different components and actors, and a focus on achieving program results. The COP will coordinate and ultimately be responsible for all contract management and implementation. The COP will also be responsible for ensuring quality control and providing overall technical and management leadership under the award. This individual must identify issues and risks related to program implementation in a timely manner and suggest appropriate adjustments. This individual must act as the key liaison with USAID and all other counterparts on procedural and substantive matters, implementing partners and stakeholders. The COP must be responsive to USAID including technical direction. The position requires significant coordination skills, broad general and technical knowledge, an ability to cope with multiple interests and challenges, experience in developing countries, and skills to ensure coherence and consistency in the face of urgent deadlines.
Duration: 5 years (anticipated start in 2025)
Primary Role And Responsibilities
Provide overall leadership for project management and implementation of project activities.
Manage project partners and project staff, ensuring that they are fully engaged and participating in program implementation.
Serve as the main interface between the project, country governments, United States Government (USG) entities, Palladium senior management, and other relevant stakeholders.
Oversee the project budget and finances, including budget projections, project spending, and financial performance reporting.
Represent the project at relevant professional meetings, working groups, and seminars.
Prepare, contribute to, and provide oversight of analyses, recommendations, briefing notes, white papers, assessments, workplans, and reporting materials for internal and client use. Ensure timely and high-quality submission of deliverables.
Lead strategic development and support of programming in collaboration with USAID and key stakeholders;
Ensure project risk is effectively monitored and managed;
Serve as Palladium’s primary liaison with donor(s), and other partners including civil society, government, and other related programs and projects;
Develop and maintain effective partnerships with development partners such as government institutions, private sector, other programs across East Africa, civil society, and media;
Communicate and implement an integrated vision among different components and actors;
Comply with USAID and Palladium reporting requirements on program impact and implementation;
Key Competencies Required
Master’s degree or higher in agriculture, economics, business administration, or closely related field
Have at least ten (10) years of significant international experience and expertise in private-sector, trade and agricultural development to successfully achieve meaningful and sustainable results, preferably in East Africa
Have at least five (5) years’ experience in management, preferably of international development assistance or finance activities. At least three (3) years’ experience in working with the private sector in East Africa will be an added advantage.
Extensive experience facilitating investments and mobilizing inclusive agricultural finance through blended and supply chain financing mechanisms.
Extensive experience working in the financial sector, comfort with a wide range of financial instruments (debt, equity, blended finance), private sector investments in agriculture, out-grower schemes, and agricultural corporates.
Have strong technical expertise, management skills, and English technical writing and communication skills.
Demonstrated experience in successfully supporting business expansion and capital mobilization.
Professional level of oral and written fluency in English.
Proven track record liaising with investors, financial institutions, SMEs, government, USAID, and other key project stakeholders
Proactive problem-solving, decision-making and good judgment skills; attention to detail and ability to effectively and efficiently perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities
Ability to communicate effectively with managers, colleagues, and clients
Microsoft office suite proficiency and the ability to operate spreadsheet and word-processing programs at a highly proficient level
Experience with USAID and other USG funding agencies. Additional experience with other international donors
EAC nationals are encouraged to apply. Prior work experience in the region required.
